EX-99.1 2 d575608dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Barclays PLC

This exhibit includes portions from the previously published Interim Results Announcement of Barclays PLC relating to the six months ended 30 June 2018, as amended in part to comply with the requirements of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the reconciliation of certain financial information to comparable measures prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The purpose of this document is to provide such additional disclosure as required by Regulation G and Regulation S-K item 10(e), to delete certain information not in compliance with SEC regulations and to include reconciliations of certain non-IFRS figures to the most directly equivalent IFRS figures for the periods presented. This document does not update or otherwise supplement the information contained in the previously published Interim Results Announcement. Any reference to a website in this document is made for informational purposes only, and information found at such websites is not incorporated by reference into this document.

An audit opinion has not been rendered in respect of this document.

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Results Announcement

   Page
Notes    1
Performance Highlights    3
Group Performance Review    4
Results by Business    6

  Barclays UK

   6

  Barclays International

   9

  Head Office

   13
Quarterly Results Summary    14
Quarterly Results by Business    15
Barclays Non-Core Results    21
Discontinued Operation Results    22
Performance Management    23

  Margins and Balances

   23
Risk Management    24

  Risk Management and Principal Risks

   24

  Credit Risk

   25

  Market Risk

   32

  Treasury and Capital Risk

   33
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    45
Financial Statement Notes    51
Appendix: Non-IFRS Performance Measures    90
Shareholder Information    102
Glossary of Terms    103
Capitalisation and Indebtedness    127

BARCLAYS PLC, 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HP, UNITED KINGDOM. TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. COMPANY NO. 48839.

 

 

 

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Notes

 

 

The terms Barclays or Barclays Group refer to Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated, the income statement analysis compares the six months ended 30 June 2018 to the corresponding six months of 2017 and balance sheet analysis as at 30 June 2018 with comparatives relating to 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2017. The abbreviations ‘£m’ and ‘£bn’ represent millions and thousands of millions of Pounds Sterling respectively; the abbreviations ‘$m’ and ‘$bn’ represent millions and thousands of millions of US Dollars respectively; the abbreviations ‘m’ and ‘bn’ represent millions and thousands of millions of Euros respectively.

There are a number of key judgement areas, for example impairment calculations, which are based on models and which are subject to ongoing adjustment and modifications. Reported numbers reflect best estimates and judgements at the date these interim results were approved.

Relevant terms that are used in this document but are not defined under applicable regulatory guidance or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are explained in the results glossary attached hereto.

The information in this announcement, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 1 August 2018, does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, which included certain information required for the Joint Annual Report on Form 20-F of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and which contained an unqualified audit report under Section 495 of the Companies Act 2006 (which did not make any statements under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006) have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies in accordance with Section 441 of the Companies Act 2006. References in this announcement to the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017 are references to the Joint Annual Report on form 20-F of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Barclays is a frequent issuer in the debt capital markets and regularly meets with investors via formal road-shows and other ad hoc meetings. Consistent with its usual practice, Barclays expects that from time to time over the coming quarter it will meet with investors globally to discuss these results and other matters relating to the Barclays Group.

Non-IFRS performance measures

Barclays’ management believes that the non-IFRS performance measures included in this document provide valuable information to the readers of the financial statements as they enable the reader to identify a more consistent basis for comparing the businesses’ performance between financial periods and provide more detail concerning the elements of performance which the managers of these businesses are most directly able to influence or are relevant for an assessment of the Barclays Group. They also reflect an important aspect of the way in which operating targets are defined and performance is monitored by Barclays’ management. However, any non-IFRS performance measures in this document are not a substitute for IFRS measures and readers should consider the IFRS measures as well. Refer to the appendix on pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of non-IFRS performance measures included throughout this document, and the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

Key non-IFRS measures included in this document, and the most directly comparable IFRS measures, are:

– Attributable profit excluding litigation and conduct represents attributable profit excluding litigation and conduct charges. The comparable IFRS measure is attributable profit. A reconciliation to IFRS is provided on pages 94-98;

– Average allocated equity represents the average shareholders’ equity that is allocated to the businesses. The comparable IFRS measure is average shareholders’ equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 99;

– Average allocated tangible equity is calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end allocated tangible equity and the current month’s period end allocated tangible equity. The average allocated tangible equity for the quarter/year is the average of the monthly averages within that quarter/year. Period end allocated tangible equity is calculated as 13.0% (2017: 12.0%) of risk weighted assets for each business, adjusted for capital deductions, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting the assumptions the Group uses for capital planning purposes. The comparable IFRS measure is average shareholders’ equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 99;

– Average tangible shareholders’ equity is calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end tangible equity and the current month’s period end tangible equity. Period end tangible shareholders’ equity excludes goodwill and intangible assets. The average tangible shareholders’ equity for the quarter/year is the average of the monthly averages within that quarter/year. The comparable IFRS measure is average shareholders’ equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 99;

– Basic earnings per share excluding litigation and conduct is calculated by dividing statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding litigation and conduct charges, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, by the basic weighted average number of shares. The comparable IFRS measure is basic earnings per share. A reconciliation to IFRS is provided on page 92;

– Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct represents operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct charges, divided by total income. The comparable IFRS measure is cost: income ratio. A reconciliation to IFRS is provided on pages 94-98;

– Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct represents operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct charges. The comparable IFRS measure is operating expenses. A reconciliation to IFRS is provided on pages 94-98;

– Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct represents profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct charges. The comparable IFRS measure is profit before tax. A reconciliation to IFRS is provided on page 94-98;

– Return on average allocated equity represents the return on shareholders’ equity that is allocated to the businesses. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 100;

– Return on average allocated tangible equity is calculated as the annualised statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average allocated tangible equity. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 100;

 

 

 

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Notes

 

 

– Return on average allocated tangible equity excluding litigation and conduct is calculated as the annualised statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding litigation and conduct charges, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average allocated tangible equity. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 101;

– Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity is calculated as the annualised statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average tangible shareholders’ equity. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 100; and

– Tangible net asset value per share is calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, less goodwill and intangible assets, by the number of issued ordinary shares. The components of the calculation have been included on page 98.

Forward-looking statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Barclays Group. Barclays cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results or other financial condition or performance measures could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘seek’, ‘continue’, ‘aim’, ‘anticipate’, ‘target’, ‘projected’, ‘expect’, ‘estimate’, ‘intend’, ‘plan’, ‘goal’, ‘believe’, ‘achieve’ or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements or guidance regarding or relating to the Barclays Group’s future financial position, income growth, assets, impairment charges, provisions, business strategy, capital, leverage and other regulatory ratios, payment of dividends (including dividend payout ratios and expected payment strategies), projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, projected costs or savings, any commitments and targets, estimates of capital expenditures, plans and objectives for future operations, projected employee numbers, IFRS 9 impacts and other statements that are not historical fact. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. These may be affected by changes in legislation, the development of standards and interpretations under International Financial Reporting Standards including the implementation of IFRS 9, evolving practices with regard to the interpretation and application of accounting and regulatory standards, the outcome of current and future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations, future levels of conduct provisions, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory authorities, geopolitical risks and the impact of competition. In addition, factors including (but not limited to) the following may have an effect: capital, leverage and other regulatory rules applicable to past, current and future periods; UK, US, Eurozone and global macroeconomic and business conditions; the effects of any volatility in credit markets; market related risks such as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; effects of changes in valuation of credit market exposures; changes in valuation of issued securities; volatility in capital markets; changes in credit ratings of any entities within the Barclays Group or any securities issued by such entities; the potential for one or more countries exiting the Eurozone; the implications of the exercise by the United Kingdom of Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon and the disruption that may result in the UK and globally from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and the success of future acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the Barclays Group’s control. As a result, the Barclays Group’s actual future results, dividend payments, and capital and leverage ratios may differ materially from the plans, goals, expectations and guidance set forth in the Barclays Group’s forward-looking statements. Additional risks and factors which may impact the Barclays Group’s future financial condition and performance are identified in our filings with the SEC (including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2017), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Subject to our obligations under the applicable laws and regulations of the United Kingdom and the United States in relation to disclosure and ongoing information, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

 

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Performance Highlights

 

 

 

Barclays Group results   
for the half year ended      30.06.18        30.06.17     
       £m        £m        % Change  
Total income      10,934         10,881          
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (571)        (1,054)        46   

Net operating income

     10,363         9,827          
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (6,674)        (6,989)         
Litigation and conduct1      (2,042)        (743)           

Operating expenses

     (8,716)        (7,732)        (13)  
Other net income      12         246         (95)  

Profit before tax

     1,659         2,341         (29)  
Tax charge      (737)        (778)         

Profit after tax in respect of continuing operations

     922         1,563         (41)  
Loss after tax in respect of discontinued operation             (2,195)     
Non-controlling interests in respect of continuing operations      (108)        (138)        22   
Non-controlling interests in respect of discontinued operation             (140)     
Other equity instrument holders2      (346)        (301)        (15)  

Attributable profit/(loss)

     468         (1,211)     
Performance measures                           
Return on average shareholders’ equity      2.2%        (3.9%)     
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity2      2.6%        (4.6%)     
Average shareholder’ equity (£bn)      51.7         58.0      
Average tangible shareholders’ equity (£bn)      43.8         49.4      
Cost: income ratio      80%        71%     
Loan loss rate (bps)      35         49      
Basic earnings/(loss) per share2      3.3p        (6.6p)     
Basic earnings per share in respect of continuing operations2      3.3p        7.1p     
Dividend per share      2.5p        1.0p     
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1                           
Profit before tax      3,701         3,084         20   
Attributable profit/(loss)      2,457         (489)     
Return on average shareholders’ equity      9.9%        (1.4%)     
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity2      11.6%        (1.6%)     
Cost: income ratio      61%        64%     
Basic earnings/(loss) per share2      14.9p        (2.4p)     
Balance sheet and capital management3     

As at
30.06.18
£bn
 
 
 
    

As at
31.12.17
£bn
 
 
 
    

As at
30.06.17
£bn
 
 
 
Net asset value per share      305p        322p        329p  
Tangible net asset value per share      259p        276p        284p  
Common equity tier 1 ratio4      13.0%        13.3%        13.1%  
Common equity tier 1 capital      41.4         41.6         42.8   
Risk weighted assets      319.3         313.0         327.4   
Average UK leverage ratio      4.6%        4.9%        4.8%  
Average tier 1 capital      49.7         51.2         52.1   
Average UK leverage exposure      1,082         1,045         1,092   
Funding and liquidity                           
Group liquidity pool      214         220         201   
CRD IV liquidity coverage ratio      154%        154%        149%  
Loan: deposit ratio      83%        81%        82%  

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

2

The profit after tax attributable to other equity instrument holders of £346m (H117: £301m) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of £93m (H117: £82m). The net amount of £253m (H117: £219m), along with non-controlling interests, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share and return on average tangible shareholders’ equity.

3

Capital, RWAs and leverage measures are calculated applying the transitional arrangements of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). This includes IFRS 9 transitional arrangements. For more information refer to the Barclays PLC Pillar 3 Report H1 2018, due to be published by 31 August 2018, located at home.barclays/results.

4

The fully loaded CET1 ratio was 12.6%, with £40.1bn of CET1 capital and £319.2bn of RWAs, calculated without applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR.

 

 

 

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Group Performance Review

 

 

Group performance

 

 

The Barclays Profit before tax was £1,659m (H117: £2,341m). Excluding litigation and conduct charges, profit before tax increased 20% to £3,701m driven by a 46% improvement in credit impairment charges and a 5% reduction in operating expenses. The 10% depreciation of average USD against GBP adversely impacted profits and income, and positively impacted credit impairment charges and operating expenses

 

 

Total income was broadly in line at £10,934m (H117: £10,881m). Barclays UK income decreased 1%, while Barclays International income declined 3% as a 1% increase in CIB income was more than offset by an 11% reduction in Consumer, Cards and Payments, primarily as a result of one-off gains in H117 reflecting management de-risking actions. Head Office income was a net expense of £205m (H117: income of £2m), and the Group benefited from the non-recurrence of negative income associated with the former Non-Core division, which was closed on 1 July 2017

 

 

Credit impairment charges reduced 46% to £571m driven by Barclays International, primarily due to single name recoveries in wholesale banking, improved macroeconomic forecasts in the US, the impact of repositioning the US cards portfolio towards a lower risk mix, repayment of certain US card balances following higher than expected seasonality and portfolio adjustments as IFRS 9 continues to embed. The Barclays Group loan loss rate was 35bps (H117: 49bps)

 

 

Barclays adopted IFRS 9, Financial Instruments from 1 January 2018, requiring the recognition of impairment earlier in the lifecycle of a product having considered forward looking information. As experienced during H118, the impairment measurement and resulting charge has been more volatile in response to the impacts from an improved macroeconomic outlook, higher than expected seasonality and single name recoveries. These impacts are not expected to repeat in a stable economic and credit environment. In addition, the H118 impairment charge included a non-recurring reduction from portfolio adjustments, as IFRS 9 continues to be embedded within our business as usual process and controls including the performances of important models

 

 

Operating expenses of £8,716m (H117: £7,732m) included litigation and conduct charges of £2,042m (H117: £743m), excluding which operating expenses reduced 5% to £6,674m, driven by a 2% reduction in Barclays International and the non-recurrence of costs associated with the former Non-Core division. The cost: income ratio, excluding litigation and conduct, reduced to 61% (H117: 64%)

 

 

Other net income declined to £12m (H117: £246m) primarily reflecting the non-recurrence of gains on the sales of Barclays’ share in VocaLink and a joint venture in Japan in H117

 

 

The effective tax rate increased to 44.4% (H117: 33.2%) mainly due to higher litigation and conduct costs which are non-deductible for tax purposes. Excluding litigation and conduct, the underlying effective tax rate reduced to 21.3% (H117: 25.9%), primarily due to the reduction in the US federal corporate income tax rate under the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the beneficial impact of adjustments to prior periods that have been recognised in H118. The Group’s underlying effective tax rate for the full year 2018 and future periods is expected to be in the mid-20 percents

 

 

RoE was 2.2% (H117: negative 3.9%) and earnings per share was 3.3p (H117: loss per share of 6.6p)

 

 

RoTE was 11.6% (H117: negative 1.6%) and earnings per share was 14.9p (H117: loss per share of 2.4p), excluding litigation and conduct

 

 

Net asset value (NAV) per share was 305p (December 2017: 322p)

 

 

TNAV per share was 259p (December 2017: 276p) as the impact of the implementation of IFRS 9 and litigation and conduct charges in Q118 more than offset profits in the half year. TNAV per share increased 8p from March 2018, predominantly driven by profits in the quarter

 

 

Refer to pages 6 to 13 for further detail on Results by Business

 

 

 

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Group Performance Review

 

 

 

Group capital and leverage

 

 

Barclays’ CET1 ratio decreased to 13.0% (December 2017: 13.3%) due to an increase in RWAs of £6.3bn to £319.3bn and a decrease in CET1 capital of £0.2bn to £41.4bn

 

 

The increase in RWAs reflected an increase in both businesses within Barclays International and regulatory methodology changes for the Education, Social Housing and Local Authority (ESHLA) portfolio in Barclays UK, offset by the net reduction due to Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) regulatory deconsolidation

 

 

£0.8bn of organic capital generation from profits, after absorbing the impacts of litigation and conduct charges, was offset by £0.8bn of regulatory deductions for dividends paid and foreseen

 

 

The average UK leverage ratio decreased to 4.6% (December 2017: 4.9%) primarily driven by increased exposures due to securities financing transactions (SFTs) and trading portfolio assets trading activity, as well as a decrease in average tier 1 capital

Group funding and liquidity

 

 

The Barclays Group continued to maintain surpluses to its internal and regulatory liquidity requirements. The liquidity pool decreased to £214bn (December 2017: £220bn) driven largely by the deployment of funding to support business growth. The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) remained at 154% (December 2017: 154%), equivalent to a surplus of £73bn (December 2017: £75bn) to the 100% requirement

 

 

Wholesale funding outstanding (excluding repurchase agreements) was £149bn (December 2017: £144bn). In H118, Barclays Group issued £6.2bn of minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) instruments from Barclays PLC (the Parent company) in a range of different currencies. Barclays Bank PLC continued to issue in the shorter term markets and Barclays Bank UK PLC issued in the shorter term and secured markets, helping to maintain their stable and diversified funding bases. Notable issuances in H118 included $3bn 3 year senior unsecured notes from Barclays Bank PLC and a £1.25bn 5 year covered bond from Barclays Bank UK PLC. Barclays Group has continued to reduce its reliance on short-term wholesale funding, where the proportion maturing in less than 1 year fell to 27% (December 2017: 31%)

Other matters

 

 

In H118 Barclays reached a settlement with the US DoJ to resolve the civil complaint brought by the DoJ in December 2016 relating to RMBS sold by Barclays between 2005 and 2007. Barclays paid a civil monetary penalty of $2,000m (£1,420m), in H118

 

 

Additional charges of £400m (H117: £700m) relating to PPI were recognised in Q118 mainly as a result of continued higher complaints flow. The remaining PPI provision as at 30 June 2018 was £1.4bn (December 2017: £1.6bn) to cover claims through to the deadline of 29 August 2019. Management views its current PPI provision as appropriate, but will continue to closely monitor complaint trends and the associated provision adequacy

 

 

On 1 April 2018 Barclays successfully established its ring-fenced bank, Barclays Bank UK PLC, after receiving approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales to implement the ring-fencing transfer scheme under Part VII of the Financial Services Markets Act 2000

 

 

The PRA agreed to Barclays fully deconsolidating BAGL for regulatory reporting purposes effective 30 June 2018. Barclays had been applying proportional consolidation for regulatory purposes since Q217. Barclays’ shareholding in BAGL of 14.9% will now be treated as a 250% risk weighted asset

 

 

On 21 May 2018 Barclays announced that the Crown Court had dismissed all of the charges that had been brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) against Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC regarding matters which arose in the context of Barclays’ capital raisings in 2008. On 23 July 2018 the SFO made an application to the High Court seeking to reinstate against Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC all of the charges dismissed by the Crown Court. Barclays intends to defend the application brought by the SFO

Outlook and guidance

 

 

The impairment charge for H118 demonstrates the volatility that may result under IFRS 9 and Barclays currently expects impairment for H218 to be higher than for H118, subject to changes in actual or forward-looking macroeconomic conditions or material changes to individual portfolios or changes from the continuing embedment of IFRS 9

Dividends

 

 

An interim dividend of 2.5p per share will be paid on 17 September 2018. Barclays reiterates its intention to pay a 6.5p dividend for 2018, subject to regulatory approvals.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Barclays UK     
Half year ended
30.06.18
 
 
    
Half year ended
30.06.17
 
 
  
Income statement information      £m        £m        % Change  
Net interest income      2,986         3,045         (2)  
Net fee, commission and other income      638         616          

Total income

     3,624         3,661         (1)  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (415)        (398)        (4)  

Net operating income

     3,209         3,263         (2)  
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (1,973)        (1,933)        (2)  
Litigation and conduct1      (414)        (695)        40   

Operating expenses

     (2,387)        (2,628)         
Other net income/(expenses)             (1)           

Profit before tax

     826         634         30   
Attributable profit      426         185      
Balance sheet information     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost      185.3         183.8         166.6   
Total assets      245.9         237.4         203.4   
Customer deposits at amortised cost      194.3         193.4         187.4   
Loan: deposit ratio      96%        95%        89%  
Risk weighted assets      75.0         70.9         66.1   
Key facts loan to value     
Half year ended
30.06.18
 
 
    
Half year ended
30.06.17
 
 
        
Average loan to value of mortgage portfolio      50%        47%     
Average loan to value of new mortgage lending      64%        62%     
Number of branches      1,155         1,295      
Mobile banking active customers      6.7m        6.0m     
30 day arrears rate - Barclaycard Consumer UK      1.9%        2.0%     
Performance measures                           
Return on average allocated equity      6.6%        3.0%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      9.0%        4.6%     
Average allocated equity (£bn)      13.5         13.5      
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      10.0         8.8      
Cost: income ratio      66%        72%     
Loan loss rate (bps)      44         47      
Net interest margin      3.24%        3.69%     
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1      £m        £m           
Profit before tax      1,240         1,329         (7)  
Attributable profit      838         873         (4)  
Return on average allocated equity      12.7%        13.2%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      17.3%        20.3%     
Cost: income ratio      54%        53%     

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Analysis of Barclays UK

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
 

 

     % Change  
Analysis of total income
Personal Banking1      1,987         2,076         (4)  
Barclaycard Consumer UK      1,031         993          
Business Banking1      606         592          

Total income

     3,624         3,661         (1)  
Analysis of credit impairment charges and other provisions                           
Personal Banking1      (121)        (108)        (12)  
Barclaycard Consumer UK      (252)        (272)         
Business Banking1      (42)        (18)           

Total credit impairment charges and other provisions

     (415)        (398)        (4)  
Analysis of loans and advances to customers at amortised cost     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Personal Banking1      143.6         141.3         138.6   
Barclaycard Consumer UK      15.2         16.4         16.2   
Business Banking1      26.5         26.1         11.8   

Total loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

     185.3         183.8         166.6   
Analysis of customer deposits at amortised cost                           
Personal Banking1      152.9         153.1         151.1   
Barclaycard Consumer UK                     
Business Banking1      41.4         40.3         36.3   

Total customer deposits at amortised cost

     194.3         193.4         187.4   

 

1

Wealth has been reclassified from Wealth, Entrepreneurs & Business Banking (now named Business Banking) to Personal Banking. Comparatives have been restated.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

In H118, Barclays successfully established the UK ring-fenced bank as part of structural reform whilst seamlessly migrating over 600,000 customers onto new sort codes with minimal customer impact. Barclays UK continues to have strong market positions across most products, whilst exercising pricing discipline and a prudent risk appetite. Barclays UK is focused on generating sustainable income growth and the digital evolution of the business.

Income statement - H118 compared to H117

 

 

RoE was 6.6% (H117: 3.0%)

 

 

RoTE was 9.0% (H117: 4.6%) including PPI charges of £400m (H117: £700m). Excluding litigation and conduct, RoTE was 17.3% (H117: 20.3%) as profit before tax decreased 7% to £1,240m, driven by a 2% increase in operating expenses, a 1% decrease in total income, and a 4% increase in credit impairment charges

 

 

Total income decreased 1% to £3,624m reflecting the non-recurrence of a valuation gain on Barclays’ preference shares in Visa Inc. in H117 and customer remediation provisions in Q118

 

   

Personal Banking income decreased 4% to £1,987m driven by the non-recurrence of the Visa gain in H117, a customer remediation provision and the realignment of clients from Barclays UK to Barclays International as part of structural reform

 

   

Barclaycard Consumer UK income increased 4% to £1,031m

 

   

Business Banking income increased 2% to £606m driven by the realignment of clients from Barclays International to Barclays UK as part of structural reform, partially offset by the non-recurrence of the Visa gain and a customer remediation provision

 

   

Net interest margin decreased 45bps to 3.24% reflecting the integration of the ESHLA portfolio from Non-Core on 1 July 2017 and margin pressure

 

 

Credit impairment charges increased 4% to £415m including a one-off charge in Business Banking and increased impairment in Personal Banking, partially offset by a lower charge in UK cards. The 30 and 90 day arrears rates in UK cards remained broadly flat at 1.9% (June 2017: 2.0%) and 0.9% (June 2017: 0.9%), respectively

 

 

Operating expenses decreased to £2,387m. The cost: income ratio was 66% (H117: 72%)

 

 

Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct increased 2% to £1,973m as continued investment in digitising the bank and inflationary pressures were partially offset by lower costs of setting up the ring-fenced bank and cost efficiencies. The cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct was 54% (H117: 53%)

Balance sheet - 30 June 2018 compared to 31 December 2017

 

 

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost increased 1% to £185.3bn reflecting £2.6bn of mortgage growth, partially offset by the impact of the adoption of IFRS 9

 

 

Total assets increased 4% to £245.9bn reflecting increases in the liquidity pool and loans and advances to customers

 

 

Customer deposits at amortised cost remained broadly flat at £194.3bn (December 2017: £193.4bn) as deposit growth was partially offset by the realignment of clients between Barclays UK and Barclays International as part of structural reform

 

 

RWAs increased to £75.0bn (December 2017: £70.9bn) primarily due to regulatory methodology changes for the ESHLA portfolio and growth in the mortgage book

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Barclays International

 

Income statement information

    

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
 

 

     % Change  
Net interest income      1,866         2,172         (14)  
Net trading income      2,510         2,221         13   
Net fee, commission and other income      3,139         3,355         (6)  

Total income

     7,515         7,748         (3)  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (161)        (625)        74   

Net operating income

     7,354         7,123          
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (4,606)        (4,711)         2  
Litigation and conduct1      (62)        (9)           

Operating expenses

     (4,668)        (4,720)         
Other net income      24         214         (89)  

Profit before tax

     2,710         2,617          
Attributable profit      1,863         1,656         13   
Balance sheet information     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Loans and advances at amortised cost      125.5         126.8         135.2   
Trading portfolio assets      116.5         113.0         83.3   
Derivative financial instrument assets      228.2         236.2         108.4   
Derivative financial instrument liabilities      224.9         237.8         116.8   
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      141.2         104.1         94.1   
Total assets      886.5         856.1         681.6   
Deposits at amortised cost      191.0         187.3         192.0   
Loan: deposit ratio      66%        68%        70%  
Risk weighted assets      218.0         210.3         212.2   
Performance measures     
Half year ended
30.06.18
 
 
    
Half year ended
30.06.17
 
 
        
Return on average allocated equity      12.0%        11.3%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      12.6%        12.4%     
Average allocated equity (£bn)      32.1         30.3      
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      30.7         27.5      
Cost: income ratio      62%        61%     
Loan loss rate (bps)      25         61      
Net interest margin      4.30%        4.06%     
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1      £m        £m        % Change  
Profit before tax      2,772         2,626          
Attributable profit      1,909         1,662         15   
Return on average allocated equity      12.3%        11.3%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      12.9%        12.5%     
Cost: income ratio      61%        61%     

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Analysis of Barclays International

Corporate and Investment Bank

 

Income statement information

    

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
 

 

     % Change  
FICC1      1,605         1,641         (2)  
Equities      1,191         917         30   

Markets

     2,796         2,558          
Banking fees      1,387         1,400         (1)  
Corporate lending      438         547         (20)  
Transaction banking      799         802         –    

Banking

     2,624         2,749         (5)  
Other      (41)        39            

Total income

     5,379         5,346          
Credit impairment releases/(charges) and other provisions      182         (50)           

Net operating income

     5,561         5,296          
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (3,546)        (3,690)         
Litigation and conduct2      (13)        (7)        (86)  

Operating expenses

     (3,559)        (3,697)         
Other net income             116         (93)  

Profit before tax

     2,010         1,715         17   
Balance sheet information     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Loans and advances at amortised cost      87.8         88.2         96.7   
Deposits at amortised cost      130.3         128.0         134.1   
Risk weighted assets      180.4         176.2         178.9   
Performance measures     
Half year ended
30.06.18
 
 
    
Half year ended
30.06.17
 
 
        
Return on average allocated equity      10.9%        9.2%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      11.0%        9.7%     
Average allocated equity (£bn)      26.3         24.6      
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      26.0         23.3      
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1      £m        £m        % Change  
Profit before tax      2,023         1,722         17   
Return on average allocated equity      11.0%        9.2%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      11.1%        9.7%     

 

1

Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) is composed of Credit and Macro income.

2

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for more information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Analysis of Barclays International

Consumer, Cards and Payments

 

Income statement information

    

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
 

 

     % Change  
Total income      2,136         2,402         (11)  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (343)        (575)        40   

Net operating income

     1,793         1,827         (2)  
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (1,060)        (1,021)        (4)  
Litigation and conduct1      (49)        (2)           

Operating expenses

     (1,109)        (1,023)        (8)  
Other net income      16         98         (84)  

Profit before tax

     700         902         (22)  
Balance sheet information     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Loans and advances at amortised cost      37.7         38.6         38.5   
Deposits at amortised cost      60.7         59.3         57.9   
Risk weighted assets      37.6         34.1         33.3   
Key facts     
Half year ended
30.06.18
 
 
    
Half year ended
30.06.17
 
 
        
30 day arrears rate – Barclaycard US      2.5%        2.2%     
Total number of Barclaycard business clients      370,000         364,000      
Value of payments processed (£bn)      169         157      
Performance measures                           
Return on average allocated equity      17.3%        20.4%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      21.2%        28.0%     
Average allocated equity (£bn)      5.8         5.7      
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      4.7         4.2      
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1      £m        £m        % Change  
Profit before tax      749         904         (17)  
Return on average allocated equity      18.5%        20.4%     
Return on average allocated tangible equity      22.7%        28.0%     

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for more information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

In H118, Barclays International delivered double digit returns continuing to build out our capabilities and businesses. The targeted deployment of financial resources, and investments in talent and technology has generated greater customer relevance in all products and regions - underlying growth in Consumer, Cards and Payments, strong performance in Markets, and our second highest quarter in Banking fees – strong evidence of continuing to progress with the strategy.

Income statement - H118 compared to H117

 

 

RoE was 12.0% (H117: 11.3%), CIB RoE was 10.9% (H117: 9.2%) and Consumer, Cards and Payments RoE was 17.3% (H117: 20.4%)

 

 

Profit before tax increased 4% to £2,710m resulting in a RoTE of 12.6% (H117: 12.4%), reflecting double digit returns in both CIB, and Consumer, Cards and Payments of 11.0% (H117: 9.7%) and 21.2% (H117: 28.0%), respectively

 

 

The 10% depreciation of average USD against GBP adversely impacted profits and income, and positively impacted credit impairment charges and operating expenses

 

 

Total income decreased 3% to £7,515m

 

   

CIB income increased 1% to £5,379m as Markets income increased 9% to £2,796m, partially offset by a decrease in Banking income of 5% to £2,624m

 

   

FICC income decreased 2% to £1,605m driven by continued strong performance in foreign exchange, offset by a decline in credit income

 

   

Equities income increased 30% to £1,191m reflecting an improved performance in derivatives from increased client activity and a continued strong performance in equity financing

 

   

Banking fee income decreased 1% to £1,387m following a strong H117. Global fee share for H118 increased across all products compared to FY17

 

   

Corporate lending income declined 20% to £438m driven by lower lending balances including the ongoing redeployment of RWAs within CIB and the realignment of clients between Barclays UK and Barclays International as part of structural reform

 

   

Transaction banking income was in line at £799m (H117: £802m) as growth in deposits and transactions was offset by the impact of the realignment of clients between Barclays UK and Barclays International as part of structural reform

 

   

Consumer, Cards and Payments income decreased 11% to £2,136m driven by the non-recurrence of a £192m gain relating to an asset sale in US cards and a £74m valuation gain on Barclays’ preference shares in Visa Inc. in H117, partially offset by continued underlying growth in US cards and a £53m gain on sale of a US cards portfolio in H118

 

 

Credit impairment charges decreased 74% to £161m including portfolio adjustments as IFRS 9 continues to embed

 

   

CIB credit impairment charges decreased to a release of £182m (H117: charge of £50m) primarily due to single name recoveries and updated macroeconomic forecasts

 

   

Consumer, Cards and Payments credit impairment charges decreased 40% to £343m reflecting improved macroeconomic forecasts in the US, the impact of repositioning the US cards portfolio towards a lower risk mix and repayment of certain US card balances following higher than expected seasonality

 

 

Operating expenses decreased 1% to £4,668m

 

   

CIB operating expenses decreased 4% to £3,559m driven by the reduction of restructuring and structural reform costs, and the reduced impact of the change in compensation awards introduced in Q416, partially offset by continued investment

 

   

Consumer, Cards and Payments operating expenses increased 8% to £1,109m. Excluding litigation and conduct operating expenses increased 4% to £1,060m including continued growth and investment, primarily within the US cards and merchant acquiring businesses

 

 

Other net income decreased to £24m (H117: £214m) due to the non-recurrence of a gain of £109m on the sale of Barclays’ share in VocaLink to MasterCard and a gain of £76m on the sale of a joint venture in Japan in H117

Balance sheet - 30 June 2018 compared to 31 December 2017

 

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost remained broadly flat at £125.5bn (December 2017: £126.8bn) due to the integration of treasury balances from Head Office offset by the impact of the adoption of IFRS 9

 

 

Derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities decreased £8.0bn to £228.2bn and £12.9bn to £224.9bn respectively, due to an increase in major interest rate forward curves and the adoption of daily settlement under the London Clearing House (LCH), partially offset by increased foreign exchange derivative volumes

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement increased £37.1bn to £141.2bn primarily due to the impact of IFRS 9 and increased reverse repurchase agreements activity

 

 

Deposits at amortised cost increased £3.7bn to £191.0bn, primarily due to the integration of treasury balances from Head Office and increased deposits in corporate lending, partially offset by the impact of IFRS 9

 

 

RWAs increased to £218.0bn (December 2017: £210.3bn) driven by an increase in both Consumer, Cards and Payments and CIB

 

 

 

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Results by Business

 

 

 

Head Office

 

Income statement information

    

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
 

 

     % Change  
Net interest income      (474)        (7)     
Net fee, commission and other income      269                   

Total income

     (205)            
Credit impairment releases/(charges) and other provisions             (1)           

Net operating (expenses)/income

     (200)            
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (95)        (89)        (7)  
Litigation and conduct1      (1,566)        (11)           

Operating expenses

     (1,661)        (100)     
Other net expenses      (16)        (164)        90   

Loss before tax

     (1,877)        (263)     
Attributable loss      (1,821)        (298)     
Balance sheet information     
As at 30.06.18
£bn
 
 
    
As at 31.12.17
£bn
 
 
    
As at 30.06.17
£bn
 
 
Total assets      17.2         39.7         17.3   
Risk weighted assets      26.3         31.8         26.2   
Performance measures     

Half year ended
30.06.18

£bn

 
 

 

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£bn

 
 

 

        
Average allocated equity      6.1         9.3      
Average allocated tangible equity      3.1         8.2      
Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct1      £m        £m        % Change  
Loss before tax      (311)        (252)        (23)  
Attributable loss      (290)        (290)         

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

Income statement - H118 compared to H117

 

 

Loss before tax was £1,877m (H117: £263m) driven by litigation and conduct charges of £1,566m (H117: £11m) primarily related to the £1.4bn settlement with the US DoJ relating to RMBS

 

 

Total income reduced to an expense of £205m (H117: income of £2m) reflecting certain legacy capital instrument funding costs now charged to Head Office of £176m in H118, hedge accounting and an increased net expense from treasury operations. This was partially offset by a one-off gain of £155m from the settlement of receivables relating to the Lehman Brothers acquisition

 

 

Operating expenses increased to £1,661m

 

 

Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct increased 7% to £95m due to costs associated with former Non-Core assets and businesses, which were integrated on 1 July 2017

 

 

Other net expenses were £16m (H117: £164m) due to the non-recurrence of a £180m expense in H117 on the recycling of the currency translation reserve to the income statement on the sale of Barclays Bank Egypt

Balance sheet - 30 June 2018 compared to 31 December 2017

 

 

Total assets decreased to £17.2bn (December 2017: £39.7bn) reflecting the transfer of treasury assets to Barclays UK and Barclays International as part of structural reform

 

 

RWAs decreased to £26.3bn (December 2017: £31.8bn) reflecting the net reduction due to BAGL regulatory deconsolidation

 

 

 

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Quarterly Results Summary

 

 

 

Barclays Group

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q2171      Q1171             Q4161      Q3161  
Income statement information    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Net interest income      2,190         2,188            2,272         2,475         2,579         2,519            2,523         2,796   
Net fee, commission and other income      3,386         3,170            2,750         2,698         2,479         3,304            2,469         2,650   

Total income

     5,576         5,358            5,022         5,173         5,058         5,823            4,992         5,446   
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (283)        (288)           (573)        (709)        (527)        (527)           (653)        (789)  

Net operating income

     5,293         5,070            4,449         4,464         4,531         5,296            4,339         4,657   
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and litigation and conduct      (3,310)        (3,364)           (3,621)        (3,274)        (3,398)        (3,591)           (3,812)        (3,581)  
UK bank levy                       (365)                                (410)        -    
Litigation and conduct2      (81)        (1,961)           (383)        (81)        (715)        (28)           (97)        (741)  

Operating expenses

     (3,391)        (5,325)           (4,369)        (3,355)        (4,113)        (3,619)           (4,319)        (4,322)  
Other net (expenses)/income      (7)        19            13         (2)        241                   310         502   

Profit/(loss) before tax

     1,895         (236)           93         1,107         659         1,682            330         837   
Tax (charge)/credit      (433)        (304)           (1,138)        (324)        (305)        (473)           50         (328)  

Profit/(loss) after tax in respect of continuing operations

     1,462         (540)           (1,045)        783        354         1,209            380         509   
(Loss)/profit after tax in respect of discontinued operation                                     (1,537)        (658)           71         209   
Attributable to:                                                                              
Ordinary equity holders of the parent      1,232         (764)           (1,294)        583         (1,401)        190            99         414   
Other equity instrument holders      175         171            181         157         162         139            139         110   
Non-controlling interests in respect of continuing operations      55         53            68         43         59         79            90         70   
Non-controlling interests in respect of discontinued operation                                     (3)        143            123         124   
Balance sheet information    £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn  
Total assets      1,149.6         1,142.2            1,133.2         1,149.3         1,135.3         1,203.8            1,213.1         1,324.0   
Net asset value per share      305p        296p           322p        327p        329p        341p           344p        330p  
Tangible net asset value per share      259p        251p           276p        281p        284p        292p           290p         287p  
Risk weighted assets      319.3         317.9            313.0         324.3         327.4         360.9            365.6         373.4   
Average UK leverage exposure      1,081.8         1,089.9            1,044.6         1,035.1         1,092.2         1,130.4            1,137.3         n/a  
Performance measures                                                                              
Return on average shareholders’ equity      10.0%        (5.5%)           (8.9%)        4.4%        (9.4%)        1.6%           1.0%        3.1%  
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity      11.8%        (6.5%)           (10.3%)        5.1%        (11.0%)        1.8%           1.1%        3.6%  
Average shareholders’ equity      51.3         52.0            55.9         56.6         57.5         58.5            58.0         58.2   
Average tangible shareholders’ equity      43.5         44.2            48.1         48.9        49.3         49.4            48.9         49.4   
Cost: income ratio      61%        99%           87%        65%        81%        62%           87%        79%  
Loan loss rate (bps)      35         36            56         66         49         47            58         66   
Basic earnings/(loss) per share      7.5p        (4.2p)           (7.3p)        3.7p        (8.0p)        1.3p           0.8p        2.6p  
Basic earnings/(loss) per share in respect of continuing operations      7.5p        (4.2p)           (7.3p)        3.7p        1.0p        6.1p           1.1p        2.1p  
Performance measures excluding litigation
and conduct2
   £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Profit before tax      1,976         1,725            476         1,188         1,374         1,710            427         1,578   
Attributable profit/(loss)      1,291         1,166            (943)        660         (698)        209            151         1,140   
Return on average shareholders’ equity      10.4%        9.3%           (6.4%)        5.0%        (4.5%)        1.7%           1.3%        8.0%  
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity      12.3%        11.0%           (7.4%)        5.7%        (5.3%)        2.0%           1.6%        9.5%  
Cost: income ratio      59%        63%           79%        63%        67%        62%           85%        66%  
Basic earnings/(loss) per share      7.8p        7.1p           (5.3p)        4.1p        (3.8p)        1.5p           1.1p        6.9p  

 

1

Results included Barclays Non-Core and the Africa Banking discontinued operation; refer to pages 21 to 22 for further detail.

2

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Barclays UK

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Income statement information    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Net interest income      1,493         1,493            1,540         1,501         1,534         1,511            1,502         1,569   
Net fee, commission and other income      343         295            330         351         286         330            326         374   

Total income

     1,836         1,788            1,870         1,852         1,820         1,841            1,828         1,943   
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (214)        (201)           (184)        (201)        (220)        (178)           (180)        (350)  

Net operating income

     1,622         1,587            1,686         1,651         1,600         1,663           1,648         1,593   
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and litigation and conduct      (968)        (1,005)           (1,117)        (980)        (974)        (959)           (989)        (904)  
UK bank levy                       (59)                                (48)         
Litigation and conduct1      (3)        (411)           (53)        (11)        (699)                  (28)        (614)  

Operating expenses

     (971)        (1,416)           (1,229)        (991)        (1,673)        (955)           (1,065)        (1,518)  
Other net income/(expenses)             (1)           (5)               (1)                          

Profit/(loss) before tax

     656         170            452         661         (74)        708            583         75   
Attributable profit/(loss)      464         (38)           245         423         (285)        470            383         (163)  
Balance sheet information    £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn  
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost      185.3         184.3            183.8         182.2         166.6         164.5            166.4         166.6   
Total assets      245.9        235.2            237.4         230.4         203.4         203.0            209.6         209.1   
Customer deposits at amortised cost      194.3         192.0            193.4         189.3         187.4         184.4            189.0         185.5   
Loan: deposit ratio2      96%        96%           95%        97%        89%        90%           89%        91%  
Risk weighted assets      75.0         72.5            70.9         70.0         66.1         66.3           67.5         67.4   
Performance measures                                                                              
Return on average allocated equity      13.9%        (0.8%)           7.8%        12.3%        (8.2%)        14.1%           11.8%        (4.7%)  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      18.8%        (1.1%)           10.7%        18.4%        (12.7%)        21.6%           18.2%        (7.1%)  
Average allocated equity      13.6         13.4            13.1         14.0         13.5         13.6            13.2         13.3   
Average allocated tangible equity      10.1         9.8            9.6         9.4         8.7         8.9            8.6         8.7   
Cost: income ratio      53%        79%           66%        54%        92%        52%           58%        78%  
Loan loss rate (bps)      45         43            39         43         52         43            42         82   
Net interest margin      3.22%        3.27%           3.32%        3.28%        3.70%        3.69%           3.56%        3.72%  
Performance measures excluding litigation and
conduct1
   £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Profit before tax      659         581            505         672         625         704            611         689   
Attributable profit      465         373            282         431         406         467            380         464   
Return on average allocated equity      13.9%        11.5%           9.0%        12.6%        12.3%        14.0%           11.7%        14.2%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      18.8%        15.7%           12.3%        18.7%        19.1%        21.5%           18.0%        21.6%  
Cost: income ratio      53%        56%           63%        53%        54%        52%           57%        47%  

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Analysis of Barclays UK    Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Analysis of total income    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Personal Banking1      1,015         972            1,116         1,022         1,033         1,043            1,045         1,084   
Barclaycard Consumer UK      504         527            445         539         495         498            507         561   
Business Banking1      317         289            309         291         292         300            276         298   

Total income

     1,836         1,788            1,870         1,852         1,820         1,841            1,828         1,943   
Analysis of credit impairment (charges)/releases and other provisions                                                                              
Personal Banking1      (49)        (72)           (56)        (57)        (60)        (48)           (54)        (57)  
Barclaycard Consumer UK      (139)        (113)           (124)        (145)        (149)        (123)           (118)        (291)  
Business Banking1      (26)        (16)           (4)               (11)        (7)           (8)        (2)  

Total credit impairment charges and other provisions

     (214)        (201)           (184)        (201)        (220)        (178)           (180)        (350)  
Analysis of loans and advances to customers at amortised cost    £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn  
Personal Banking1      143.6         142.1            141.3         140.4         138.6         136.6            138.5         139.0   
Barclaycard Consumer UK      15.2         15.2            16.4         16.3         16.2         16.1            16.5         16.2   
Business Banking1      26.5         27.0            26.1         25.5         11.8         11.8            11.4         11.4   

Total loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

     185.3         184.3            183.8         182.2         166.6         164.5            166.4         166.6   
Analysis of customer deposits at amortised cost                                                                              
Personal Banking1      152.9         151.9            153.1         152.1         151.1         149.2            156.3         154.0   
Barclaycard Consumer UK                                                              
Business Banking1      41.4         40.1            40.3         37.2         36.3         35.2            32.7         31.5   

Total customer deposits at amortised cost

     194.3         192.0            193.4         189.3         187.4         184.4            189.0         185.5   

 

1

Wealth has been reclassified from Wealth, Entrepreneurs & Business Banking (now named Business Banking) to Personal Banking. Comparatives have been restated to reflect this.

 

 

 

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Barclays International

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Income statement information    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Net interest income      853         1,013            987         1,148         1,060        1,112            1,046         1,355   
Net trading income      1,094         1,416            935         815         1,039        1,182            1,131         1,074   
Net fee, commission and other income      1,760         1,379            1,397         1,352         1,511        1,844            1,415         1,422   

Total income

     3,707         3,808            3,319         3,315         3,610        4,138            3,592         3,851   
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (68)        (93)           (386)        (495)        (279)        (346)           (426)        (420)  

Net operating income

     3,639         3,715            2,933         2,820         3,331        3,792            3,166         3,431   
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and litigation and conduct      (2,306)        (2,300)           (2,428)        (2,182)        (2,276)        (2,435)           (2,497)        (2,337)  
UK bank levy                       (265)                                (284)         
Litigation and conduct1      (47)        (15)           (255)        (5)        4        (13)           (17)        (17)  

Operating expenses

     (2,353)        (2,315)           (2,948)        (2,187)        (2,272)        (2,448)           (2,798)        (2,354)  
Other net income      11         13            21         19         202        12                    

Profit before tax

     1,297         1,413                   652         1,261        1,356            373         1,085   
Attributable profit/(loss)      890         973            (1,168)        359         819        837            43         623   
Balance sheet information    £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn  
Loans and advances at amortised cost      125.5         117.5            126.8         134.4         135.2         145.5            153.7         152.7   
Trading portfolio assets      116.5         114.9            113.0         91.2         83.3         83.0            73.2         73.8   
Derivative financial instrument assets      228.2         214.1            236.2         242.8         108.4         105.3            156.2         155.6   
Derivative financial instrument liabilities      224.9         210.8            237.8         242.9         116.8         112.8            160.6         160.5   
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      141.2         150.6            104.1         103.7         94.1         81.3            62.3         72.0   
Total assets      886.5         866.6            856.1         867.1         681.6         677.2            648.5         681.9   
Deposits at amortised cost      191.0         167.2            187.3         191.9         192.0         189.4            184.7         175.7   
Loan: deposit ratio      66%        70%           68%        70%        70%        77%           83%        87%  
Risk weighted assets      218.0         214.2            210.3         218.2         212.2         214.3            212.7         214.6   
Performance measures                                                                              
Return on average allocated equity      11.3%        12.8%           (15.1%)        5.0%        11.2%        11.3%           0.9%        9.0%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      11.8%        13.4%           (15.9%)        5.4%        12.4%        12.5%           1.0%        10.0%  
Average allocated equity      32.8         31.4            29.9         31.5         30.1         30.5            29.5         28.4   
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      31.4         30.1            28.5         28.9         27.4         27.7            26.6         25.7   
Cost: income ratio      63%        61%           89%        66%        63%        59%           78%        61%  
Loan loss rate (bps)      22         31            76         88         54         62            78         71   
Net interest margin      4.03%        4.57%           4.31%        4.21%        4.07%        4.06%           3.91%        4.21%  
Performance measures excluding litigation and
conduct1
   £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Profit before tax      1,344         1,428            261         657         1,257         1,369            390         1,102   
Attributable profit/(loss)      924         985            (918)        363         816         846            57         640   
Return on average allocated equity      11.7%        13.0%           (11.8%)        5.0%        11.2%        11.4%           1.1%        9,3%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      12.2%        13.6%           (12.4%)        5.5%        12.3%        12.6%           1.2%        10.3%  
Cost: income ratio      62%        60%           81%        66%        63%        59%           77%        61%  

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Analysis of Barclays International

 

Corporate and Investment Bank    Q218     Q118            Q417     Q317     Q217     Q117            Q416     Q316  
Income statement information    £m     £m            £m     £m     £m     £m            £m     £m  
FICC      736       869          607       627       752       889          766       947  
Equities      601       590          362       350       455       462          410       461  
Markets      1,337       1,459          969       977       1,207       1,351          1,176       1,408  
Banking fees      704       683          605       607       674       726          650       644  
Corporate lending      198       240          269       277       278       269          303       284  
Transaction banking      385       414          408       419       404       398          401       458  
Banking      1,287       1,337          1,282       1,303       1,356       1,393          1,354       1,386  
Other      (44     3          1             1       38          1       1  
Total income      2,580       2,799          2,252       2,280       2,564       2,782          2,531       2,795  
Credit impairment releases/(charges) and other provisions      23       159          (127     (36     1       (51        (90     (38
Net operating income      2,603       2,958          2,125       2,244       2,565       2,731          2,441       2,757  
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (1,773     (1,773        (2,129     (1,656     (1,760     (1,930        (2,272     (1,855
Litigation and conduct1            (13        (255     (5     4       (11        (15     (17
Operating expenses      (1,773     (1,786        (2,384     (1,661     (1,756     (1,941        (2,287     (1,872
Other net income      5       3          7       10       116                1        
Profit/(loss) before tax      835       1,175          (252     593       925       790          155       885  
Balance sheet information    £bn     £bn            £bn     £bn     £bn     £bn            £bn     £bn  
Loans and advances at amortised cost      87.8       81.3          88.2       95.4       96.7       106.8          114.0       115.9  
Deposits at amortised cost      130.3       107.6          128.0       133.4       134.1       131.0          134.0       126.7  
Risk weighted assets      180.4       181.3          176.2       185.2       178.9       180.6          178.6       182.5  
Performance measures                                                                       
Return on average allocated equity      9.0%       12.9%          (19.9%     5.7%       10.6%       7.8%          (1.1%     8.7%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      9.1%       13.0%          (20.2%     5.9%       11.1%       8.2%          (1.2%     9.2%  
Average allocated equity      26.7       25.9          24.7       25.8       24.4       24.8          24.0       23.3  
Average allocated tangible equity      26.4       25.6          24.3       24.8       23.3       23.5          22.6       21.9  
Performance measures excluding litigation and
conduct1
   £m     £m            £m     £m     £m     £m            £m     £m  
Profit before tax      835       1,188          3       598       921       801          170       902  
Return on average allocated equity      9.0%       13.0%          (15.8%     5.8%       10.5%       7.9%          (0.9%     9.0%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      9.1%       13.2%          (16.1%     6.0%       11.1%       8.3%          (0.9%     9.5%  

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Analysis of Barclays International

 

 

      
Consumer, Cards and Payments    Q218     Q118            Q417     Q317     Q217     Q117            Q416     Q316  
Income statement information    £m     £m            £m     £m     £m     £m            £m     £m  
Total income      1,127       1,009          1,067       1,035       1,046       1,356          1,061       1,056  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      (91     (252        (259     (459     (280     (295        (336     (382

Net operating income

     1,036       757          808       576       766       1,061          725       674  
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (533     (527        (564     (526     (516     (505        (509     (482
Litigation and conduct1      (47     (2        -       -       -       (2        (2     -  

Operating expenses

     (580     (529        (564     (526     (516     (507        (511     (482
Other net income      6       10          14       9       86       12          4       8  

Profit before tax

     462       238          258       59       336       566          218       200  
Balance sheet information    £bn     £bn            £bn     £bn     £bn     £bn            £bn     £bn  
Loans and advances at amortised cost      37.7       36.2          38.6       39.0       38.5       38.7          39.7       36.8  
Deposits at amortised cost      60.7       59.6          59.3       58.5       57.9       58.4          50.7       49.0  
Risk weighted assets      37.6       32.9          34.1       33.0       33.3       33.7          34.1       32.1  
Performance measures                                                                       
Return on average allocated equity      21.6%       12.6%          7.1%       1.6%       14.1%       26.6%          9.6%       10.8%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      26.2%       15.6%          8.9%       2.2%       19.4%       36.4%          13.2%       14.8%  
Average allocated equity      6.0       5.5          5.3       5.7       5.7       5.7          5.5       5.1  
Average allocated tangible equity      5.0       4.5          4.2       4.2       4.1       4.2          4.0       3.7  
Performance measures excluding litigation and
conduct1
   £m     £m            £m     £m     £m     £m            £m     £m  
Profit before tax      509       240          258       59       336       568          220       200  
Return on average allocated equity      23.8%       12.7%          7.1%       1.6%       14.1%       26.7%          9.7%       10.8%  
Return on average allocated tangible equity      28.9%       15.7%          9.0%       2.2%       19.4%       36.5%          13.3%       14.8%  

 

1

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Quarterly Results by Business

 

 

 

Head Office

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Income statement information      £m        £m           £m        £m        £m        £m           £m        £m  
Net interest income      (156)        (318)           (254)        (174)        108         (115)           29         (206)  
Net fee, commission and other income1      189         80            87         180         (24)        33            (38)        17   

Total income

     33         (238)           (167)               84         (82)           (9)        (189)  
Credit impairment (charges)/releases and other provisions      (1)                  (3)        (13)        (1)                          

Net operating income/(expenses)

     32         (232)           (170)        (7)        83         (82)           (9)        (188)  
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and litigation and conduct      (36)        (59)           (76)        (112)        (40)        (49)           15         (29)  
UK bank levy                       (41)                                (2)         
Litigation and conduct2      (31)        (1,535)           (75)        (65)        (1)        (10)           (1)        (8)  

Operating expenses

     (67)        (1,594)           (192)        (177)        (41)        (59)           12         (37)  
Other net (expenses)/income      (23)                  (3)        (22)        (164)                  159         (4)  

(Loss)/profit before tax

     (58)        (1,819)           (365)        (206)        (122)        (141)           162         (229)  
Attributable (loss)/profit      (122)        (1,699)           (371)        (199)        (175)        (123)           223         (203)  
Balance sheet information      £bn        £bn           £bn        £bn        £bn        £bn           £bn        £bn  
Total assets      17.2         40.4            39.7         51.7         17.3         74.5            75.2         73.3   
Risk weighted assets      26.3         31.2            31.8         36.1         26.2         52.9            53.3         47.5   
Performance measures                                                                              
Average allocated equity      4.9         7.2            12.8         11.1         9.5         9.2            8.8         8.8   
Average allocated tangible equity      2.0         4.3            10.0         10.5         8.8         7.6            7.2         7.4   

Performance measures excluding litigation and

conduct2

     £m        £m           £m        £m        £m        £m           £m        £m  
(Loss)/profit before tax      (27)        (284)           (290)        (141)        (121)        (131)           163         (221)  
Attributable (loss)/profit      (98)        (192)           (307)        (134)        (174)        (116)           224         (195)  

 

1

Following the early adoption of the own credit provisions of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments on 1 January 2017, own credit, which was previously reported in net fee, commission and other income, is recognised within other comprehensive income from Q117.

2

Refer to pages 90 to 101 for further information and calculations of performance measures excluding litigation and conduct.

 

 

 

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Barclays Non-Core Results

 

 

 

The Barclays Non-Core segment was closed on 1 July 2017 with the residual assets and liabilities reintegrated into, and associated financial performance subsequently reported in, Barclays UK, Barclays International and Head Office. Financial results up until 30 June 2017 are reflected in the Non-Core segment within the Barclays Group’s results.

Barclays Non-Core

 

Income statement information     

Half year ended

30.06.18

£m

 

 

 

    

Half year ended

30.06.17

£m

 

 

 

Net interest income      -        (112
Net trading income      -        (488
Net fee, commission and other income      -        70  

Total income

     -        (530
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      -        (30

Net operating expenses

     -        (560
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      -        (256
Litigation and conduct      -        (28

Operating expenses

     -        (284
Other net income      -        197  

Loss before tax

     -        (647
Attributable loss      -        (419

 

     Q218        Q118           Q417        Q317        Q217        Q117           Q416        Q316  
Income statement information    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Net interest income                                     (123)        11            (54)        78   
Net trading income                                     (411)        (77)           (462)        (288)  
Net fee, commission and other income                                     78         (8)           97         51   

Total income

                                    (456)        (74)           (419)        (159)  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions                                     (27)        (3)           (47)        (20)  

Net operating expenses

                                    (483)        (77)           (466)        (179)  
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and litigation and conduct                                     (108)        (148)           (341)        (311)  
UK bank levy                                                      (76)         
Litigation and conduct                                     (19)        (9)           (51)        (102)  

Operating expenses

                                    (127)        (157)           (468)        (413)  
Other net income/(expenses)                                     204         (7)           146         498   

Loss before tax

                                    (406)        (241)           (788)        (94)  
Tax credit                                     207         75            322         194   

(Loss)/profit after tax

                                    (199)        (166)           (466)        100   
Non-controlling interests                                     (8)        (9)           (14)        (13)  
Other equity instrument holders                                     (19)        (18)           (18)        (15)  

Attributable (loss)/profit

                                    (226)        (193)           (498)        72   
Balance sheet information    £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn             £bn      £bn  
Loans and advances to banks and customers at amortised cost                                     48.3         49.5            51.1         58.7   
Derivative financial instrument assets                                     150.3         164.2            188.7         253.2   
Derivative financial instrument liabilities                                     143.0         155.3            178.6         243.0   
Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending                                                      0.1         0.1   
Financial assets designated at fair value                                     12.1         13.4            14.5         15.5   
Total assets                                     233.0         249.1            279.7         359.8   
Customer deposits                                     11.8         12.9            12.5         16.0   
Risk weighted assets                                     22.8         27.4            32.1         43.9   

 

 

 

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Discontinued Operation Results

 

 

 

Following the reduction of the Barclays Group’s interest in BAGL in 2017, Barclays’ remaining holding of 14.9%, as at H118 is reported as a financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income in the Head Office segment, with Barclays’ share of BAGL’s dividend recognised in the Head Office income statement.

Africa Banking

 

Income statement information     

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

 
 

 

    

Half year  ended
30.06.171

£m

 
 

 

Net interest income`      -        1,024  
Net fee, commission and other income      -        762  

Total income

     -        1,786  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      -        (177

Net operating income

     -        1,609  
Operating expenses excluding impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL      -        (1,130
Other net income excluding loss on sale of BAGL      -        5  

Profit before tax excluding impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL and loss on sale of BAGL

     -        484  
Impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL      -        (1,090
Loss on sale of BAGL      -        (1,435

Loss before tax

     -        (2,041
Tax charge      -        (154

Loss after tax

     -        (2,195
Attributable loss      -        (2,335

 

1

The H117 Africa Banking income statement represents five months of results as a discontinued operation to 31 May 2017.

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q2171     Q117            Q416     Q316  
Income statement information      £m        £m           £m        £m        £m       £m          £m       £m  
Net interest income      -        -           -        -        407       617          626       561  
Net fee, commission and other income      -        -           -        -        297       465          441       421  

Total income

     -        -           -        -        704       1,082          1,067       982  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions      -        -           -        -        (71     (106        (105     (96

Net operating income

     -        -           -        -        633       976          962       886  
Operating expenses excluding UK bank levy and impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL      -        -           -        -        (477     (653        (727     (598
UK bank levy      -        -           -        -        -       -          (65     -  
Other net income excluding loss on sale of BAGL      -        -           -        -        3       2          2       2  
Profit before tax excluding impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL and loss on sale of BAGL      -        -           -        -        159       325          172       290  
Impairment of Barclays’ holding in BAGL      -        -           -        -        (206     (884        -       -  
Loss on sale of BAGL      -        -           -        -        (1,435     -          -       -  

(Loss)/profit before tax

     -        -           -        -        (1,482     (559        172       290  
(Loss)/profit after tax      -        -           -        -        (1,537     (658        71       209  
Attributable (loss)/profit      -        -           -        -        (1,534     (801        (52     85  
Balance sheet information      £bn        £bn           £bn        £bn        £bn       £bn          £bn       £bn  
Total assets      -        -           -        -        -       66.0          65.1       61.1  
Risk weighted assets      -        -           -        -        9.8       41.3          42.3       39.9  

 

1

The Q217 Africa Banking income statement represents two months of results as a discontinued operation to 31 May 2017.

 

 

 

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Performance Management

 

 

 

Margins and balances

 

     Half year ended 30.06.18        Half year ended 30.06.17  
    

Net interest

income

 

 

   

Average

customer

assets

 

 

 

    

Net interest

margin

 

 

    

Net interest

income

 

 

   

Average

customer

assets

 

 

 

    

Net interest

margin

 

 

       £m       £m        %        £m       £m        %  
Barclays UK      2,986       185,666        3.24        3,045       166,200        3.69  
Barclays International1      2,027       95,170        4.30        2,185       108,486        4.06  
Total Barclays UK and Barclays International      5,013       280,836        3.60        5,230       274,686        3.84  
Other2      (635                       (132                 
Total Barclays Group      4,378             5,098       

 

1

Barclays International margins include interest earning lending balances within the investment banking business.

2

Other includes Head Office and non lending related investment bank balance. Barclays Non-Core is included in the comparative period.

Net interest margin decreased 24bps to 3.60% primarily reflecting the integration of the ESHLA portfolio from Non-Core on 1 July 2017 and margin pressure in Barclays UK offset by the allocation of legacy funding costs to Head Office. Barclays Group net interest income decreased 14% to £4.4bn, including lower net structural hedge contributions of £0.4bn (H117: £0.7bn).

Quarterly analysis for Barclays UK and Barclays International

 

    

Net interest

income

    

Average

customer

assets

    

Net interest

margin

 
Three months ended 30.06.18    £m      £m      %  
Barclays UK      1,493        186,053        3.22  
Barclays International1      962        95,728        4.03  

Total Barclays UK and Barclays International

     2,455        281,781        3.49  
Three months ended 31.03.18                        
Barclays UK      1,493        185,351        3.27  
Barclays International1      1,065        94,530        4.57  
Total Barclays UK and Barclays International      2,558        279,881        3.71  
Three months ended 31.12.17                        
Barclays UK      1,540        184,058        3.32  
Barclays International1      1,071        98,500        4.31  
Total Barclays UK and Barclays International      2,611        282,558        3.67  
Three months ended 30.09.17                        
Barclays UK      1,501        181,419        3.28  
Barclays International1      1,070        100,828        4.21  
Total Barclays UK and Barclays International      2,571        282,247        3.61  
Three months ended 30.06.17                        
Barclays UK      1,534        166,345        3.70  
Barclays International1      1,064        104,899        4.07  
Total Barclays UK and Barclays International      2,598        271,244        3.84  

 

1

Barclays International margins include interest earning lending balances within the investment banking business.

 

 

 

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Risk Management

 

 

 

Risk management and Principal Risks

The roles and responsibilities of the business groups, Risk and Compliance, in the management of risk in the firm are defined in the Enterprise Risk Management Framework. The purpose of the framework is to identify the Principal Risks of Barclays Group, the process by which the Barclays Group sets its appetite for these risks in its business activities, and the consequent limits which it places on related risk taking. The framework identifies eight Principal Risks: Credit risk; Market risk; Treasury and Capital risk; Operational risk; Conduct risk; Reputation risk; Model risk; and Legal risk. Further detail on these risks and how they are managed is available in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017 or available at home.barclays/annualreport. There have been no significant changes to these Principal Risks in the period nor are any expected for the remaining six months of the financial year.

The following section gives an overview of Credit risk, Market risk, and Treasury and Capital risk for the period.

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Barclays has adopted IFRS 9, Financial Instruments effective from 1 January 2018 which has resulted in key changes to the classification and measurement of financial assets, and the quantification of impairment allowances based on expected credit losses (ECLs). The impact of the transition from IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement to IFRS 9 was included in the transition disclosures published on 8 March 2018. The Barclays PLC IFRS 9 Transition Note can be accessed via Barclays PLC’s website at home.barclays/results.

The disclosure of the accounting policies, key concepts and judgements used in the application of the expected loss methodology is included in Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56. Disclosures relating to the initial application of IFRS 9 and the impact of the transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 is included in Note 21, Transition disclosures on pages 86 to 88.

Loans and advances at amortised cost by stage

The table below presents an analysis of loans and advances at amortised cost by gross exposure, impairment allowance and coverage ratio by stage allocation and business segment as at 30 June 2018. Also included are off balance sheet loan commitment and financial guarantee contracts by gross exposure, impairment allowance and coverage ratio.

Impairment allowance under IFRS 9 considers both the drawn and the undrawn counterparty exposure. For retail portfolios, the total impairment allowance is allocated to the drawn exposure to the extent that the allowance does not exceed the exposure as ECL is not reported separately. Any excess is reported on the liability side of the balance sheet as a provision. For wholesale portfolios the impairment allowance on the undrawn exposure is reported on the liability side of the balance sheet as a provision.

 

     Gross exposure             Impairment allowance      Net  
     Stage 1      Stage 2      Stage 3      Total             Stage 1      Stage 2      Stage 3      Total      exposure  
As at 30.06.18    £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m      £m  
Barclays UK      132,186        25,841        3,070        161,097           148        1,393        1,206        2,747        158,350  
Barclays International      21,838        7,145        1,709        30,692           253        1,176        1,219        2,648        28,044  
Head Office      6,774        734        944        8,452           11        56        299        366        8,086  

Total Barclays Group retail

     160,798        33,720        5,723        200,241           412        2,625        2,724        5,761        194,480  
Barclays UK      23,759        3,861        1,215        28,835           21        66        143        230        28,605  
Barclays International      87,161        9,703        1,468        98,332           122        262        495        879        97,453  
Head Office      436        -        46        482           13        -        40        53        429  

Total Barclays Group wholesale

     111,356        13,564        2,729        127,649           156        328        678        1,162        126,487  

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

     272,154        47,284        8,452        327,890           568        2,953        3,402        6,923        320,967  
Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts      -        -        -        332,539           -        -        -        289     

Total1

              660,429                    7,212     

 

     As at 30.06.18            Half year ended 30.06.18                
     Coverage ratio            Loan impairment charge and loan loss rate                
      Stage 1
%
     Stage 2
%
     Stage 3
%
    

Total

%

          

Loan impairment

charge

£m

   

Loan loss rate2

bps

                     
Barclays UK      0.1        5.4        39.3        1.7          360       45          
Barclays International      1.2        16.5        71.3        8.6          339       223          
Head Office      0.2        7.6        31.7        4.3          9       21          

Total Barclays Group retail

     0.3        7.8        47.6        2.9          708       71          
Barclays UK      0.1        1.7        11.8        0.8          55       38          
Barclays International      0.2        2.7        33.7        0.9          (177     (36        
Head Office      3.0        -        87.0        11.0          (16     (669        

Total Barclays Group wholesale

     0.1        2.3        24.8        0.9          (138     (22        

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

     0.2        6.2        40.3        2.1          570       35          
Other financial assets subject to impairment                                            1                  

Total

                   571            

 

1

Other financial assets subject to impairment not included in the table above, include cash collateral and settlement balances, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, and accrued income and sundry debtors. These have a total gross exposure of £155.1bn (1 January 2018: £128.1bn) and impairment allowance of £9m (1 January 2018: £9m).

2

H118 loan impairment charge represents six months of impairment charge, annualised to calculate the loan loss rate.

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

     Gross exposure             Impairment allowance      Net
exposure
£m
 
As at 01.01.18    Stage 1
£m
     Stage 2
£m
     Stage 3
£m
     Total
£m
            Stage 1
£m
     Stage 2
£m
     Stage 3
£m
     Total
£m
 
Barclays UK      129,837        25,798        3,152        158,787           142        1,310        1,142        2,594        156,193  
Barclays International      22,427        7,051        1,466        30,944           292        1,298        1,080        2,670        28,274  
Head Office      6,498        1,596        952        9,046           8        62        294        364        8,682  

Total Barclays Group retail

     158,762        34,445        5,570        198,777           442        2,670        2,516        5,628        193,149  
Barclays UK      22,835        3,880        1,092        27,807           25        88        114        227        27,580  
Barclays International      75,331        11,128        2,345        88,804           139        349        694        1,182        87,622  
Head Office      8,689        139        74        8,902           2        5        58        65        8,837  
Total Barclays Group wholesale      106,855        15,147        3,511        125,513           166        442        866        1,474        124,039  

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

     265,617        49,592        9,081        324,290           608        3,112        3,382        7,102        317,188  
Off-balance sheet loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts      -        -        -        334,573           -        -        -        420     

Total

              658,863                    7,522     
     Coverage ratio                                            
As at 01.01.18    Stage 1
%
     Stage 2
%
     Stage 3
%
    

Total

%

                                           
Barclays UK      0.1        5.1        36.2        1.6                    
Barclays International      1.3        18.4        73.7        8.6                    
Head Office      0.1        3.9        30.9        4.0                    

Total Barclays Group retail

     0.3        7.8        45.2        2.8                    
Barclays UK      0.1        2.3        10.4        0.8                    
Barclays International      0.2        3.1        29.6        1.3                    
Head Office      -        3.6        78.4        0.7                    
Total Barclays Group wholesale      0.2        2.9        24.7        1.2                    

Total loans and advances at amortised cost

     0.2        6.3        37.2        2.2                    

Gross exposure on loans and advances at amortised cost increased by £3.6bn to £327.9bn (1 January 2018: £324.3bn) driven by growth in the UK mortgage portfolio and CIB lending.

The impairment allowance on loans and advances at amortised cost, including off balance sheet elements of the allowance, decreased by £0.3bn to £7.2bn (1 January 2018: £7.5bn), including single name write offs within the Barclays International wholesale business.

The increase in gross exposure on loans and advances at amortised cost of £3.6bn can be seen in the increase in Stage 1 gross exposure of £6.5bn, offset by decreases of £2.3bn and £0.6bn respectively in Stages 2 and 3, with a decrease in the impairment allowance to £6.9bn (1 January 2018: £7.1bn).

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Loans and advances at amortised cost by product

The table below presents a breakdown of loans and advances at amortised cost and the impairment allowance with stage allocation by asset classification.

 

            Stage 2                
As at 30.06.18    Stage 1     

Not past

due

    

<=30 days

past due

    

>30 days

past due

     Total      Stage 3      Total  
Gross exposure    £m      £m      £m      £m      £m      £m      £m  
Home loans      127,940        15,793        1,920        907        18,620        2,521        149,081  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      39,933        13,976        718        582        15,276        3,671        58,880  
Corporate loans      104,281        12,398        406        584        13,388        2,260        119,929  
Total      272,154        42,167        3,044        2,073        47,284        8,452        327,890  
Impairment Allowance                                                        
Home loans      44        77        16        13        106        334        484  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      408        2,069        197        243        2,509        2,462        5,379  
Corporate loans      116        313        11        14        338        606        1,060  
Total      568        2,459        224        270        2,953        3,402        6,923  
Net exposure                                                        
Home loans      127,896        15,716        1,904        894        18,514        2,187        148,597  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      39,525        11,907        521        339        12,767        1,209        53,501  
Corporate loans      104,165        12,085        395        570        13,050        1,654        118,869  
Total      271,586        39,708        2,820        1,803        44,331        5,050        320,967  
Coverage ratio    %      %      %      %      %      %      %  
Home loans      -        0.5        0.8        1.4        0.6        13.2        0.3  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      1.0        14.8        27.4        41.8        16.4        67.1        9.1  
Corporate loans      0.1        2.5        2.7        2.4        2.5        26.8        0.9  
Total      0.2        5.8        7.4        13.0        6.2        40.3        2.1  
As at 01.01.18                                                 
Gross exposure    £m      £m      £m      £m      £m      £m      £m  
Home loans      125,224        17,108        1,612        604        19,324        2,425        146,973  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      40,482        13,562        702        502        14,766        3,544        58,792  
Corporate loans      99,911        14,534        407        561        15,502        3,112        118,525  
Total      265,617        45,204        2,721        1,667        49,592        9,081        324,290  
Impairment Allowance                                                        
Home loans      38        77        10        13        100        326        464  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      441        2,086        203        245        2,534        2,291        5,266  
Corporate loans      129        444        22        12        478        765        1,372  
Total      608        2,607        235        270        3,112        3,382        7,102  
Net exposure                                                        
Home loans      125,186        17,031        1,602        591        19,224        2,099        146,509  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      40,041        11,476        499        257        12,232        1,253        53,526  
Corporate loans      99,782        14,090        385        549        15,024        2,347        117,153  
Total      265,009        42,597        2,486        1,397        46,480        5,699        317,188  
Coverage ratio    %      %      %      %      %      %      %  
Home loans      -        0.5        0.6        2.2        0.5        13.4        0.3  
Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      1.1        15.4        28.9        48.8        17.2        64.6        9.0  
Corporate loans      0.1        3.1        5.4        2.1        3.1        24.6        1.2  
Total      0.2        5.8        8.6        16.2        6.3        37.2        2.2  

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Movement in total impairment allowance and provisions

 

      Stage 1     Stage 2     Stage 3     Total  
     Impairment
allowance
    Impairment
allowance
    Impairment
allowance
    Impairment
allowance
 
      £m     £m     £m     £m  
Opening balance as at 01.01.18      741       3,371       3,410       7,522  
Movement in impairment            676  

New financial assets originated or purchased

     202       82       69       353  

Changes to impairment allowance including transfers between stages and repayments1

     (263     (352     938       323  
Assets derecognised due to write-offs      -       -       (986     (986
Closing balance as at 30.06.18      680       3,101       3,431       7,212  
Reconciliation of movement to impairment charge/(release) for the period         

Movement excluding assets derecognised due to write-offs

           676  

Recoveries post write-offs

           (68

Exchange and other adjustments2

                             (37
Impairment charge for the period            571  

 

1

Change to impairment allowance includes the impacts of transfers between stages, changes made to parameters (such as probability of default, exposure at default and loss given default), changes in macroeconomic variables, drawdowns, repayments and other movements.

2

Includes movement in impairment allowance on other assets, cash collateral and settlement balances.

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Measurement uncertainty

The measurement of ECL involves increased complexity and judgement, including estimation of probabilities of default (PD), loss given default (LGD), a range of unbiased future economic scenarios, estimation of expected lives, and estimation of exposures at default (EAD) and assessing significant increases in credit risk. Impairment charges will tend to be more volatile and will be recognised earlier. Unsecured products with longer expected lives, such as revolving credit cards, are the most impacted.

Barclays Group utilises an external consensus forecast as the baseline scenario. In addition, two adverse and two favourable scenarios are derived, with associated probability weightings. The adverse scenarios are calibrated to a similar severity to internal stress tests, whilst also incorporating IFRS 9 specific sensitivities and non-linearity. The most adverse scenarios are benchmarked to the Bank of England’s annual cyclical scenarios and to the most severe scenarios from Moody’s inventory, but are not designed to be the same. The favourable scenarios are calibrated to be symmetric to the adverse scenarios, subject to a ceiling calibrated to relevant recent favourable benchmark scenarios. The scenarios include six core variables, (GDP, unemployment and House Price Index (HPI) in both the UK and US markets), and expanded variables using statistical models based on historical correlations. The probability weights of the scenarios are estimated such that the baseline (reflecting current consensus outlook) has the highest weight and the weights of adverse and favourable scenarios depend on the deviation from the baseline; the further from the baseline, the smaller the weight. A single set of five scenarios is used across all portfolios and all five weights are normalised to equate to 100%. The impacts across the portfolios are different because of the sensitivities of each of the portfolios to specific macro-economic variables, for example, mortgages are highly sensitive to house prices and base rates, credit cards and unsecured consumer loans are highly sensitive to unemployment.

The table below provides a summary of the average, minimum and maximum values of the six core economic variables, for the baseline scenario between 2018 to 2022.

 

Baseline economic variables1         
As at 30.06.18    Average
%
     Minimum
%
     Maximum
%
 
UK GDP      1.8        1.5        1.9  
UK unemployment      4.7        4.6        4.8  
UK HPI      2.6        1.4        3.2  
US GDP      2.0        2.0        2.2  
US unemployment      4.2        4.1        4.2  
US HPI      4.3        4.1        5.1  
As at 01.01.18                     
UK GDP      1.8        1.5        2.0  
UK unemployment      4.6        4.6        4.6  
UK HPI      2.8        2.0        3.2  
US GDP      2.1        2.0        2.2  
US unemployment      4.1        4.1        4.2  
US HPI      3.4        3.2        4.1  

 

1

GDP and HPI are annualised growth rates. Unemployment rate is a simple average.

The macro-economic baseline variables show as improvement in the US economic Outlook, notably HPI. The UK macro-economic variables were largely stable and were held constant during H118.

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Analysis of specific portfolios and asset types

Secured home loans

The UK home loan portfolio primarily comprises first lien mortgages and accounts for 90% (December 2017: 90%) of the Barclays Group’s total home loans balance.

 

Home loans principal portfolios   

Barclays UK

 
     

As at

30.06.18

  

As at

31.12.171

 
Gross loans and advances (£m)    134,431       132,132  
90 day arrears rate excluding recovery book (%)    0.1       0.1  
Annualised gross charge-off rate (%)    0.2       0.2  
Recovery book proportion of outstanding balances (%)    0.2       0.3  
Recovery book impairment coverage ratio (%)    3.6       11.2  
Average marked to market LTV              
Balance weighted (%)    49.6       47.6  
Valuation weighted (%)    36.6       35.2  
For >100% LTVs              
Balances (£m)    261       215  
Marked to market collateral (£m)    231       188  
Average LTV: balance weighted (%)    127.3       127.7  
Average LTV: valuation weighted (%)    116.8       118.6  
Balances in recovery book (%)    4.9       5.9  
New lending   

Half year ended

30.06.18

  

Half year ended

30.06.17

 
New home loan bookings (£m)    11,295       10,025  
New home loans proportion > 85% LTV (%)    8.9       4.7  
Average LTV on new home loans: balance weighted (%)    64.4       62.4  
Average LTV on new home loans: valuation weighted (%)    56.3       54.6  

 

1

The comparative information as at December 2017 has been presented on an IAS 39 basis and has not been restated as permitted under IFRS 9.

 

Home loans principal portfolios - distribution of balances by LTV

 

    As at 30.06.18  
Barclays UK  

Distribution of

balances

%

   

 

Distribution of

impairment

allowance

%

   

Coverage ratio

%

 
<=75%     87.8       55.9       0.0  
>75% and <=90%     10.8       23.2       0.1  
>90% and <=100%     1.2       6.1       0.3  
>100%     0.2       14.8       3.8  

Within the UK home loans portfolio:

 

 

Portfolio credit performance remained strong reflecting the continuing low base rate environment and stable economic conditions. Average LTVs whilst remaining low, increased on last year as 8 out of 12 UK regions experienced house price decreases during H118

 

 

Home loans with LTV >100% increased 21% to £261m due to a decrease in house prices

 

 

Owner-occupied interest-only home loans comprised 27% (December 2017: 28%) of total balances. The average balance weighted LTV on these loans increased to 40.6% (December 2017: 39.7%) primarily driven by decreases in the House Price Index (HPI) across Greater London and the South East. The 90 day arrears rate for this portfolio segment, excluding the recovery book, remained broadly stable at 0.2% (December 2017: 0.3%)

 

 

Buy-to-let (BTL) home loans comprised 12% (December 2017: 11%) of total balances. The average balance weighted LTV increased to 56.6% (December 2017: 53.7%) driven by decreases in the HPI across Greater London and the South East, combined with higher LTVs at origination for BTL loans relative to the attrition on the portfolio. The BTL 90 day arrears rate excluding recovery book remained steady at 0.1% (December 2017: 0.1%)

 

 

New lending increased to £11.3bn (H117: £10.0bn). An increase in >85% LTV on new lending was driven by market activity and was in line with the risk appetite of the business

 

 

 

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Credit Risk

 

 

 

Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending

The principal portfolios listed below accounted for 86% of the Barclays Group’s total credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending.

 

Principal portfolios

 

As at 30.06.18

 

Gross

exposure

£m

   

30 day arrears

rate, excluding

recovery book

%

   

90 day arrears

rate, excluding

recovery book

%

   

Annualised

gross charge-

off rate

%

 
Barclays UK        
UK cards     17,143       1.9       0.9       4.6  
UK personal loans     6,372       2.8       1.6       2.7  
Barclays International        
US cards     20,288       2.5       1.3       5.8  
Barclays Partner Finance     3,245       1.2       0.5       2.4  
Germany consumer lending     3,385       2.1       0.9       3.1  
As at 31.12.171                            
Barclays UK        
UK cards     17,686       1.8       0.8       5.0  
UK personal loans     6,255       2.5       1.2       3.3  
Barclays International        
US cards     21,350       2.6       1.3       5.0  
Barclays Partner Finance     3,814       1.3       0.5       2.6  
Germany consumer lending     3,384       2.3       1.0       3.2  

 

1

The comparative information as at December 2017 has been presented on an IAS 39 basis and has not been restated as permitted under IFRS 9.

UK cards: 30 and 90 day arrears rates increased slightly due to a reduction in gross lending as delinquent balances remained relatively stable. The annualised gross charge-off rate reduced as the levels stabilised following accelerated informal arrangement charge-offs in 2017.

UK personal loans: 30 and 90 day arrears rates increased, and the annualised gross charge-off rate reduced resulting from accounts remaining in collections for longer than expected.

US cards: The annualised gross charge-off rate increased to 5.8% reflecting the impact of a partner portfolio sale and trends across the industry. 30 and 90 day arrears rates remained broadly stable.

Barclays Partner Finance: 30 day arrears rate reduced due to increased acquisition quality. Tightening activity in prior years and operational improvement drove a reduction in charge-off rate.

Germany consumer lending: The reduction in 30 day arrears rate was driven by a combination of higher credit quality on new bookings and improvements in collections performance within Germany cards.

 

 

 

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Market Risk

 

 

 

Analysis of management value at risk (VaR)

The table below shows the total management VaR on a diversified basis by risk factor. Total management VaR includes all trading positions in CIB and Head Office and it is calculated with a one-day holding period.

Limits are applied against each risk factor VaR as well as total management VaR, which are then cascaded further by risk managers to each business.

 

Management VaR (95%) by asset class1

 

                                             
     Half year ended 30.06.18           Half year ended 31.12.17           Half year ended 30.06.17  
     

Average

£m

   

High2

£m

    

Low2

£m

   

 

   

Average

£m

   

High2

£m

    

Low2

£m

   

 

   

Average

£m

   

High2

£m

    

Low2

£m

 
Credit risk      11       16        8         10       17        8         13       18        10  
Interest rate risk      9       19        4         8       15        5         7       15        4  
Equity risk      7       12        4         8       12        4         8       14        4  
Basis risk      5       8        4         5       6        3         5       6        4  
Spread risk      5       9        3         5       8        3         4       6        3  
Foreign exchange risk      3       7        2         4       7        2         3       5        2  
Commodity risk      1       2        -         2       3        1         2       3        1  
Inflation risk      3       4        2         2       3        2         2       4        1  
Diversification effect      (24     n/a        n/a         (26     n/a        n/a         (24     n/a        n/a  
Total management VaR      20       26        15         18       24        14         20       26        17  

 

1

Includes BAGL.

2

The high and low VaR figures reported for each category did not necessarily occur on the same day as the high and low VaR reported as a whole. Consequently, a diversification effect balance for the high and low VaR figures would not be meaningful and is therefore omitted from the above table.

Average management VaR was largely stable when compared to H217.

 

 

 

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Treasury and Capital Risk

 

 

 

The Barclays Group has a comprehensive Key Risk Control Framework for managing the Barclays Group’s liquidity risk. The Liquidity Framework meets the PRA standards and is designed to ensure that the Barclays Group has liquidity resources that are sufficient in amount and quality, and a funding profile that is appropriate to meet the Barclays Group’s liquidity risk appetite (LRA). The Liquidity Framework is delivered via a combination of policy formation, review and governance, analysis, stress testing, limit setting and monitoring.

Liquidity risk stress testing

As at 30 June 2018, the Barclays Group held eligible liquid assets in excess of 100% of net stress outflows for both the 30 day combined market-wide and Barclays specific LRA scenario, and the LCR.

 

Compliance with internal and regulatory stress tests   

Barclays’

short-term

LRA (30 day

combined

stress

requirement)1
£bn

    CRD IV LCR
£bn
 
Eligible liquidity buffer      214       208  
Net stress outflows      174       135  
Surplus      40       73  
                  
Liquidity pool as a percentage of anticipated net outflows as at 30 June 2018      123     154
Liquidity pool as a percentage of anticipated net outflows as at 31 December 2017      126     154

 

1

Of the three stress scenarios monitored as part of the short-term LRA, the 30 day combined stress scenario results in the lowest ratio at 123% (December 2017: 126%). This compares to 157% (December 2017: 139%) under the 90 day market-wide scenario and 131% (December 2017: 131%) under the 30 day Barclays specific scenario.

The Barclays Group plans to maintain its surplus to the internal and regulatory stress requirements at an efficient level, while considering risks to market funding conditions and its liquidity position. The continuous reassessment of these risks may lead to execution of appropriate actions to resize the liquidity pool.

 

 

 

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Treasury and Capital Risk

 

 

 

Composition of the Group liquidity pool  
     As at 30.06.18     

As at

31.12.17

 
     Liquidity     

Liquidity pool of which interim

CRD IV LCR-eligible

     Liquidity  
     

pool

£bn

     Cash
£bn
     Level 1
£bn
     Level 2A
£bn
    

pool

£bn

 
Cash and deposits with central banks1      162        157        -        -        173  
Government bonds2               
AAA to A-      36        -        34        -        31  
BBB+ to BBB-      1        -        1        -        2  
Other LCR ineligible government bonds      1        -                 -        1  
Total government bonds      38        -        35        -        34  
Other               
Government guaranteed issuers, PSEs and GSEs      6        -        5        1        6  
International organisations and MDBs      4        -        4        -        4  
Covered bonds      3        -        3        -        2  
Other      1        -        -        -        1  
Total other      14        -        12        1        13  
                                        
Total as at 30 June 2018      214        -        47        1     
Total as at 31 December 2017      220        169        43        2     

 

1

Of which over 99% (December 2017: over 99%) was placed with the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Swiss National Bank.

2

Of which over 76% (December 2017: over 84%) are comprised of UK, US, Japanese, French, German, Danish, Swiss and Dutch securities.

The Barclays Group liquidity pool was £214bn as at 30 June 2018 (December 2017: £220bn). During H118, the month end liquidity pool ranged from £207bn to £229bn (December 2017: £165bn to £232bn), and the month end average balance was £220bn (December 2017: £202bn). The liquidity pool is held unencumbered and is not used to support payment or clearing requirements. Such requirements are treated as part of our regular business funding. The liquidity pool is intended to offset stress outflows, and comprises the above cash and unencumbered assets.

As at 30 June 2018, 94% (December 2017: 93%) of the liquidity pool was located in Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC. The residual portion of the liquidity pool outside of these entities, which is predominantly in the US subsidiaries, is held against entity-specific stress outflows and local regulatory requirements. To the extent the use of this portion of the liquidity pool is restricted due to regulatory requirements, it is assumed to be unavailable to the rest of the Barclays Group in the LCR.

 

Deposit funding    As at 30.06.18          As at 31.12.17  
Funding of loans and advances   

Loans and

advances at

amortised

cost

£bn

    

Deposits at

amortised

cost

£bn

    

Loan: deposit

ratio1

%

        

Loan: deposit

ratio1

%

 
Barclays UK      187        194        96%          95%  
Barclays International      125        191        66%          68%  
Head Office      9        1                      
Barclays Group      321        386        83%          81%  

 

1

The loan: deposit ratio is calculated as loans and advances at amortised cost divided by deposits at amortised cost. Comparatives have been restated based on this approach.

 

 

 

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Funding structure and funding relationships

The basis for liquidity risk management is a solid funding structure that reduces the probability of a liquidity stress leading to an inability to meet funding obligations as they fall due. The Barclays Group’s overall funding strategy is to develop a diversified funding base (geographically, by type and by counterparty) and maintain access to a variety of alternative funding sources, to provide protection against unexpected fluctuations, while minimising the cost of funding.

Within this, the Barclays Group aims to align the sources and uses of funding. As such, loans and advances are largely funded by deposits, with the surplus used to fund liquidity requirements. The majority of reverse repurchase agreements are matched by repurchase agreements. Derivative liabilities and assets are largely matched. A substantial proportion of balance sheet derivative positions qualify for counterparty netting and the remaining portions are largely offset once netted against cash collateral received and paid. Wholesale debt and equity is used to fund residual assets.

These funding relationships as at 30 June 2018 are summarised below:

 

Assets   

As at

30.06.18

£bn

    

As at

31.12.172

£bn

 
Loans and advances at amortised cost      321        324  
Group liquidity pool      214        220  
Other assets1      58        47  
Reverse repurchase agreements, trading portfolio assets, cash collateral and settlement balances1      329        304  
     
Derivative financial instruments      228        238  
Total assets      1,150        1,133  
Liabilities   

As at

30.06.18

£bn

    

As at

31.12.172

£bn

 
Deposits at amortised cost      386        399  
<1 year wholesale funding      40        45  
>1 year wholesale funding      109        99  
Repurchase agreements, trading portfolio liabilities, cash collateral and settlement balances1      290        273  
Equity and other liabilities      100        79  
Derivative financial instruments      225        238  
Total liabilities      1,150        1,133  
 

 

1

Includes repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements reported on an amortised cost and a fair value basis.

2

December 2017 comparatives have been updated to reflect classification changes to balance sheet presentation.

 

 

 

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Composition of wholesale funding1

Wholesale funding outstanding (excluding repurchase agreements) was £149bn (December 2017: £144bn). In H118, Barclays Group issued £6.2bn of MREL eligible instruments from Barclays PLC (the Parent company) in a range of different currencies. Barclays Bank PLC continued to issue in the shorter term markets and Barclays Bank UK PLC issued in the shorter term and secured markets, helping to maintain their stable and diversified funding bases. Notable issuances in H118 included $3bn 3 year senior unsecured notes from Barclays Bank PLC and a £1.25bn 5 year covered bond from Barclays Bank UK PLC.

Barclays Group has continued to reduce its reliance on short-term wholesale funding, where the proportion maturing in less than 1 year fell to 27% (December 2017: 31%). Wholesale funding of £39.8bn (December 2017: £44.9bn) matures in less than one year, of which £10.8bn (December 2017: £13.8bn) relates to term funding. Although not a requirement, the liquidity pool exceeded wholesale funding maturing in less than one year by £174bn (December 2017: £175bn).

Maturity profile of wholesale funding2

     <1      1-3      3-6      6-12      <1      1-2      2-3      3-4      4-5      >5         
     month      months      months      months      year      years      years      years      years      years      Total  
      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  
Barclays PLC (the Parent company)                                 
Senior unsecured (public benchmark)      -        0.1        -        -        0.1        2.3        2.8        2.7        2.4        16.8        27.1  
Senior unsecured (privately placed)      -        0.1        -        -        0.1        -        0.1        0.1        -        0.5        0.8  
Subordinated liabilities      -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        6.6        6.6  
Barclays Bank PLC (including subsidiaries)                                 

Certificates of deposit and

commercial paper

     0.9        8.9        3.2        8.5        21.5        1.1        0.8        0.5        0.3        -        24.2  
Asset backed commercial paper      2.6        3.0        0.8        -        6.4        -        -        -        -        -        6.4  
Senior unsecured (public benchmark)      -        -        -        1.5        1.5        1.8        2.8        0.1        -        0.8        7.0  
Senior unsecured (privately placed)3      0.5        0.8        1.2        5.8        8.3        8.3        6.7        1.8        4.1        16.9        46.1  
Covered bonds      -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        0.2        0.2  
Asset backed securities      -        -        0.4        0.3        0.7        2.0        -        -        0.6        1.6        4.9  
Subordinated liabilities      -        -        -        -        -        -        5.6        1.3        2.2        4.4        13.5  
Other      0.1        -        -        -        0.1        -        0.1        -        -        1.2        1.4  
Barclays Bank UK PLC (including subsidiaries)                                 
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper      0.4        0.5        -        0.2        1.1        -        -        -        -        -        1.1  
Covered bonds      -        -        -        -        -        2.8        1.0        2.3        1.3        1.0        8.4  
Asset backed securities      -        -        -        -        -        0.8        -        -        -        -        0.8  
Total as at 30 June 2018      4.5        13.4        5.6        16.3        39.8        19.1        19.9        8.8        10.9        50.0        148.5  
Of which secured      2.6        3.0        1.2        0.3        7.1        5.6        1.0        2.3        1.9        2.8        20.7  
Of which unsecured      1.9        10.4        4.4        16.0        32.7        13.5        18.9        6.5        9.0        47.2        127.8  
                                                                                                    
Total as at 31 December 2017      7.2        14.9        12.5        10.3        44.9        18.7        12.0        13.6        13.5        41.0        143.7  
Of which secured      1.9        5.1        1.0        0.2        8.2        3.5        2.0        1.0        2.5        3.1        20.3  
Of which unsecured      5.3        9.8        11.5        10.1        36.7        15.2        10.0        12.6        11.0        37.9        123.4  

 

1

The composition of wholesale funds comprises of the balance sheet reported financial liabilities at fair value, debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities. It does not include participation in the central bank facilities reported within repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing.

2

Term funding comprises of public benchmark and privately placed senior unsecured notes, covered bonds, asset backed securities (ABS) and subordinated debt where the original maturity of the instrument is more than 1 year.

3

Includes structured notes of £35.5bn, of which £5.4bn matures within one year.

 

 

 

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Credit ratings

In addition to monitoring and managing key metrics related to the financial strength of the Barclays Group, Barclays also solicits independent credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P), Moody’s, Fitch, and Rating and Investment Information (R&I). These ratings assess the creditworthiness of the Barclays Group, its subsidiaries and its branches, and are based on reviews of a broad range of business and financial attributes including capital strength, profitability, funding, liquidity, asset quality, strategy and governance.

 

Barclays Bank PLC    Standard & Poor’s      Moody’s      Fitch  
Long-term      A        A2        A  
Short-term      A-1        P-1        F1  
Outlook      Stable        Stable       
Rating Watch
Positive
 
 
Barclays Bank UK PLC                        
Long-term      A        A1        A  
Short-term      A-1        P-1        F1  
Outlook      Stable        Stable       
Rating Watch
Positive
 
 
Barclays PLC                        
Long-term      BBB        Baa3        A  
Short-term      A-2        P-3        F1  
Outlook      Stable        Stable        Stable  

All credit rating agencies took rating actions during the year to convert their respective initial ratings of Barclays Bank UK PLC to final as the UK ring-fenced bank was stood up in April 2018.

In March 2018, S&P finalised their rating of Barclays Bank UK PLC to be in line with Barclays Bank PLC at A. Both entities are on stable outlooks. Barclays PLC continues to be rated BBB with a stable outlook.

In April 2018, Moody’s assigned a rating to Barclays Bank UK PLC of A1, whilst Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays PLC’s ratings were downgraded by one notch to A2 and Baa3 respectively, due to their assessment of profitability and, for Barclays Bank PLC, the impact of ring-fencing. All entities carry stable outlooks.

In April 2018, Fitch assigned a rating to Barclays Bank UK PLC of A aligned to Barclays Bank PLC’s rating. Both entities are on Rating Watch Positive outlook, due to the anticipated sufficient amount of junior debt they expect both entities to have by the end of 2018, referred to as qualifying junior debt. Barclays PLC continues to be rated A on stable outlook.

Barclays also solicits issuer ratings from R&I, and the ratings of A- for Barclays PLC and A for Barclays Bank PLC were affirmed in July 2018 with stable outlooks.

 

 

 

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Capital

Barclays’ fully loaded CET1 regulatory requirement is expected to be 11.4% comprising a 4.5% Pillar 1 minimum, a 2.5% Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB), a 1.5% Global Systemically Important Institution (G-SII) buffer, a 2.4% Pillar 2A requirement and an expected 0.5% Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB).

The CCB and the G-SII buffer, determined by the PRA in line with guidance from the Financial Stability Board (FSB), are subject to phased implementation at 25% per annum from 2016 with full effect from 2019. The CCB has been set at 2.5% with 1.9% applicable for 2018. The G-SII buffer for 2018 has been set at 1.5% with 1.1% applicable for 2018. On 21 November 2017 the FSB confirmed that the G-SII buffer will remain at 1.5% applicable for 2019.

On 27 June 2018, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) increased the UK CCyB rate from 0% to 0.5% resulting in a 0.27% CCyB for Barclays for H118. From November 2018, the rate is expected to increase to 1% and based on current UK exposures, Barclays’ CCyB is expected to be approximately 0.5% from November 2018. Other national authorities also determine the appropriate CCyBs that should be applied to exposures in their jurisdiction, however based on current exposures none of those set are material.

Barclays’ Pillar 2A requirement as per the PRA’s Individual Capital Guidance (ICG) for 2018 is 4.3%, of which at least 56.25% needs to be met in CET1 form, equating to approximately 2.4% of RWAs. Certain elements of the Pillar 2A requirement are a fixed quantum whilst others are a proportion of RWAs and are based on a point in time assessment. The Pillar 2A requirement is subject to at least annual review.

As at 30 June 2018, Barclays’ transitional CET1 ratio was 13.0% which exceeded the H118 transitional minimum requirement of 10.2% comprising a 4.5% Pillar 1 minimum, a 1.9% CCB, a 1.1% G-SII buffer, a 0.27% CCyB and a 2.4% Pillar 2A requirement.

 

 

 

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Capital ratios 1,2,3    As at
30.06.18
     As at
31.03.18
     As at
31.12.17
 
CET1      13.0%        12.7%        13.3%  
Tier 1 (T1)      16.6%        16.4%        17.2%  
Total regulatory capital      20.5%        20.3%        21.5%  
Capital resources    bn      bn      bn  
Total equity excluding non-controlling interests per the balance sheet      61.1        59.5        63.9  
Less: other equity instruments (recognised as AT1 capital)      (8.9)        (8.9)        (8.9)  
Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends      (0.6)        (0.7)        (0.4)  
Other regulatory adjustments and deductions         
Additional value adjustments (PVA)      (1.6)        (1.4)        (1.4)  
Goodwill and intangible assets      (7.9)        (7.9)        (7.9)  
Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding temporary differences      (0.5)        (0.5)        (0.6)  
Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges      (0.7)        (0.7)        (1.2)  
Excess of expected losses over impairment      -        -        (1.2)  
Gains or losses on liabilities at fair value resulting from own credit      0.1        0.1        0.1  
Defined benefit pension fund assets      (0.8)        (0.6)        (0.7)  
Direct and indirect holdings by an institution of own CET1 instruments      (0.1)        (0.1)        (0.1)  
Adjustment under IFRS 9 transitional arrangements      1.3        1.3        -  
CET1 capital      41.4        40.2        41.6  
AT1 capital         
Capital instruments and related share premium accounts      8.9        8.9        8.9  
Qualifying AT1 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries      2.8        3.1        3.5  
Other regulatory adjustments and deductions      (0.1)        (0.1)        (0.1)  
AT1 capital      11.7        11.9        12.3  
                            
T1 capital      53.0        52.1        53.9  
T2 capital         
Capital instruments and related share premium accounts      6.6        6.3        6.5  
Qualifying T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries      6.1        6.3        7.0  
Credit risk adjustments (excess of impairment over expected losses)      -        0.1        -  
Other regulatory adjustments and deductions      (0.3)        (0.3)        (0.3)  
Total regulatory capital      65.4        64.5        67.2  
                            
Total RWAs1      319.3        317.9        313.0  

 

1

CET1, T1 and T2 capital, and RWAs are calculated applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR. This includes IFRS 9 transitional arrangements and the grandfathering of CRR non-compliant capital instruments.

2

The fully loaded CET1 ratio, as is relevant for assessing against the conversion trigger in Barclays PLC additional tier 1 (AT1) securities, was 12.6%, with £40.1bn of CET1 capital and £319.2bn of RWAs calculated without applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR.

3

The Barclays PLC CET1 ratio, as is relevant for assessing against the conversion trigger in Barclays Bank PLC T2 Contingent Capital Notes, was 13.0%. For this calculation CET1 capital and RWAs are calculated applying the transitional arrangements under the CRR, including the IFRS 9 transitional arrangements. The benefit of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) October 2012 interpretation of the transitional provisions, relating to the implementation of CRD IV, expired in December 2017.

 

 

 

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Movement in CET1 capital   

Three months

ended
30.06.18

bn

    

Six months

ended

30.06.18

bn

 
Opening CET1 capital      40.2        41.6  
     
Effects of changes in accounting policies      -        (2.2)  
     
Profit for the period attributable to equity holders      1.4        0.8  
Dividends paid and foreseen      (0.4)        (0.8)  
Increase/(decrease) in retained regulatory capital generated from earnings      1.0        -  
     
Net impact of share schemes      0.2        (0.2)  
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve      (0.5)        (0.5)  
Currency translation reserve      0.9        0.3  
Increase/(decrease) in other qualifying reserves      0.6        (0.3)  
     
Pension remeasurements within reserves      0.1        (0.1)  
Defined benefit pension fund asset deduction      (0.3)        (0.1)  
Net impact of pensions      (0.2)        (0.2)  
     
Additional value adjustments (PVA)      (0.2)        (0.2)  
Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding those arising from temporary differences      -        0.1  
Excess of expected loss over impairment      -        1.2  
Adjustment under IFRS 9 transitional arrangements      -        1.3  
(Decrease)/increase in regulatory capital due to adjustments and deductions      (0.2)        2.5  
                   
Closing CET1 capital      41.4        41.4  

CET1 capital decreased £0.2bn to £41.4bn.

Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of £0.8bn was offset by a £0.8bn regulatory deduction for dividends paid and foreseen. Other movements in the period were:

 

 

A £0.3bn decrease in other qualifying reserves including a £0.5bn decrease in the fair value through other comprehensive income reserve offset by a £0.3bn increase in the currency translation reserve driven by the appreciation of period end USD against GBP

 

 

A £0.2bn decrease as a result of movements relating to pensions, largely due to deficit contribution payments of £0.3bn in April 2018

The implementation of IFRS 9 resulted in a net increase in CET1 capital as the initial decrease in shareholders’ equity of £2.2bn on implementation was more than offset by the transitional relief of £1.3bn and the removal of £1.2bn of regulatory deduction for the excess of expected loss over impairment.

 

 

 

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Risk weighted assets (RWAs) by risk type and business  
     Credit risk          Counterparty credit risk          Market risk         

Operational

risk

    

Total

RWAs

 
As at 30.06.18   

Std

£bn

    

IRB

£bn

        

Std

£bn

    

IRB

£bn

    

Settlement

risk

£bn

    

CVA

£bn

        

Std

£bn

    

IMA

£bn

         £bn      £bn  
Barclays UK      3.9        59.1          0.2        -        -        -          -        -          11.8        75.0  
Barclays International      51.1        74.4          15.6        16.4        0.1        2.9          14.7        14.4          28.4        218.0  
Head Office      4.4        5.2          -        0.2        -        -          -        -          16.5        26.3  
Barclays Group      59.4        138.7          15.8        16.6        0.1        2.9          14.7        14.4          56.7        319.3  
As at 31.03.18                                                                                            
Barclays UK      3.2        57.1          -        -        -        -          -        -          12.2        72.5  
Barclays International      47.5        71.9          17.8        17.0        0.1        2.5          16.1        13.6          27.7        214.2  
Head Office      2.8        9.0          0.1        0.5        -        0.2          0.1        1.6          16.8        31.2  
Barclays Group      53.6        138.0          17.9        17.5        0.1        2.7          16.2        15.2          56.7        317.9  
As at 31.12.17                                                                                            
Barclays UK      3.8        55.0          -        -        -        -          -        -          12.2        70.9  
Barclays International      49.1        69.5          17.0        17.2        0.1        2.8          13.3        13.5          27.7        210.3  
Head Office      2.9        9.8          0.1        0.6        -     

 

0.2

 

       0.1        1.4          16.8        31.8  
Barclays Group      55.8        134.2          17.1        17.9        0.1        3.0          13.4        14.9          56.7        313.0  

 

Movement analysis of RWAs

 

Half year ended 30.06.18   

Credit risk

£bn

    

Counterparty

credit risk

£bn

    

Market risk

£bn

    

Operational

risk

£bn

    

Total RWAs

£bn

 
Opening RWAs      190.0        38.0        28.3        56.7        313.0  
Book size      9.8        (1.0)        (0.6)        -        8.2  
Acquisitions and disposals      (3.2)        (0.3)        (0.2)        -        (3.7)  
Book quality      (2.4)        0.2        -        -        (2.2)  
Model updates      (0.2)        -        -        -        (0.2)  
Methodology and policy      3.1        (1.5)        1.6        -        3.2  
Foreign exchange movements1      1.0        -        -        -        1.0  
Closing RWAs      198.1        35.4        29.1        56.7        319.3  

 

1

Foreign exchange movements does not include foreign exchange for counterparty credit risk or market risk.

RWAs increased £6.3bn to £319.3bn as:

 

 

Book size increased RWAs by £8.2bn primarily due to increased lending activity in the investment banking businesses

 

 

Acquisitions and disposals decreased RWAs by £3.7bn primarily due to the regulatory deconsolidation of BAGL

 

 

Book quality decreased RWAs by £2.2bn primarily due to changes in the risk profile in Barclays International

 

 

Methodology and policy increased RWAs by £3.2bn primarily due to regulatory methodology changes for the ESHLA portfolio

 

 

Foreign exchange movements increased RWAs by £1.0bn primarily due to appreciation of period end USD against GBP

 

 

 

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Leverage ratio and exposures

Barclays is subject to a leverage ratio requirement that is implemented on a phased basis, with a transitional requirement of 3.7% as at 30 June 2018; this comprised the 3.25% minimum requirement, a transitional G-SII additional leverage ratio buffer (G-SII ALRB) of 0.39% and a countercyclical leverage ratio buffer (CCLB) of 0.1%. Although the leverage ratio is expressed in terms of T1 capital, 75% of the minimum requirement, equating to 2.4375%, needs to be met with CET1 capital. In addition, the G-SII ALRB and CCLB must be covered solely with CET1 capital. The CET1 capital held against the 0.39% transitional G-SII ALRB was £4.3bn and the 0.1% CCLB was £1.1bn. The fully loaded UK leverage requirement is expected to be 4.0%.

From 1 January 2018, following the end of the transitional period Barclays is required to disclose an average UK leverage ratio which is based on capital on the last day of each month in the quarter and an exposure measure for each day in the quarter. During the transitional period, the exposure measure was based on the last day of each month in the quarter. Barclays is also required to disclose a UK leverage ratio based on capital and exposure on the last day of the quarter. Both approaches exclude qualifying claims on central banks from the leverage exposures.

 

Leverage ratios1,2   

As at

30.06.18

£bn

    

As at

31.03.18

£bn

    

As at

31.12.17

£bn

 
Average T1 capital3      49.7        50.0        51.2  
Average UK leverage exposure4      1,082        1,090        1,045  
Average UK leverage ratio      4.6%        4.6%        4.9%  
UK leverage ratio      4.9%        4.8%        5.1%  
        
CET1 capital      41.4        40.2        41.6  
AT1 capital      8.8        8.8        8.8  
T1 capital3      50.2        49.1        50.4  
Leverage exposure                           
Accounting assets         
Derivative financial instruments      228        215        238  
Derivative cash collateral      48        52        53  
Securities financing transactions (SFTs)      119        128        113  
Loans and advances and other assets      755        747        729  
Total IFRS assets      1,150        1,142        1,133  
        
Regulatory consolidation adjustments      -        8        8  
Derivatives adjustments         
Derivatives netting      (208)        (195)        (217)  
Adjustments to cash collateral      (40)        (34)        (42)  
Net written credit protection      20        18        14  
Potential future exposure (PFE) on derivatives      128        121        120  
Total derivatives adjustments      (100)        (90)        (125)  
        
SFTs adjustments      19        20        19  
        
Regulatory deductions and other adjustments      (10)        (10)        (13)  
        
Weighted off-balance sheet commitments      106        101        103  
        
Qualifying central bank claims      (135)        (140)        (140)  
                            
UK leverage exposure2      1,030        1,031        985  

 

1

The fully loaded UK leverage ratio was 4.8%, with £48.9bn of T1 capital and £1,029bn of leverage exposure calculated without applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR.

2

Capital and leverage measures are calculated applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR.

3

The T1 capital is calculated in line with the PRA Handbook, which excludes grandfathered AT1 instruments allowed under the CRR.

4

The average UK leverage exposure as at 31 December 2017 was calculated based on the last day of each month in the quarter.

 

 

 

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The average UK leverage ratio decreased to 4.6% (December 2017: 4.9%) partially driven by the change to the daily exposure measure. Average UK leverage exposures increased due to higher trading activity in SFTs and trading portfolio assets. Average T1 capital decreased primarily due to settlement of litigation and conduct charges.

The UK leverage ratio decreased to 4.9% (December 2017: 5.1%) due to an increase in UK leverage exposure to £1,030bn (December 2017: £985bn).

 

 

Loans and advances and other assets increased £26bn to £755bn. This was primarily due to a £19bn increase in settlement balances and a £6bn increase in bonds held by treasury, offset by a £10bn decrease in cash and balances at central banks held as part of the Barclays Group liquidity pool

 

 

PFEs increased £8bn to £128bn primarily driven by an increase in foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives

 

 

SFTs increased £6bn to £119bn primarily driven by higher client demand for securities due to increase in trading activity

 

 

Regulatory consolidation adjustments decreased £8bn primarily driven by the regulatory deconsolidation of BAGL

The difference between the average UK leverage ratio and the UK leverage ratio was primarily driven by lower SFTs, trading portfolio assets and settlement exposures at quarter end.

Barclays is required to disclose a CRR leverage ratio. This is included in the additional Barclays regulatory disclosures, prepared in accordance with European Banking Authority (EBA) guidelines on disclosure requirements under Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (see Barclays PLC Pillar 3 Report H1 2018), due to be published by 31 August 2018, available at home.barclays/results.

 

 

 

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Minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities

Under the Bank of England’s statement of policy on MREL, the Bank of England will set MREL for UK Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) as necessary to implement the total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) standard. Institution or group-specific MREL requirements will depend on the preferred resolution strategy for that institution or group.

The MREL requirements will be phased in from 1 January 2019 and will be fully implemented by 1 January 2022, at which time G-SIBs with resolution entities incorporated in the UK, including Barclays, will be required to meet an MREL equivalent to the higher of either: (i) two times the sum of its Pillar 1 and Pillar 2A requirements or; (ii) the higher of two times its leverage ratio requirement or 6.75% of leverage exposures. However, the PRA will review the MREL calibration by the end of 2020, including assessing the proposal for Pillar 2A recapitalisation which may drive a different 1 January 2022 MREL requirement than currently proposed. In addition, it is proposed that CET1 capital cannot be counted towards both MREL and the combined buffer requirement (CBR), meaning that the CBR will effectively be applied above both the Pillar 1 and Pillar 2A requirements relating to own funds and MREL.

Barclays’ indicative MREL requirement is currently expected to be 29.1% of RWAs from 1 January 2022 consisting of the following components:

 

 

Loss absorption and recapitalisation amounts consisting of 8% Pillar 1 and 4.3% Pillar 2A buffers respectively

 

 

Regulatory buffers including a 1.5% G-SII buffer, 2.5% CCB and 0.5% from the planned introduction of a 1% CCyB for the UK1

 

MREL ratios and position

 

              
MREL ratios   

As at

30.06.18

  

As at

31.03.18

  

As at

31.12.17

CET1 capital2    13.0%    12.7%    13.3%
AT1 capital instruments and related share premium accounts    2.8%    2.8%    2.9%
Tier 2 (T2) capital instruments and related share premium accounts    2.1%    2.0%    2.1%
Term senior unsecured funding    8.7%    7.2%    6.8%
Total Barclays PLC (the Parent company) MREL ratio    26.5%    24.7%    25.0%
Qualifying AT1 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries3    0.9%    0.9%    1.1%
Qualifying T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries3    1.8%    1.9%    2.2%
Total MREL ratio, including eligible Barclays Bank PLC instruments    29.2%    27.5%    28.2%
MREL position    £bn    £bn    £bn
CET1 capital2    41.4     40.2     41.6 
AT1 capital instruments and related share premium accounts    8.9     8.9     8.9 
T2 capital instruments and related share premium accounts    6.6     6.3     6.5 
Term senior unsecured funding    27.6     22.9     21.2 
Total Barclays PLC (the Parent company) MREL position    84.5     78.3     78.2 
Qualifying AT1 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries3    2.7     2.9     3.4 
Qualifying T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries3    5.8     6.1     6.8 
Total MREL position, including eligible Barclays Bank PLC instruments    93.0     87.3     88.4 
                   
Total RWAs2    319.3     317.9     313.0 

 

1

2022 requirements subject to Bank of England review by the end of 2020.

2

CET1 capital and RWAs are calculated applying the transitional arrangements of the CRR. This includes IFRS 9 transitional arrangements and the grandfathering of CRR non-compliant capital instruments.

3

Includes other AT1 capital regulatory adjustments and deductions of £0.1bn (December 2017: £0.1bn), and other T2 capital regulatory adjustments and deductions of £0.3bn (December 2017: £0.3bn).

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed consolidated income statement (unaudited)

 

            Half year ended      Half year ended  
            30.06.18      30.06.17  
Continuing operations    Notes1      £m      £m  
Net interest income         4,378        5,098  
Net fee and commission income      3        3,489        3,550  
Net trading income         2,480        1,667  
Net investment income         512        528  
Other income               75        38  
Total income         10,934        10,881  
Credit impairment charges and other provisions               (571)        (1,054)  
Net operating income         10,363        9,827  
        
Staff costs      4        (4,277)        (4,460)  
Administration and general expenses      5        (4,439)        (3,272)  
Operating expenses         (8,716)        (7,732)  
        
Profit on disposal of undertakings and share of results of associates and joint ventures               12        246  
Profit before tax         1,659        2,341  
Tax charge      6        (737)        (778)  
Profit after tax in respect of continuing operations         922        1,563  
Loss after tax in respect of discontinued operation               -        (2,195)  
Profit/(loss) after tax         922        (632)  
        
Attributable to:                           
Equity holders of the parent         468        (1,211)  
Other equity instrument holders2               346        301  
Total equity holders of the parent         814        (910)  
Non-controlling interests in respect of continuing operations      7        108        138  
Non-controlling interests in respect of discontinued operation      7        -        140  
Profit/(loss) after tax         922        (632)  
Earnings per share2            p      p  
Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share      8        3.3        (6.6)  
Basic earnings per ordinary share in respect of continuing operations      8        3.3        7.1  
Basic loss per ordinary share in respect of discontinued operation      8        -        (13.7)  
Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share      8        3.2        (6.5)  
Diluted earnings per ordinary share in respect of continuing operations      8        3.2        7.0  
Diluted loss per ordinary share in respect of discontinued operation      8        -        (13.5)  

 

1

For notes to the Financial Statements see pages 51 to 89.

2

The profit after tax attributable to other equity instrument holders of £346m (H117: £301m) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of £93m (H117: £82m). The net amount of £253m (H117: £219m), along with non-controlling interests, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share and return on average tangible shareholders’ equity.

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income (unaudited)

 

     Notes1           

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

   

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
Profit/(loss) after tax         922       (632)  
Profit after tax in respect of continuing operations         922       1,563  
Loss after tax in respect of discontinued operation         -       (2,195)  
Other comprehensive income/(loss) that may be recycled to profit or loss from continuing operations:2                                
Currency translation reserve     17         338       (635)  
Available for sale reserve3     17         -       69  
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve3     17         (189)       -  
Cash flow hedging reserve     17         (509)       (531)  
Other                     11       15  
Other comprehensive loss that may be recycled to profit or loss from continuing operations         (349)       (1,082)  
Other comprehensive income/(loss) not recycled to profit or loss from continuing operations:2                                
Retirement benefit remeasurements     14         (54)       (29)  
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve3     17         (267)       -  
Own credit     17               (73)       22  
Other comprehensive loss not recycled to profit or loss from continuing operations         (394)       (7)  
       
Other comprehensive loss for the period from continuing operations                     (743)       (1,089)  
       
Other comprehensive income for the period from discontinued operation                     -       1,301  
       
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period:                                
Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax from continuing operations         179       474  
Total comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax from discontinued operation                     -       (894)  
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period         179       (420)  
Attributable to:                                
Equity holders of the parent         70       (666)  
Non-controlling interests                     109       246  
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period         179       (420)  

 

1

For notes to the Financial Statements see pages 51 to 89.

2

Reported net of tax.

3

Following the adoption of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments on 1 January 2018, the fair value through other comprehensive income reserve was introduced replacing the available for sale reserve.

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidated balance sheet (unaudited)

 

Assets    Notes1     

As at

30.06.18

£m

    

As at

31.12.172

£m

 
Cash and balances at central banks         160,751        171,082  
Cash collateral and settlement balances         94,186        77,168  
Loans and advances at amortised cost         320,967        324,048  
Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending         694        12,546  
Trading portfolio assets         116,536        113,760  
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement         146,430        116,281  
Derivative financial instruments      10        228,498        237,669  
Financial investments         -        58,915  
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income         60,089        -  
Investments in associates and joint ventures         713        718  
Goodwill and intangible assets         7,871        7,849  
Property, plant and equipment         2,471        2,572  
Current tax assets      6        567        482  
Deferred tax assets      6        4,028        3,457  
Retirement benefit assets      14        1,124        966  
Other assets         4,647        4,542  
Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale               -        1,193  
Total assets         1,149,572        1,133,248  
Liabilities                           
Deposits at amortised cost         386,451        398,701  
Cash collateral and settlement balances         85,254        68,143  
Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing         20,865        40,338  
Debt securities in issue         78,404        73,314  
Subordinated liabilities      12        20,095        23,826  
Trading portfolio liabilities         47,367        37,351  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value         211,390        173,718  
Derivative financial instruments      10        224,928        238,345  
Current tax liabilities      6        684        586  
Deferred tax liabilities      6        71        44  
Retirement benefit liabilities      14        291        312  
Other liabilities         7,315        9,011  
Provisions      13        3,289        3,543  
Total liabilities         1,086,404        1,067,232  
Equity                           
Called up share capital and share premium      15        22,144        22,045  
Other reserves      17        4,532        5,383  
Retained earnings               25,441        27,536  
Shareholders’ equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent         52,117        54,964  
Other equity instruments      16        8,938        8,941  
Total equity excluding non-controlling interests         61,055        63,905  
Non-controlling interests      7        2,113        2,111  
Total equity         63,168        66,016  
        
Total liabilities and equity               1,149,572        1,133,248  

 

1

For notes to the Financial Statements see pages 51 to 89.

2

Barclays introduced changes to the balance sheet presentation as at 31 December 2017 as a result of the adoption of new accounting policies on 1 January 2018. Further detail on the adoption of new accounting policies can be found in Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56, Note 21, Transition disclosures on pages 86 to 88 and the Credit risk disclosures on pages 25 and 31.

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)

 

Half year ended 30.06.18   

Called up

share capital

and share

premium1

£m

    

Other equity
instruments1

£m

    

Other

reserves1

£m

    

Retained

earnings

£m

    

Total

£m

    

Non-

controlling

interests2

£m

    

Total

equity

£m

 
Balance as at 31 December 2017      22,045        8,941        5,383        27,536        63,905        2,111        66,016  
Effects of changes in accounting policies      -        -        (136)        (2,014)        (2,150)        -        (2,150)  
Balance as at 1 January 2018      22,045        8,941        5,247        25,522        61,755        2,111        63,866  
Continuing operations                     
Profit after tax      -        346        -        468        814        108        922  
Currency translation movements      -        -        338        -        338        -        338  
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve      -        -        (456)        -        (456)        -        (456)  
Cash flow hedges      -        -        (509)        -        (509)        -        (509)  
Retirement benefit remeasurements      -        -        -        (54)        (54)        -        (54)  
Own credit      -        -        (73)        -        (73)        -        (73)  
Other      -        -        -        10        10        1        11  
Total comprehensive income for the period      -        346        (700)        424        70        109        179  
Issue of new ordinary shares      67        -        -        -        67        -        67  
Issue of shares under employee share schemes      32        -        -        237        269        -        269  
Other equity instruments coupons paid      -        (346)        -        93        (253)        -        (253)  
Redemption of preference shares      -        -        -        -        -        -        -  
Treasury shares      -        -        (15)        (484)        (499)        -        (499)  
Dividends paid      -        -        -        (341)        (341)        (106)        (447)  
Other movements      -        (3)        -        (10)        (13)        (1)        (14)  
Balance as at 30 June 2018      22,144        8,938        4,532        25,441        61,055        2,113        63,168  
Half year ended 31.12.17                                                        
Balance as at 1 July 2017      21,998        7,694        6,148        28,026        63,866        2,397        66,263  
Continuing operations                     
Profit after tax      -        338        -        (711)        (373)        111        (262)  
Currency translation movements      -        -        (702)        -        (702)        -        (702)  
Available for sale investments      -        -        380        -        380        -        380  
Cash flow hedges      -        -        (417)        -        (417)        -        (417)  
Retirement benefit remeasurements      -        -        -        82        82        -        82  
Own credit      -        -        (33)        -        (33)        -        (33)  
Other      -        -        -        (20)        (20)        -        (20)  
Total comprehensive income for the period      -        338        (772)        (649)        (1,083)        111        (972)  
Issue of new ordinary shares      10        -        -        -        10        -        10  
Issue of shares under employee share schemes      37        -        -        221        258        -        258  
Issue and exchange of other equity instruments      -        1,245        -        -        1,245        -        1,245  
Other equity instruments coupons paid      -        (338)        -        92        (246)        -        (246)  
Redemption of preference shares      -        -        -        (6)        (6)        (203)        (209)  
Treasury shares      -        -        -        (19)        (19)        -        (19)  
Dividends paid      -        -        -        (170)        (170)        (108)        (278)  
Net equity impact of partial BAGL disposal      -        -        -        -        -        (19)        (19)  
Other movements      -        2        7        41        50        (67)        (17)  
Balance as at 31 December 2017      22,045        8,941        5,383        27,536        63,905        2,111        66,016  

 

1

Details of share capital, other equity instruments and other reserves are shown on pages 73 to 74.

2

Details of non-controlling interests are shown on page 60.

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)

 

Half year ended 30.06.17   

Called up share

capital and

share premium1

£m

    

Other equity

instruments1

£m

    

Other

reserves1

£m

    

Retained

earnings

£m

    

Total

£m

    

Non-

controlling

interests2

£m

    

Total

equity

£m

 
Balance as at 31 December 2016      21,842        6,449        6,051        30,531        64,873        6,492        71,365  
Effects of changes in accounting policies      -        -        (175)        175        -        -        -  
Balance as at 1 January 2017      21,842        6,449        5,876        30,706        64,873        6,492        71,365  
Continuing operations                     
Profit after tax      -        301        -        1,124        1,425        138        1,563  
Currency translation movements      -        -        (634)        -        (634)        (1)        (635)  
Available for sale investments      -        -        69        -        69        -        69  
Cash flow hedges      -        -        (531)        -        (531)        -        (531)  
Retirement benefit remeasurements      -        -        -        (29)        (29)        -        (29)  
Own credit      -        -        22        -        22        -        22  
Other      -        -        -        15        15        -        15  
Total comprehensive income net of tax from continuing operations      -        301        (1,074)        1,110        337        137        474  
Total comprehensive income net of tax from discontinued operation      -        -        1,332        (2,335)        (1,003)        109        (894)  
Total comprehensive income for the period      -        301        258        (1,225)        (666)        246        (420)  
Issue of new ordinary shares      107        -        -        -        107        -        107  
Issue of shares under employee share schemes      49        -        -        284        333        -        333  
Issue and exchange of other equity instruments      -        1,245        -        -        1,245        -        1,245  
Other equity instruments coupons paid      -        (301)        -        82        (219)        -        (219)  
Redemption of preference shares      -        -        -        (473)        (473)        (657)        (1,130)  
Treasury shares      -        -        14        (617)        (603)        -        (603)  
Dividends paid      -        -        -        (339)        (339)        (307)        (646)  
Net equity impact of partial BAGL disposal      -        -        -        (359)        (359)        (3,443)        (3,802)  
Other movements      -        -        -        (33)        (33)        66        33  
Balance as at 30 June 2017      21,998        7,694        6,148        28,026        63,866        2,397        66,263  

 

1

Details of share capital, other equity instruments and other reserves are shown on pages 73 to 74.

2

Details of non-controlling interests are shown on page 60.

 

 

 

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Condensed consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited)

 

Continuing operations   

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

   

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
Profit before tax      1,659       2,341  
Adjustment for non-cash items      2,716       1,041  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities      (2,799     32,088  
Corporate income tax paid      (172     (530
Net cash from operating activities      1,404       34,940  
Net cash from investing activities      (7,332     2,043  
Net cash from financing activities      (4,300     287  
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents      403       (1,092
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations      (9,825     36,178  
Net cash from discontinued operation      -       101  
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents      (9,825     36,279  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period      204,612       144,110  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period      194,787       180,389  

 

 

 

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1.

Basis of preparation

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2018 have been prepared in accordance with the DTR of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the UK FCA) and with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the EU. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as published by the IASB and as adopted by the EU.

The accounting policies and methods of computation used in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those used in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017, except as disclosed below.

1. IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, which replaced IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, was applied effective from 1 January 2018, including the early adoption of ‘Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation (Amendments to IFRS 9)’ which was endorsed by the EU in March 2018. IFRS 9 includes an accounting policy choice to continue to apply hedge accounting in accordance with IAS 39, which Barclays has decided to apply.

IFRS 9 was applied retrospectively by adjusting the opening balance sheet at the date of initial application, and comparative periods have not been restated.

(i) Changes in presentation

The following voluntary changes in presentation have been made as a result of the review of accounting presentation following the adoption of IFRS 9, and is expected to provide more relevant information to the users of the financial statements. These presentational changes have no effect on the measurement of these items and therefore had no impact on retained earnings or profit for any period. The effect of these presentational changes on transition are included in the reconciliation on pages 86 to 88 and are noted below:

 

 

‘Items in the course of collection from other banks’ and ‘prepayments, accrued income and other assets’ are reported in ‘other assets’. Equally, ‘items in the course of collection due to other banks’ and ‘accruals, deferred income and other liabilities’ are reported in ‘other liabilities’;

 

 

‘Loans and advances to banks’ and ‘loans and advances to customers’ have been disaggregated and are now reported in ‘loans and advances at amortised cost’ and ‘cash collateral and settlement balances’;

 

 

‘Deposits from banks’ and ‘customer accounts’ have been disaggregated and are now reported in ‘deposits at amortised cost’ and ‘cash collateral and settlement balances’;

 

 

‘Financial assets designated at fair value’ are now reported within ‘financial assets at fair value through the income statement’;

 

 

The majority of available for sale assets which were previously reported in ‘financial investments’ are now reported in ‘financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income’; and

 

 

Held to maturity assets which were previously reported in ‘financial investments’ are now reported in ‘loans and advances at amortised cost’.

(ii) Application of IFRS 9

The accounting policies which have been applied effective from 1 January 2018 as a result of adopting IFRS 9 are as follows.

IFRS 9 requires financial assets to be classified on the basis of two criteria:

i) the business model within which financial assets are managed; and

ii) their contractual cash flow characteristics (whether the cash flows represent ‘solely payments of principal and interest’ (SPPI)).

Business models were determined on initial application of IFRS 9. Barclays assesses the business model criteria at a portfolio level. Information that is considered in determining the applicable business model includes (i) policies and objectives for the relevant portfolio, (ii) how the performance and risks of the portfolio are managed, evaluated and reported to management, and (iii) the frequency, volume and timing of sales in prior periods, sales expectation for future periods, and the reasons for such sales.

The contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets are assessed with reference to whether the cash flows represent SPPI. In assessing whether contractual cash flows are SPPI compliant, interest is defined as consideration primarily for the time value of money and the credit risk of the principal outstanding. The time value of money is defined as the element of interest that provides consideration only for the passage of time and not consideration for other risks or costs associated with holding the financial asset. Terms that could change the contractual cash flows so that it would not

 

 

 

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meet the condition for SPPI are considered, including: (i) contingent and leverage features, (ii) non-recourse arrangements and (iii) features that could modify the time value of money.

(iii) Financial instruments measured at amortised cost

Financial assets that are held in a business model to collect the contractual cash flows and that contain contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are SPPI, are measured at amortised cost. The carrying value of these financial assets at initial recognition includes any directly attributable transaction costs.

In determining whether the business model is a ‘hold to collect’ model, the objective of the business model must be to hold the financial asset to collect contractual cash flows rather than holding the financial asset for trading or short-term profit taking purposes. While the objective of the business model must be to hold the financial asset to collect contractual cash flows this does not mean Barclays is required to hold the financial assets until maturity. When determining if the business model objective is to collect contractual cash flows Barclays will consider past sales and expectations about future sales.

(iv) Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (‘FVOCI’)

Financial assets that are debt instruments held in a business model that is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling, and that contain contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are SPPI are measured at FVOCI. They are subsequently remeasured at fair value and changes therein (except for those relating to impairment, interest income and foreign currency exchange gains and losses) are recognised in other comprehensive income until the assets are sold. Upon disposal, the cumulative gains and losses in other comprehensive income are recognised in the income statement in net investment income.

In determining whether the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, it is determined that both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets are integral to achieving the objective of the business model. When determining if the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, Barclays will consider past sales and expectations about future sales.

(v) Equity securities

For equity securities that are not held for trading, Barclays may make an irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of the instrument in other comprehensive income (except for dividend income which is recognised in profit or loss). Gains or losses on the derecognition of these equity securities are not transferred to profit or loss. These assets are also not subject to the impairment requirements and therefore no amounts are recycled to the income statement. Where Barclays has not made the irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of the instrument in other comprehensive income, equity securities are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

(vi) Financial instruments designated at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets, other than those held for trading, are classified in this category if they are so irrevocably designated at inception and the use of the designation removes or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch.

Subsequent changes in fair value are recognised in the income statement in net investment income.

Financial liabilities can be designated at fair value through profit or loss if they meet one or more of the criteria set out below and are so designated irrevocable at inception:

 

 

the use of the designation removes or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch;

 

 

when a group of financial assets and liabilities or a group of financial liabilities is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy; or

 

 

where the financial liability contains one or more non-closely related embedded derivatives.

Subsequent changes in fair value are recognised in the income statement in net investment income, except if reporting it in trading income reduces an accounting mismatch.

(vii) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets that are held for trading are recognised at fair value through profit or loss. In addition, financial assets are held at fair value through profit or loss if they do not contain contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are SPPI, or if the financial asset is not held in a business model that is either (i) a business model to collect the contractual cash flows or (ii) a business model that is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling. Subsequent changes in fair value for these instruments are recognised in the income statement in net investment income, except if reporting it in trading income reduces an accounting mismatch.

 

 

 

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(viii) Derivatives

Derivative instruments are contracts whose value is derived from one or more underlying financial instruments or indices defined in the contract. All derivative instruments are held at fair value through profit or loss, except for derivatives that are in a designated cash flow or net investment hedge accounting relationship. This includes terms included in a contract or financial liability (the host), which, had it been a standalone contract, would have met the definition of a derivative. If these are separated from the host, i.e. when the economic characteristics of the embedded derivative are not closely related with those of the host contract and the combined instrument is not measured at fair value through profit or loss, then they are accounted for in the same way as derivatives. For financial assets, the requirements are whether the financial asset contain contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are SPPI, and consequently the requirements for accounting for embedded derivatives are not applicable to financial assets.

(ix) Impairment

Entities are required to recognise expected credit losses (ECLs) based on unbiased forward-looking information for all financial assets at amortised cost, lease receivables, debt financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. Intercompany exposures, including loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, are also in scope.

At the reporting date, an allowance (or provision for loan commitments and financial guarantees) is required for the 12 month ECLs. If the credit risk has significantly increased since initial recognition (Stage 1), an allowance (or provision) should be recognised for the lifetime ECLs for financial instruments for which the credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition (Stage 2) or which are credit impaired (Stage 3).

The measurement of ECL is calculated using three main components: (i) probability of default (PD (ii) loss given default (LGD) and (iii) the exposure at default (EAD).

The 12 month ECL is calculated by multiplying the 12 month PD, LGD and the EAD. The 12 month and lifetime PDs represent the PD occurring over the next 12 months and the remaining maturity of the instrument respectively. The EAD represents the expected balance at default, taking into account the repayment of principal and interest from the balance sheet date to the default event together with any expected drawdowns of committed facilities. The LGD represents expected losses on the EAD given the event of default, taking into account, among other attributes, the mitigating effect of collateral value at the time it is expected to be realised and the time value of money.

Determining a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition:

Barclays assesses when a significant increase in credit risk has occurred based on quantitative and qualitative assessments. Exposures are considered to have resulted in a significant increase in credit risk and are moved to Stage 2 when:

 

i)

Quantitative test

The annualised cumulative weighted average lifetime PD has increased by more than an agreed threshold relative to the equivalent at origination.

PD deterioration thresholds are defined as percentage increases, and are set at an origination score band and segment level to ensure the test appropriately captures significant increases in credit risk at all risk levels. Generally, thresholds are inversely correlated to the origination PD, i.e. as the origination PD increases, the threshold value reduces.

The assessment of materiality, i.e. at what point a PD increase is deemed ‘significant’, is based upon analysis of the portfolios’ risk profile against a common set of principles and performance metrics (consistent across both retail and wholesale businesses), incorporating expert credit judgement where appropriate.

For existing/historic exposures where origination point scores/data are no longer available or do not represent a comparable estimate of lifetime PD, a proxy origination score is defined, based upon:

 

 

Back-population of the approved lifetime PD score either to origination date or, where this is not feasible, as far back as possible, (subject to a data start point no later than 1 January 2015); or

 

 

Use of available historic account performance data and other customer information, to derive a comparable ‘proxy’ estimation of origination PD.

 

ii)

Qualitative test

Accounts meet the portfolio’s ‘high risk’ criteria and are subject to closer credit monitoring.

 

 

 

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High risk customers may not be in arrears but either through an event or an observed behaviour exhibit credit distress. The definition and assessment of high risk includes as wide a range of information as reasonably available, including industry and Group wide customer level data wherever possible or relevant.

Whilst the high risk populations applied for IFRS 9 impairment purposes are aligned with risk management processes, they are also regularly reviewed and validated to ensure that they capture any incremental segments where there is evidence of credit deterioration.

 

iii)

Backstop criteria

Accounts that are 30 calendar days or more past due. The 30 days past due criteria is a backstop rather than a primary driver of moving exposures into Stage 2.

Exposures will move back to Stage 1 once they no longer meet the criteria for a significant increase in credit risk and when any cure criteria used for credit risk management are met. This is subject to all payments being up to date and the customer evidencing ability and willingness to maintain future payments.

Barclays does not rely on the low credit risk exemption which would assume facilities of investment grade are not significantly deteriorated. Determining the PD at initial recognition requires management estimates.

Management overlays and other exceptions to model outputs are applied only if consistent with the objective of identifying significant increases in credit risk.

(x) Forward-looking information

Credit losses are the expected cash shortfalls from what is contractually due over the expected life of the financial instrument, discounted at the original effective interest rate (EIR). ECLs are the unbiased probability-weighted credit losses determined by evaluating a range of possible outcomes and considering future economic conditions. When there is a non-linear relationship between forward-looking economic scenarios and their associated credit losses, five forward-looking economic scenarios are considered to ensure a sufficient unbiased representative sample of the complete distribution is included in determining the expected loss. Stress testing methodologies are leveraged within forecasting economic scenarios.

The measurement of ECL involves increased complexity and judgement, including estimation of PDs, LGD, a range of unbiased future economic scenarios, estimation of expected lives, and estimation of EAD and assessing significant increases in credit risk. Impairment charges will tend to be more volatile and will be recognised earlier. Unsecured products with longer expected lives, such as revolving credit cards, are the most impacted.

Barclays Group utilises an external consensus forecast as the baseline scenario. In addition, two adverse and two favourable scenarios are derived, with associated probability weightings. The adverse scenarios are calibrated to a similar severity to internal stress tests, whilst also incorporating IFRS 9 specific sensitivities and non-linearity. The most adverse scenarios are benchmarked to the Bank of England’s annual cyclical scenarios and to the most severe scenarios from Moody’s inventory, but are not designed to be the same. The favourable scenarios are calibrated to be symmetric to the adverse scenarios, subject to a ceiling calibrated to relevant recent favourable benchmark scenarios. The scenarios include six core variables, (GDP, unemployment and House Price Index in both the UK and US markets), and expanded variables using statistical models based on historical correlations. The probability weights of the scenarios are estimated such that the baseline (reflecting current consensus outlook) has the highest weight and the weights of adverse and favourable scenarios depend on the deviation from the baseline; the further from the baseline, the smaller the weight. A single set of five scenarios is used across all portfolios and all five weights are normalised to equate to 100%. The impacts across the portfolios are different because of the sensitivities of each of the portfolios to specific macro-economic variables, for example, mortgages are highly sensitive to house prices and base rates, and credit cards and unsecured consumer loans are highly sensitive to unemployment.

(xi) Definition of default, credit impaired assets, write-offs, and interest income recognition

The definition of default for the purpose of determining ECLs has been aligned to the Regulatory Capital CRR Article 178 definition of default, which considers indicators that the debtor is unlikely to pay, includes exposures in forbearance and is no later than when the exposure is more than 90 days past due or 180 days past due in the case of UK mortgages. When exposures are identified as credit impaired or purchased or originated as such interest income is calculated on the carrying value net of the impairment allowance.

Credit impaired is when the exposure has defaulted which is also anticipated to align to when an exposure is identified as individually impaired.

 

 

 

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Uncollectible loans are written off against the related allowance for loan impairment on completion of the Barclays Group’s internal processes and when all reasonably expected recoverable amounts have been collected. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited to the income statement.

(xii) Loan modifications and renegotiations that are not credit-impaired

When modification of a loan agreement occurs as a result of commercial restructuring activity rather than due to credit risk of the borrower, an assessment must be performed to determine whether the terms of the new agreement are substantially different from the terms of the existing agreement. This assessment considers both the change in cash flows arising from the modified terms as well as the change in overall instrument risk profile.

Where terms are substantially different, the existing loan will be derecognised and new loan recognised at fair value, with any difference in valuation recognised immediately within the income statement, subject to observability criteria.

Where terms are not substantially different, the loan carrying value will be adjusted to reflect the present value of modified cash flows discounted at the original EIR, with any resulting gain or loss recognised immediately within the income statement as a modification gain or loss.

(xiii) Expected life

Lifetime ECLs must be measured over the expected life. This is restricted to the maximum contractual life and takes into account expected prepayment, extension, call and similar options. The exceptions are certain revolver financial instruments, such as credit cards and bank overdrafts, that include both a drawn and an undrawn component where the entity’s contractual ability to demand repayment and cancel the undrawn commitment does not limit the entity’s exposure to credit losses to the contractual notice period. The expected life for these revolver facilities is expected to be behavioural life. Where data is insufficient or analysis inconclusive, an additional ‘maturity factor’ may be incorporated to reflect the full estimated life of the exposures, based upon experienced judgement and/or peer analysis. Potential future modifications of contracts are not taken into account when determining the expected life or EAD until they occur.

(xiv) Discounting

ECLs are discounted at the EIR at initial recognition or an approximation thereof and consistent with income recognition. For loan commitments the EIR is the rate that is expected to apply when the loan is drawn down and a financial asset is recognised. Issued financial guarantee contracts are discounted at the risk free rate. Lease receivables are discounted at the rate implicit in the lease. For variable/floating rate financial assets, the spot rate at the reporting date is used and projections of changes in the variable rate over the expected life are not made to estimate future interest cash flows or for discounting.

(xv) Modelling techniques

ECLs are calculated by multiplying three main components, being the PD, LGD and the EAD, discounted at the original EIR. The regulatory Basel Committee of Banking Supervisors (BCBS) ECL calculations are leveraged for IFRS 9 modelling but adjusted for key differences which include:

 

 

BCBS requires 12 month through the economic cycle losses whereas IFRS 9 requires 12 months or lifetime point in time losses based on conditions at the reporting date and multiple forecasts of the future economic conditions over the expected lives;

 

 

IFRS 9 models do not include certain conservative BCBS model floors and downturn assessments and require discounting to the reporting date at the original EIR rather than using the cost of capital to the date of default;

 

 

Management adjustments are made to modelled output to account for situations where known or expected risk factors and information have not been considered in the modelling process, for example forecast economic scenarios for uncertain political events; and

 

 

ECL is measured at the individual financial instrument level, however a collective approach where financial instruments with similar risk characteristics are grouped together, with apportionment to individual financial instruments, is used where effects can only be seen at a collective level, for example for forward looking information.

For the IFRS 9 impairment assessment, Barclays’ risk models are used to determine the PD, LGD and EAD. For Stage 2 and 3, Barclays applies lifetime PDs but uses 12 month PDs for Stage 1. The ECL drivers of PD, EAD and LGD are modelled at an account level which considers vintage, among other credit factors. Also, the assessment of significant increase in credit risk is based on the initial lifetime PD curve, which accounts for the different credit risk underwritten over time.

(xvi) Forbearance

A financial asset is subject to forbearance when it is modified due to the credit distress of the borrower. A modification made to the terms of an asset due to forbearance will typically be assessed as a non-substantial modification that does not result in derecognition of the original loan, except in circumstances where debt is exchanged for equity.

 

 

 

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Both performing and non-performing forbearance assets are classified as Stage 3 except where it is established that the concession granted has not resulted in diminished financial obligation and that no other regulatory definitions of default criteria has been triggered, in which case the asset is classified as Stage 2. The minimum probationary period for non-performing forbearance is 12 months and for performing forbearance, 24 months. Hence, a minimum of 36 months is required for non-performing forbearance to move out of a forborne state.

No financial instrument in forbearance can transfer back to Stage 1 until all of the Stage 2 thresholds are no longer met and can only move out of Stage 3 when no longer credit impaired.

2.     IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which replaced IAS 18, Revenue and IAS 11, Construction Contracts, was applied effective from 1 January 2018. It applies to all contracts with customers except leases, financial instruments and insurance contracts. The standard establishes a more systematic approach for revenue measurement and recognition by introducing a five-step model governing revenue recognition. The five-step model requires Barclays to (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify each of the performance obligations included in the contract, (iii) determine the amount of consideration in the contract, (iv) allocate the consideration to each of the identified performance obligations and (v) recognise revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

There are no significant impacts from the adoption of IFRS 15 in relation to the timing of when Barclays recognises revenues or when revenue should be recognised gross as a principal or net as an agent. Therefore, Barclays will continue to recognise fee and commission income charged for services provided by the Barclays Group as the services are provided (for example on completion of the underlying transaction). Revenue recognition for trading income and net investment income are recognised based on requirements of IFRS 9.

3.     Going concern

Having reassessed the Principal Risks, the directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the interim financial information.

 

 

 

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2.

Segmental reporting

Analysis of results by business

 

Half year ended 30.06.18   

Barclays

UK

£m

    

Barclays

International

£m

    

Head

Office
£m

    

Barclays

Group
£m

 
Total income1      3,624        7,515        (205)        10,934  
Credit impairment (charges)/releases and other provisions      (415)        (161)        5        (571)  

Net operating income/(expenses)

     3,209        7,354        (200)        10,363  

Operating expenses

     (2,387)        (4,668)        (1,661)        (8,716)  

Other net income/(expenses)2

     4        24        (16)        12  

Profit/(loss) before tax

     826        2,710        (1,877)        1,659  
           
      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  

Total assets

     245.9        886.5        17.2        1,149.6  

 

Half year ended 30.06.17   

Barclays

UK

£m

    

Barclays

International

£m

    

Head

Office

£m

    

Barclays

Non-Core3

£m

    

Barclays

Group

£m

 

Total income

     3,661        7,748        2        (530)        10,881  

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

     (398)        (625)        (1)        (30)        (1,054)  

Net operating income/(expenses)

     3,263        7,123        1        (560)        9,827  

Operating expenses

     (2,628)        (4,720)        (100)        (284)        (7,732)  

Other net (expenses)/income2

     (1)        214        (164)        197        246  

Profit/(loss) before tax

     634        2,617        (263)        (647)        2,341  
              
      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  

Total assets

     203.4        681.6        17.3        233.0        1,135.3  

 

1

£176m of certain legacy capital instrument funding costs are now charged to Head Office, the impact of which would have been materially the same if the charges had been included in H117.

2

Other net income/(expenses) represents the share of post-tax results of associates and joint ventures, profit (or loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures and gains on acquisitions.

3

Barclays Non-Core segment was closed on 1 July 2017, with financial performance subsequently reported in Barclays UK, Barclays International and Head Office.

 

Split of income by geographic region1   

Half year ended

30.06.18

£m

    

Half year ended

30.06.17

£m

 
UK      5,527        5,649  
Europe      1,042        731  
Americas      3,966        4,093  
Africa and Middle East      103        139  
Asia      296        269  
Total      10,934        10,881  

 

1

The geographic region is based on counterparty location.

 

 

 

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Fee and commission income

Fee and commission income is disaggregated below and includes a total for fees in scope of IFRS 15, Revenues from Contracts with Customers:

 

Half year ended 30.06.18   

Barclays UK

£m

    

Barclays

International

£m

    

Head Office

£m

    

Total

£m

 

Fee type

           

Transactional

     530         1,257                1,787   

Advisory

     99         377                476   

Brokerage and execution

     52         583                635   

Underwriting and syndication

            1,368                1,368   
Other      61         125         16         202   

Total revenue from contracts with customers

     742         3,710         16         4,468   
Other non-contract fee income             55                55   

Fee and commission income

     742         3,765         16         4,523   
Fee and commission expense      (172)        (847)        (15)        (1,034)  

Net fee and commission income

     570         2,918                3,489   

Transactional fees are service charges on deposit accounts, cash management services and transactional processing fees. This includes interchange and merchant fee income generated from credit and bank card usage.

Advisory fees are generated from asset management services and advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions and financial restructuring.

Brokerage and execution fees are earned for executing client transactions with exchanges and over-the-counter markets and assisting clients in clearing transactions.

Underwriting and syndication fees are earned for the distribution of client equity or debt securities and the arrangement, and administration of a loan syndication. This includes commitment fees to provide loan financing.

 

 

 

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4.

Staff costs

 

Compensation costs   

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
Current year bonus charges      593        558  
Deferred bonus charge      256        340  
Commissions and other incentives      21        58  
Performance costs      870        956  
Salaries      2,069        1,968  
Social security costs      303        297  
Post-retirement benefits      243        253  
Other compensation costs      199        189  
Total compensation costs      3,684        3,663  
Other resourcing costs                  
Outsourcing      277        579  
Redundancy and restructuring      60        23  
Temporary staff costs      193        167  
Other      63        28  
Total other resourcing costs      593        797  
                   
Total staff costs      4,277        4,460  
                   
Barclays Group compensation costs as a % of total income      33.7        33.7  

No awards have yet been granted in relation to the 2018 bonus pool as decisions regarding incentive awards are not taken by the Remuneration Committee until the performance for the full year can be assessed. The current year bonus charge for the first six months represents an accrual for estimated costs in accordance with accounting requirements.

 

5.

Administration and general expenses

 

Infrastructure costs   

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

 
Property and equipment      685        671  
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment      202        228  
Operating lease rentals      128        198  
Amortisation of intangible assets      412        342  
Impairment of property, equipment and intangible assets      1        23  
Total infrastructure costs      1,428        1,462  
Other costs      
Consultancy, legal and professional fees1      353        467  
Subscriptions, publications, stationery and communications      319        284  
Marketing, advertising and sponsorship      195        189  
Travel and accommodation      74        74  
Litigation and conduct1      2,042        743  
Other administration and general expenses1      28        53  
Total other costs      3,011        1,810  
                   
Total administration and general expenses      4,439        3,272  

 

1

The presentation of other costs has been amended to include litigation and conduct as a separate line item. The prior year comparatives within other cost categories have been adjusted accordingly.

 

 

 

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6.

Tax

 

     Assets          Liabilities  
Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities    As at
30.06.18
£m
     As at
31.12.17
£m
         As at
30.06.18
£m
     As at
31.12.17
£m
 
Current tax      567         482           (684)        (586)  
Deferred tax      4,028         3,457           (71)        (44)  
Total      4,595         3,939           (755)        (630)  

The deferred tax asset of £4,028m (December 2017: £3,457m) included £2,663m (December 2017: £2,647m) related to amounts in the US, with the majority of the remaining £1,365m (December 2017: £810m) related to amounts in the UK. Of the total deferred tax asset, £488m (December 2017: £596m) related to tax losses and £3,540m (December 2017: £2,861m) related to temporary differences. The increase in deferred tax assets relating to temporary differences primarily relate to the additional impairment from the adoption of IFRS 9.

The tax charge for H118 was £737m (H117: £778m), representing an effective tax rate of 44.4% (H117: 33.2%). The effective tax rate is substantially higher than the UK statutory tax rate of 19% (2017: 19.25%) primarily due to charges for litigation and conduct which are non-deductible for tax purposes. Excluding litigation and conduct, the underlying effective tax rate reduced to 21.3% (H117: 25.9%), primarily due to the reduction in the US federal corporate income tax rate under the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the beneficial impact of adjustments to prior periods that have been recognised in H118.

 

7.

Non-controlling interests

 

    

Profit attributable to

non-controlling interests

        

Equity attributable to

non-controlling interests

 
     

Half year ended
30.06.18

£m

    

Half year ended
30.06.17

£m

         As at
30.06.18
£m
     As at
31.12.17
£m
 
Barclays Bank PLC issued:              
- Preference shares      106         134             1,838         1,838   
- Upper T2 instruments                      272         272   
Barclays Africa Group Limited             140                   
Other non-controlling interests      (1)                         
Total      108         278           2,113         2,111   

 

 

 

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8.

Earnings per share

 

      Half year
ended
30.06.18
£m
     Half year
ended
30.06.17
£m
 
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent from continuing and discontinued operations      468        (1,211
Tax credit on profit after tax attributable to other equity holders      93        82  
Total profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent from continuing and discontinued operations      561        (1,129
Continuing operations                  
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent from continuing operations      468        1,124  
Tax credit on profit after tax attributable to other equity holders      93        82  
Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent from continuing operations      561        1,206  
Discontinued operation                  
(Loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent from discontinued operation             (2,335
Dilutive impact of convertible options from discontinued operation             -  
(Loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent from discontinued operation including dilutive impact on convertible options             (2,335
                   
Profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent from continuing and discontinued operations including dilutive impact on convertible options      561        (1,129
      m      m  
Basic weighted average number of shares in issue      17,067        16,989  
Number of potential ordinary shares      258        304  
Diluted weighted average number of shares      17,325        17,293  
      p      p  
Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share1      3.3        (6.6
Basic earnings per ordinary share from continuing operations1      3.3        7.1  
Basic (loss) per ordinary share from discontinued operation             (13.7
Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share1      3.2        (6.5
Diluted earnings per ordinary share from continuing operations1      3.2        7.0  
Diluted loss per ordinary share from discontinued operation             (13.5

 

1

The profit after tax attributable to other equity instrument holders of £346m (H117: £301m) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of £93m (H117: £82m). The net amount of £253m (H117: £219m), along with non-controlling interests, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share and return on average tangible shareholders’ equity.

 

9.

Dividends on ordinary shares

It is Barclays’ policy to declare and pay dividends on a semi-annual basis. An interim dividend for 2018 of 2.5p (H117: 1.0p) per ordinary share will be paid on 17 September 2018 to shareholders on the share register on 10 August 2018.

 

     Half year ended 30.06.18      Half year ended 30.06.17  
Dividends paid during the period   

Per share

p

    

Total

£m

    

Per share

p

    

Total

£m

 
Final dividend paid during period      2.0        341        2.0        339  

For qualifying US and Canadian resident ADR holders, the interim dividend of 2.5p per ordinary share becomes 10.0p per ADS (representing four shares). The ADR depositary will post the interim dividend on 17 September 2018 to ADR holders on the record at close of business on 10 August 2018.

 

 

 

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10.

Derivative financial instruments

     Contract
notional
            Fair value  
As at 30.06.18   

amount

£m

            Assets
£m
     Liabilities
£m
 
Foreign exchange derivatives      6,157,051           71,963        (70,484
Interest rate derivatives      37,245,041           127,642        (121,842
Credit derivatives      728,106           10,683        (9,558
Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives      998,333           18,053        (22,909
Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading      45,128,531           228,341        (224,793
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships                              
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges      78,828           5        (3
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges      131,685           139        (71
Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments      2,799           13        (61
Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships      213,312           157        (135
                               
Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)      45,341,843           228,498        (224,928
As at 31.12.17                               
Foreign exchange derivatives      4,819,811           54,902        (53,460
Interest rate derivatives      29,193,812           152,919        (145,658
Credit derivatives      715,001           12,549        (11,552
Equity and stock index and commodity derivatives      958,049           17,134        (26,566
Derivative assets/(liabilities) held for trading      35,686,673           237,504        (237,236
Derivatives in hedge accounting relationships                              
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges      123,585           7        (3
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges      104,781           117        (1,096
Derivatives designated as hedges of net investments      2,982           41        (10
Derivative assets/(liabilities) designated in hedge accounting relationships      231,348           165        (1,109
                               
Total recognised derivative assets/(liabilities)      35,918,021           237,669        (238,345

Derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities decreased £9bn to £228bn and £13bn to £225bn respectively, due to an increase in major interest rate forward curves and adoption of daily settlements under LCH, partially offset by increased foreign exchange derivative volumes.

The IFRS netting posted against derivative assets was £40bn including £8bn of cash collateral netted (December 2017: £23bn including £2bn cash collateral netted) and £40bn for liabilities including £3bn of cash collateral netted (December 2017: £23bn including £2bn of cash collateral netted). Derivative asset exposures would be £208bn (December 2017: £217bn) lower than reported under IFRS if netting were permitted for assets and liabilities with the same counterparty or for which the Barclays Group holds cash collateral of £31bn (December 2017: £33bn). Similarly, derivative liabilities would be £206bn (December 2017: £217bn) lower reflecting counterparty netting and cash collateral placed of £29bn (December 2017: £33bn). In addition, non-cash collateral of £6bn (December 2017: £6bn) was held in respect of derivative assets and £3bn (December 2017: £4bn) was placed in respect of derivative liabilities. Collateral amounts are limited to net on balance sheet exposure so as to not include over-collateralisation.

Of the £31bn cash collateral held, £18bn (December 2017: £19bn) related to deposits from banks and £13bn (December 2017: £14bn) related to customer deposits. Of the £29bn cash collateral placed, £14bn (December 2017: £15bn) related to loans and advances to banks and £15bn (December 2017: £18bn) related to loans and advances to customers.

 

 

 

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11.

Fair value of financial instruments

This section should be read in conjunction with Note 18, Fair value of financial instruments of the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017 and Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56, which provides more detail about accounting policies adopted, valuation methodologies used in calculating fair value and the valuation control framework which governs oversight of valuations. There have been no changes in the accounting policies adopted or the valuation methodologies used.

Valuation

The following table shows the Barclays Group’s assets and liabilities that are held at fair value disaggregated by valuation technique (fair value hierarchy) and balance sheet classification:

 

     Valuation technique using        
As at 30.06.18   

Quoted
market prices
(Level 1)

£m

    Observable
inputs
(Level 2)
£m
   

Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)

£m

   

Total

£m

 
Trading portfolio assets      55,851       56,844       3,841       116,536  
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      5,497       133,106       7,827       146,430  
Derivative financial instruments      4,374       219,058       5,066       228,498  
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income      26,091       33,893       105       60,089  
Investment property      -       -       11       11  
Total assets      91,813       442,901       16,850       551,564  
                 
Trading portfolio liabilities      (26,450     (20,917     -       (47,367
Financial liabilities designated at fair value      -       (211,053     (337     (211,390
Derivative financial instruments      (3,863     (215,772     (5,293     (224,928
Total liabilities      (30,313     (447,742     (5,630     (483,685
As at 31.12.17                             
Trading portfolio assets      63,925       47,858       1,977       113,760  
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      4,347       104,187       7,747       116,281  
Derivative financial assets      3,786       228,549       5,334       237,669  
Available for sale investments      22,841       30,571       395       53,807  
Investment property      -       -       116       116  
Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale      -       -       29       29  
Total assets      94,899       411,165       15,598       521,662  
Trading portfolio liabilities      (20,905     (16,442     (4     (37,351
Financial liabilities designated at fair value      -       (173,238     (480     (173,718
Derivative financial liabilities      (3,631     (229,517     (5,197     (238,345
Total liabilities      (24,536     (419,197     (5,681     (449,414

 

 

 

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The following table shows the Barclays Group’s assets and liabilities that are held at fair value disaggregated by valuation technique (fair value hierarchy) and product type:

 

    

Assets

Valuation technique using

    

Liabilities

Valuation technique using

 
As at 30.06.18   

Quoted

market
prices

(Level 1)
£m

    

Observable

inputs

(Level 2)
£m

    

Significant

unobservable

inputs

(Level 3)

£m

    

Quoted

market
prices

(Level 1)
£m

   

Observable

inputs

(Level 2)
£m

   

Significant

unobservable

inputs

(Level 3)

£m

 
Interest rate derivatives      -        125,423        2,362        -       (119,168     (2,747
Foreign exchange derivatives      -        71,851        126        -       (70,400     (146
Credit derivatives      -        9,532        1,151        -       (9,332     (226
Equity derivatives      4,374        10,494        1,425        (3,863     (15,138     (2,172
Commodity derivatives      -        1,758        2        -       (1,734     (2
Government and government sponsored debt      46,548        58,559        25        (11,124     (15,792     -  
Corporate debt      -        14,075        881        -       (5,680     -  
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other money market instruments      -        12,933        -        -       (32,709     (48
Reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements      -        118,077        -        -       (136,312     -  
Non-asset backed loans      -        10,014        7,740        -       -       -  
Asset backed securities      -        2,158        592        -       (216     -  
Issued debt      -        -        -        -       (40,993     (289
Equity cash products      40,882        7,115        139        (15,326     (110     -  
Private equity investments      9        -        1,088        -       -       -  
Assets and liabilities held for sale      -        -        -        -       -       -  
Other1      -        912        1,319        -       (158     -  
Total      91,813        442,901        16,850        (30,313     (447,742     (5,630
As at 31.12.17                                              
Interest rate derivatives      -        150,325        2,718        -       (143,890     (2,867
Foreign exchange derivatives      -        54,783        160        -       (53,346     (124
Credit derivatives      -        11,163        1,386        -       (11,312     (240
Equity derivatives      3,786        9,848        1,064        (3,631     (18,527     (1,961
Commodity derivatives      -        2,430        6        -       (2,442     (5
Government and government sponsored debt      34,783        49,853        49        (13,079     (13,116     -  
Corporate debt      -        15,098        871        -       (3,580     (4
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other money market instruments      -        1,491        -        -       (7,377     (250
Reverse repurchase and repurchase agreements      -        100,038        -        -       (126,691     -  
Non-asset backed loans      -        5,710        6,657        -       -       -  
Asset backed securities      -        1,837        626        -       (221     -  
Issued debt      -        -        -        -       (38,176     (214
Equity cash products      56,322        7,690        112        (7,826     (388     -  
Private equity investments      8        1        817        -       -       (16
Assets and liabilities held for sale      -        -        29        -       -       -  
Other1      -        898        1,103        -       (131     -  
Total      94,899        411,165        15,598        (24,536     (419,197     (5,681

 

1

Other includes commercial real estate loans, fund and fund-linked products, asset backed loans, physical commodities and investment property.

 

 

 

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Assets and liabilities reclassified between Level 1 and Level 2

During the period, there were no material transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 (period ended December 2017: £3,807m government bonds assets, and £1,023m/£(950)m of commodity derivative assets and liabilities transferred from Level 1 to Level 2).

Level 3 movement analysis

The following table summarises the movements in the balances of Level 3 assets and liabilities during the period. The table shows gains and losses and includes amounts for all financial assets and liabilities that are held at fair value transferred to and from Level 3 during the period. Transfers have been reflected as if they had taken place at the beginning of the year.

Assets and liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale are not included as these are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Asset and liability moves between Level 2 and Level 3 are primarily due to i) an increase or decrease in observable market activity related to an input or ii) a change in the significance of the unobservable input, with assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 if an unobservable input is deemed significant.

 

 

 

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Level 3 movement analysis   As at
01.01.181
£m
   

Purchases

£m

   

Sales

£m

   

Issues

£m

   

Settlements

£m

    Total gains and
losses in the
period
recognised in
the income
statement
   

Total gains or
losses
recognised in
other
comprehensive
income

£m

    Transfers    

As at
30.06.18

£m

 
    Trading
income
£m
    Other
income
£m
    In
£m
    Out
£m
 
Government and government sponsored debt     49        11                                                  (35)       25   
Corporate debt     871        35        (17)             (23)                         15        (6)       881   
Non-asset backed loans     166        2,239        (239)                                     11        (6)       2,173   
Asset backed securities     627        100        (99)                   (11)                         (30)       592   
Equity cash products     68              (7)                   35                    75        (52)       119   
Other     196              (4)             (10)       (21)                   24        (138)       51   

Trading portfolio assets

    1,977        2,389        (366)             (33)       11                    130        (267)       3,841   
                                                                                         
Non-asset backed loans     6,073        16                    (510)       (8)                         (4)       5,567   
Equity cash products           11                                                        19   
Private equity investments     688        295        (37)                         53                    (14)       985   
Other     750        2,359        (1,967)                         110                          1,256   
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement     7,519        2,681        (2,004)             (510)       (4)       163                    (18)       7,827   
                                                                                         
Equity cash products     36              (17)                                           (18)        
Private equity investments     129              (12)                                           (14)       103   
Other     40              (39)                                                  
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income     205              (68)                                           (32)       105   
                                                                                         

Investment property

    116              (104)             (5)                                     11   
                                                                                         

Trading portfolio liabilities

    (4)                                                              
                                                                                         
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other money market instruments     (250)             202                                                  (48)  
Issued debt     (214)                   (4)             19                    (219)       125        (289)  
Other     (16)             16                          (2)                          
Financial liabilities designated at fair value     (480)             218      
(4)
 
 
          19        (2)             (219)       125        (337)  
                                                                                         
Interest rate derivatives     (150)                         96        (46)                   (343)       58        (385)  
Foreign exchange derivatives     37                          (17)       (30)                         (18)       (20)  
Credit derivatives     1,146              3             (15)       (210)                         (2)       925   
Equity derivatives     (896)       22        (431)             221        129                    33        175        (747)  
Commodity derivatives                                                                  
Net derivative financial instruments2     137        24        (428)             285        (157)                   (301)       213        (227)  
                                                                                         
Assets and liabilities held for sale                                                                  
Total     9,470        5,094        (2,750)       (4)       (257)       (131)       165              (388)       21        11,220   
                                                                                         
Net liabilities held for sale measured at fair value on non-recurring basis                                                                  

Total

    9,470        5,094        (2,750)       (4)       (257)       (131)       165              (388)       21        11,220   

 

1

Balances as at 1 January 2018 include the IFRS 9 transition impact. Balances as at 31 December 2017 have been presented on an IAS 39 basis.

2

Derivative financial instruments are represented on a net basis. On a gross basis, derivative financial assets were £5,066m and derivative financial liabilities were £5,293m.

 

 

 

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Level 3 movement analysis      Purchases
£m
     Sales
£m
     Settlements
£m
     Total gains and
losses in the period
recognised in the
income statement
    

Total gains or
losses
recognised in
other
comprehensive
income

£m

     Transfers      As at
30.06.17
£m
 
     As at
01.01.17
£m
     Trading
income
£m
     Other
income
£m
     In
£m
     Out
£m
 
Government and government sponsored debt             37                                                          40   
Corporate debt      969         56         (71)        (2)        14                       27         (30)        963   
Non-asset backed loans      151         369         (87)        (21)        (2)                             (7)        403   
Asset backed securities      515         46         (69)        (9)                                           486   
Equity cash products      77         32         (7)               (13)                                    91   
Other      350                (40)        (24)        (7)                      11         (30)        262   
Trading portfolio assets      2,065         542         (274)        (56)        (5)                      40         (67)        2,245   
                                                                                           
Non-asset backed loans      8,616                       (1,706)        79                                     6,989   
Private equity investments      562         31         (106)               (3)        36                28         (58)        490   
Other      769         2,013         (1,265)        (59)        24         100                              1,582   
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      9,947         2,044         (1,371)        (1,765)        100         136                28         (58)        9,061   
                                                                                           
Equity cash products      73                                                          (42)        40   
Private equity investments      294                (45)                      (2)        23         34                304   
Other                    (1)        (1)                                            
Available for sale investments      372                (46)        (1)                      25         40         (42)        348   
                                                                                           
Investment property      81         62                              (2)                             141   
                                                                                           
Trading portfolio liabilities      (7)               (4)        1                                           (10)  
                                                                                           
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other money market instruments      (319)                                    1               (31)        92         (257)  
Issued debt      (298)                      71                                            (227)  
Other      (223)                      27                (3)                             (199)  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value      (840)                      98                (2)               (31)        92         (683)  
                                                                                           
Interest rate derivatives      899         27         12         15         (130)                      419         (202)        1,040   
Foreign exchange derivatives      81                       (16)               5               (3)        (54)        15   
Credit derivatives      1,370                       (19)        (263)                      (71)               1,020   
Equity derivatives      (970)        67         (222)        11         78                       (45)        (1)        (1,082)  
Commodity derivatives      (5)                                                                 
Net derivative financial instruments1      1,375         94         (207)        (9)        (310)                      300         (250)        998   
                             
Assets and liabilities held for sale      574                (574)                                                   
Total      13,567         2,742         (2,476)        (1,732)        (215)        137         25         377         (325)        12,100   
Net liabilities held for sale measured at fair value on non-recurring basis                                                                     (1,339)  
Total                                 10,761   

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are represented on a net basis. On a gross basis, derivative financial assets were £7,872m and derivative financial liabilities were £6,874m.

 

 

 

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Unrealised gains and losses on Level 3 financial assets and liabilities

The following table discloses the unrealised gains and losses recognised in the period arising on Level 3 financial assets and liabilities held at the period end.

 

     Income statement     

Other
comprehensive
income

£m

     Total
£m
 
Half year ended 30.06.18    Trading
income
£m
     Other income
£m
 
Trading portfolio assets      (3)                      (3)  
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      (5)        116                111   
Financial liabilities designated at fair value      18                       18   
Net derivative financial instruments      (155)                      (155)  
Total      (145)        116                (29)  
Half year ended 30.06.17                                    
Trading portfolio assets      (25)                      (25)  
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement      73         102                175   
Available for sale investments                    25         25   
Financial liabilities designated at fair value      45         (2)               43   
Net derivative financial instruments      (305)                      (305)  
Total      (212)        100         25         (87)  

Valuation techniques and sensitivity analysis

Sensitivity analysis is performed on products with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) to generate a range of reasonably possible alternative valuations. The sensitivity methodologies applied take account of the nature of valuation techniques used, as well as the availability and reliability of observable proxy and historical data and the impact of using alternative models.

Current year valuation and sensitivity methodologies are consistent with those described within Note 18, Fair value of financial instruments in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017.

 

 

 

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Sensitivity analysis of valuations using unobservable inputs

 

     Favourable changes      Unfavourable changes  
As at 30.06.18   

Income

statement
£m

     Equity
£m
    

Income

statement
£m

     Equity
£m
 
Interest rate derivatives      139                (201)         
Foreign exchange derivatives                    (14)         
Credit derivatives      132                (78)         
Equity derivatives      96                (97)         
Commodity derivatives                    (1)         
Corporate debt                    (4)         
Non-asset backed loans      158                (473)         
Asset backed securities                            
Equity cash products      93                (166)         
Private equity investments      157                (172)         
Other1                    (2)         
Total      791                (1,208)         
As at 31.12.17                                
Interest rate derivatives      114                (138)         
Foreign exchange derivatives                    (6)         
Credit derivatives      106                (79)         
Equity derivatives      99                (99)         
Commodity derivatives                    (3)         
Corporate debt                    (3)         
Non-asset backed loans      243                (468)         
Asset backed securities                            
Equity cash products      12         24         (8)        (24)  
Private equity investments      133         13         (138)        (13)  
Other1                    (5)         
Total      726         37         (947)        (37)  

 

1

Other includes commercial real estate loans, fund and fund-linked products, asset backed loans, physical commodities and investment property.

The effect of stressing unobservable inputs to a range of reasonably possible alternatives alongside considering the impact of using alternative models, would be to increase fair values by up to £791m (December 2017: £763m) or to decrease fair values by up to £1,208m (December 2017: £984m) with substantially all the potential effect impacting profit and loss rather than reserves.

Significant unobservable inputs

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities recognised at fair value and classified as Level 3 are consistent with Note 18, Fair value of financial instruments in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017. The description of the significant unobservable inputs and the sensitivity of fair value measurement of the instruments categorised as Level 3 assets or liabilities to increases in significant unobservable inputs is also found in Note 18, Fair value of financial instruments of the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017. Assets and liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale are not included as these are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

 

 

 

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Fair value adjustments

Key balance sheet valuation adjustments are quantified below:

 

     

As at

30.06.18

£m

    

As at

31.12.17

£m

 
Exit price adjustments derived from market bid-offer spreads      (402)        (391)  
Uncollateralised derivative funding      (38)        (45)  
Derivative credit valuation adjustments      (123)        (103)  
Derivative debit valuation adjustments      184        131  

 

 

Exit price adjustments have increased £11m to £402m as a result of movements in market bid offer spreads

 

 

Uncollateralised derivative funding decreased £7m to £38m as a result of changes in underlying derivative exposures

 

 

Credit Valuation Adjustments (CVA) increased £20m to £123m as a result of widening in counterparty credit spreads

 

 

Debit Valuation Adjustments (DVA) increased £53m to £184m as a result of widening in Barclays’ credit spreads

Portfolio exemption

The Barclays Group uses the portfolio exemption in IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement to measure the fair value of groups of financial assets and liabilities. Instruments are measured using the price that would be received to sell a net long position (i.e. an asset) for a particular risk exposure or to transfer a net short position (i.e. a liability) for a particular risk exposure in an orderly transaction between market participants at the balance sheet date under current market conditions. Accordingly, the Barclays Group measures the fair value of the group of financial assets and liabilities consistently with how market participants would price the net risk exposure at the measurement date.

Unrecognised gains as a result of the use of valuation models using unobservable inputs

The amount that has yet to be recognised in income that relates to the difference between the transaction price (the fair value at initial recognition) and the amount that would have arisen had valuation models using unobservable inputs been used on initial recognition, less amounts subsequently recognised, is £138m (December 2017: £109m) for financial instruments measured at fair value and £246m (December 2017: £253m) for financial instruments carried at amortised cost. There are additions of £44m (December 2017: £34m) and amortisation and releases of £15m (December 2017: £104m) for financial instruments measured at fair value and additions of £6m (December 2017: £119m) and amortisation and releases of £13m (December 2017: £22m) for financial instruments carried at amortised cost.

Third party credit enhancements

Structured and brokered certificates of deposit issued by Barclays Group are insured up to $250,000 per depositor by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States. The FDIC is funded by premiums that Barclays and other banks pay for deposit insurance coverage. The carrying value of these issued certificates of deposit that are designated under the IFRS 9 fair value option includes this third party credit enhancement. The on-balance sheet value of these brokered certificates of deposit amounted to £3,862m (December 2017: £4,070m).

Comparison of carrying amounts and fair values for assets and liabilities not held at fair value

Valuation methodologies employed in calculating the fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost are consistent with the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017 disclosure.

The table on the next page summarises the fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortised cost on the Barclays Group’s balance sheet.

 

 

 

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     As at 30.06.18  
Financial assets   

Carrying amount

£m

    

Fair value

£m

 
Cash collateral and settlement balances      94,186         94,186   
Loans and advances at amortised cost      
- Home loans      148,597         146,829   
- Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      51,866         54,428   
- Finance lease receivables      3,120         3,222   
- Corporate loans      117,384         115,017   
Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending      694         694   
Financial liabilities                  
Deposits at amortised cost      
- Banks      (15,622)        (15,622)  
- Current and demand accounts      (143,885)        (143,885)  
- Savings accounts      (135,760)        (135,776)  
- Other time deposits      (91,184)        (91,202)  
Cash collateral and settlement balances      (85,254)        (85,254)  
Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing      (20,865)        (20,865)  
Debt securities in issue      (78,404)        (79,006)  
Subordinated liabilities      (20,095)        (20,979)  

 

     As at 31.12.17  
Financial assets   

Carrying amount

£m

    

Fair value

£m

 
Cash collateral and settlement balances      77,169         77,169   
Loans and advances at amortised cost      
- Home loans      147,002         145,262   
- Credit cards, unsecured loans and other retail lending      55,767         55,106   
- Finance lease receivables      2,854         2,964   
- Corporate loans1      123,532         121,666   
Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending      12,546         12,546   
Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale      1,164         1,195   
Financial liabilities                  
Deposits at amortised cost      
- Banks      (12,153)        (12,159)  
- Current and demand accounts      (145,950)        (145,927)  
- Savings accounts      (134,339)        (134,369)  
- Other time deposits      (106,259)        (106,324)  
Cash collateral and settlement balances      (68,143)        (68,143)  
Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing      (40,338)        (40,338)  
Debt securities in issue      (73,314)        (74,752)  
Subordinated liabilities      (23,826)        (25,084)  

 

1

Corporate loans as at 31 December 2017 include a held to maturity balance of £5.1bn.

 

12.

Subordinated liabilities

 

     

Half year ended

30.06.18

£m

    

Year ended

31.12.17

£m

 
Opening balance as at 1 January      23,826         23,383   
Issuances             3,041   
Redemptions      (3,075)        (1,378)  
Other      (656)        (1,220)  

Closing balance

     20,095         23,826   

Redemptions totalling £3,075m include £500m Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Callable Notes, 1,750m 6% Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes (£1,532m), $1,000m 7.75% Contingent Capital Notes (£713m), $99m 7.7% Undated Subordinated Notes (£72m), 40m Floating Rate Subordinated Notes 2018 (£35m), 235m CMS Linked Subordinated Notes (£206m), JPY 1,500m ShinGinko Tokyo Limited (£10m) and JPY 1,000m The Daisan Bank Limited (£7m). Other movements include a decrease of £656m largely due to a reduction in interest accruals as a result of settlements.

 

 

 

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13.    Provisions

     

As at

30.06.18

£m

    

As at

31.12.17

£m

 
Payment Protection Insurance redress      1,374         1,606   
Other customer redress      566         639   
Legal, competition and regulatory matters      467         435   
Redundancy and restructuring      121         159   
Undrawn contractually committed facilities and guarantees1      289         79   
Onerous contracts      129         225   
Sundry provisions      343         400   

Total

     3,289         3,543   

Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) redress

As at 30 June 2018, Barclays had recognised cumulative provisions totalling £9.6bn (December 2017: £9.2bn), £0.4bn of which was recognised in Q118 against the cost of PPI redress and associated processing costs with utilisation of £8.2bn (December 2017: £7.6bn), £0.6bn of which was utilised in H118, leaving a residual provision of £1.4bn (December 2017: £1.6bn).

Through to 30 June 2018, 2.3m (December 2017: 2.1m) customer initiated claims1 had been received and processed.

The current provision reflects the estimate of costs of PPI redress primarily relating to customer initiated complaints and on-going remediation programmes, based on information at H118. This also includes liabilities managed by third parties arising from portfolios previously sold where Barclays remains liable.

As at 30 June 2018, the provision of £1.4bn represents Barclays’ best estimate of expected PPI redress reflecting the complaints deadline implemented by the FCA of 29 August 2019. However, it is possible the eventual cumulative provision outcome may differ from the current estimate. Barclays will continue to review the adequacy of provision level in respect of the future impacts.

The PPI provision is calculated using a number of key assumptions which continue to involve significant modelling and management judgement:

 

   

Customer initiated claim volumes – claims received but not yet processed plus an estimate of future claims initiated by customers, where the volume is anticipated to cease after the PPI deadline

 

   

Average claim redress – the expected average payment to customers for upheld claims based on the type and age of the policy/policies

 

   

Processing cost per claim – the cost to Barclays of assessing and processing each valid claim

These assumptions remain subjective, mainly due to the uncertainty associated with future claims levels, which include complaints driven by claims management company (CMC) activity and the FCA advertising campaign.

The following table details, key forecast assumptions used in the provision calculation as at 30 June 2018 and a sensitivity analysis illustrating the impact on the provision if the future expected assumptions prove too high or too low.

 

Assumption   

Cumulative

actual to

30.06.18

    

Future

expected
policy claims

    

Sensitivity analysis

increase/decrease

in provision

 
Customer initiated claims received and processed2 (thousands)      2,300         480         50k = £116m  
Average uphold rate per claim3 (%)      89         90         1% = £10m  
Average redress per valid claim4 (£)      2,130         2,181         £100 = £43m  

 

1

The balance as at 30 June 2018 includes IFRS 9 ECLs on committed facilities and guarantees.

2

Total mis-selling claims received directly by Barclays to date, including those received via CMCs but excluding those for which no PPI policy exists and excluding responses to proactive mailing. The sensitivity analysis has been calculated to show the impact a 50,000 increase or decrease in the number of customer initiated mis-selling policy claims would have on the provision level inclusive of operatonal processing costs.

3

Average uphold rate per customer initiated mis-selling policy claims received directly by Barclays and proactive mailings, excluding those for which no PPI policy exists. The sensitivity analysis has been calculated to show the impact a 1% change in the average uphold rate per claim would have on the provision level.

4

Average redress stated on a per policy basis for future customer initiated mis-selling complaints received directly by Barclays. The sensitivity analysis has been calculated to show the impact a £100 increase or decrease in the average redress per claim would have on the provision level.

 

 

 

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14.

Retirement benefits

As at 30 June 2018, the Barclays Group’s IAS 19 pension surplus across all schemes was £0.8bn (December 2017: £0.7bn). The UK Retirement Fund (UKRF), which is the Barclays Group’s main scheme, had an IAS 19 pension surplus of £1.1bn (December 2017: £1.0bn). The movement for the UKRF was driven by an increase in the discount rate, payment of deficit contributions and lower expected future price inflation, offset by lower than assumed asset returns and new early retirement and cash commutation factors.

UKRF funding valuations

The scheme actuary prepares an annual update of the UKRF funding position in addition to the full triennial actuarial valuation. The latest annual update was carried out as at 30 September 2017 and showed a deficit of £4.8bn and a funding level of 86.8%.

The last triennial actuarial valuation of the UKRF had an effective date of 30 September 2016 and was completed in July 2017. This valuation showed a funding deficit of £7.9bn and a funding level of 81.5%.

The improvement in funding position between 30 September 2016 and 30 September 2017 was largely due to payment of deficit contributions, higher than assumed asset returns, higher government bond yields and transfers out of the scheme.

The recovery plan agreed as part of the 2016 triennial actuarial valuation requires Barclays Bank PLC to pay deficit contributions of £0.5bn per annum between 2018 and 2020, followed by £1.0bn per annum between 2021 and 2026. The deficit reduction contributions are in addition to the regular contributions to meet the Barclays Group’s share of the cost of benefits accruing over each year. The agreement with the UKRF Trustee also takes into account the changes to the Barclays Group structure that were implemented as a result of ring-fencing. Barclays Bank PLC remains as the principal employer of the UKRF. Additional support measures agreed include a collateral arrangement, joint participation of Barclays Bank UK PLC until 2025, and support from Barclays PLC should Barclays Bank PLC not pay the deficit contributions to the UKRF.

The next triennial actuarial valuation of the UKRF is due to be completed in 2020 with an effective date of 30 September 2019.

 

15.

Called up share capital

Called up share capital comprised 17,110m (December 2017: 17,060m) ordinary shares of 25p each. The increase was due to the issuance of shares under employee share schemes and the Barclays PLC Scrip Dividend Programme.

 

Half year ended 30.06.18   

Ordinary

share capital

£m

    

Share

premium

£m

    

Total share

capital and

share

premium

£m

 
Opening balance      4,265         17,780         22,045   
Movement      13         86         99   

Closing balance

     4,278         17,866         22,144   

 

16.

Other equity instruments

Other equity instruments of £8,938m (December 2017: £8,941m) included AT1 securities issued by Barclays PLC. There have been no issuances or redemptions during the period.

The AT1 securities are perpetual securities with no fixed maturity and are structured to qualify as AT1 instruments under CRD IV. AT1 securities are undated and are repayable, at the option of Barclays PLC, in whole at the initial call date, or on any fifth anniversary after the initial call date. In addition, the AT1 securities are repayable, at the option of Barclays PLC, in whole in the event of certain changes in the tax or regulatory treatment of the securities. Any repayments require the prior consent of the PRA.

 

 

 

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17.

Other reserves

 

    

As at

30.06.18

£m

    

As at

31.12.17

£m

 
Currency translation reserve      3,392         3,054   
Available for sale reserve             364   
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve      (228)         
Cash flow hedging reserve      652         1,161   
Own credit reserve      (252)        (179)  
Other reserves and treasury shares      968         983   

Total

     4,532         5,383   

Currency translation reserve

The currency translation reserve represents the cumulative gains and losses on the retranslation of the Barclays Group’s net investment in foreign operations, net of the effects of hedging.

As at 30 June 2018, there was a credit balance of £3,392m (December 2017: £3,054m credit) in the currency translation reserve. The £338m credit movement principally reflected the strengthening of USD against GBP.

Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve

The fair value through other comprehensive income reserve represents the unrealised change in the fair value through other comprehensive income investments since initial recognition. Following the adoption of IFRS 9, accumulated fair value changes of £228m previously recognised in the available for sale reserve are now recorded in fair value through other comprehensive income.

As at 30 June 2018, there was a debit balance of £228m (December 2017: £364m credit in the available for sale reserve) in the fair value through other comprehensive income reserve. The decrease of £592m was driven by a £136m transfer to retained earnings on IFRS 9 transition and a £315m reduction primarily due to changes in fair value of BAGL shares. There was also £164m of net gains transferred to net profit and a tax credit of £37m with the remaining balance related to exchange and other movements.

Cash flow hedging reserve

The cash flow hedging reserve represents the cumulative gains and losses on effective cash flow hedging instruments that will be recycled to the income statement when the hedged transactions affect profit or loss.

As at 30 June 2018, there was a credit balance of £652m (December 2017: £1,161m credit) in the cash flow hedging reserve. The decrease of £509m (December 2017: £944m decrease) principally reflected a £472m decrease in the fair value of interest rate swaps held for hedging purposes as interest rate forward curves increased and £211m of gains transferred to net profit, partially offset by a tax credit of £174m.

Own credit reserve

The own credit reserve reflects the cumulative own credit gains and losses on financial liabilities at fair value. Amounts in the own credit reserve are not recycled to profit or loss in future periods.

As at 30 June 2018, the amount of own credit recognised in the Barclays Group’s other comprehensive income was a debit balance of £252m (December 2017: £179m debit). The movement of £73m is mainly attributable to the tightening of Barclays’ funding spreads of £98m offset by tax of £25m.

Other reserves and treasury shares

As at 30 June 2018, there was a credit balance of £968m (December 2017: £983m credit) in other reserves relating to redeemed ordinary and preference shares issued by the Barclays Group.

This included a debit balance of £43m (December 2017: £28m debit) in other reserves relating to treasury shares. During the period, £265m (December 2017: £315m) net purchases of treasury shares were made, principally reflecting the increase in shares held for the purposes of employee share schemes, and £250m (December 2017: £329m) was transferred to retained earnings reflecting the vesting of deferred share-based payments.

 

 

 

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18.

Contingent liabilities and commitments

 

Contingent liabilities    As at
30.06.18
£m
     As at
31.12.17
£m
 
Guarantees and letters of credit pledged as collateral security      14,844         14,275   
Performance guarantees, acceptances and endorsements      4,479         4,737   

Total

     19,323         19,012   
Commitments                
Documentary credits and other short-term trade related transactions      1,055         812   
Standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments      312,161         314,761   

Total

     313,216         315,573   

Further details on contingent liabilities relating to legal, competition and regulatory matters can be found in Note 19, Legal, competition and regulatory matters.

 

19.

Legal, competition and regulatory matters

Members of the Barclays Group face legal, competition and regulatory challenges, many of which are beyond our control. The extent of the impact on Barclays of these matters cannot always be predicted but may materially impact our operations, financial results, condition and prospects. Matters arising from a set of similar circumstances can give rise to either a contingent liability or a provision, or both, depending on the relevant facts and circumstances. The recognition of provisions in relation to such matters involves critical accounting estimates and judgments in accordance with the relevant accounting policies as described in Note 13, Provisions. We have not disclosed an estimate of the potential financial effect on Barclays of contingent liabilities where it is not currently practicable to do so.

In connection with the implementation of structural reform in the UK, on 1 April 2018, the UK banking business was transferred from Barclays Bank PLC to Barclays Bank UK PLC, a separate subsidiary of Barclays PLC. Although the matters described below are relevant to Barclays PLC either on an individual or on a consolidated basis, certain matters may relate to either or both of Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC. Matters are ordered under headings corresponding to the financial statements in which they are disclosed.

1.    Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC

Investigations into certain advisory services agreements and other matters and civil action

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been conducting investigations into certain advisory services agreements entered into by Barclays Bank PLC.

Background information

Barclays Bank PLC entered into two advisory services agreements with Qatar Holding LLC (Qatar Holding) in June and October 2008 (the Agreements). The FCA commenced an investigation into whether the Agreements may have related to Barclays PLC’s capital raisings in June and November 2008 (the Capital Raisings). The existence of the June 2008 advisory services agreement was disclosed, but the entry into the advisory services agreement in October 2008 and the fees payable under the Agreements, which amounted to a total of £322m payable over a period of five years, were not disclosed in the announcements or public documents relating to the Capital Raisings. The SFO also commenced an investigation into the Agreements and into a $3bn loan (the Loan) provided by Barclays Bank PLC in November 2008 to the State of Qatar.

SFO Proceedings

In June 2017, the SFO charged Barclays PLC with two offences of conspiring with certain former senior officers and employees of Barclays to commit fraud by false representations relating to the Agreements and one offence of unlawful financial assistance contrary to section 151 of the Companies Act 1985 in relation to the Loan. In February 2018, the SFO also charged Barclays Bank PLC with the same offence in respect of the Loan. In May 2018, the Crown Court dismissed all charges against Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. In July 2018, the SFO made an application to the High Court seeking to reinstate against Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC all of the charges dismissed by the Crown Court. Barclays intends to defend the application brought by the SFO.

 

 

 

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FCA Proceedings and other investigations

In September 2013, the FCA issued warning notices (the Notices) finding that, while Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC believed at the time of the execution of the Agreements that there should be at least some unspecified and undetermined value to be derived from them, the primary purpose of the Agreements was not to obtain advisory services but to make additional payments, which would not be disclosed, for the Qatari participation in the Capital Raisings. The Notices concluded that Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC were in breach of certain disclosure-related listing rules and Barclays PLC was also in breach of Listing Principle 3 (the requirement to act with integrity towards holders and potential holders of the Company’s shares). In this regard, the FCA considers that Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC acted recklessly. The financial penalty provided in the Notices against Barclays is £50m. Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC continue to contest the findings. The FCA action has been stayed due to the SFO proceedings.

In addition, the DoJ and the SEC have been conducting investigations relating to the Agreements.

Civil Action

In January 2016, PCP Capital Partners LLP and PCP International Finance Limited (PCP) served a claim on Barclays Bank PLC seeking damages for fraudulent misrepresentation and deceit, arising from alleged statements made by Barclays Bank PLC to PCP in relation to the terms on which securities were to be issued to potential investors, allegedly including PCP, in the November 2008 capital raising. PCP seeks damages of up to £1,477m (plus interest from November 2017) and costs. Barclays Bank PLC is defending the claim and trial is scheduled to commence in October 2019.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period. PCP has made a claim against Barclays Bank PLC for damages of up to £1,477m plus interest and costs. This amount does not necessarily reflect Barclays Bank PLC’s potential financial exposure if a ruling were to be made against it in that matter.

Investigations into certain business relationships

In 2012, the DoJ and SEC commenced investigations in relation to whether certain relationships with third parties who assist Barclays PLC to win or retain business are compliant with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Various regulators in other jurisdictions are also being briefed on the investigations. Separately, Barclays is cooperating with the DoJ and SEC in relation to an investigation into certain of its hiring practices in Asia and elsewhere and is keeping certain regulators in other jurisdictions informed.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Investigations relating to whistleblowing systems and controls

In April 2017, the FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) commenced investigations into the Barclays Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as to his individual conduct and senior manager responsibilities relating to Barclays’ whistleblowing programme and to his attempt in 2016 to identify the author of a letter that was treated by Barclays Bank PLC as a whistleblow, and into Barclays Bank PLC, as to its responsibilities relating to the attempt by the CEO to identify the author of the letter, as well as Barclays’ systems and controls and culture relating to whistleblowing.

In May 2018, the FCA and PRA published final notices confirming their finding that the CEO’s actions in relation to this matter represented a breach of Individual Conduct Rule 2 (requirement to act with due skill, care and diligence). There were no findings by the FCA or PRA that the CEO acted with a lack of integrity nor any findings that he lacked fitness and propriety to continue to perform his role as Barclays Group Chief Executive Officer.

In respect of its investigation relating to Barclays Bank PLC, the FCA and PRA concluded that they would not take enforcement action in respect of this matter. However, each of Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC have agreed to be subject to requirements to report to the FCA and PRA on certain aspects of their whistleblowing programmes.

Barclays also continues to provide information to, and cooperate with, authorities in the US with respect to this matter.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

 

 

 

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Investigations into LIBOR and other benchmarks

Regulators and law enforcement agencies, including certain competition authorities, from a number of governments have been conducting investigations relating to Barclays Bank PLC’s involvement in manipulating certain financial benchmarks, such as LIBOR and EURIBOR.

Background information

In 2012, Barclays Bank PLC announced that it had reached settlements with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) (as predecessor to the FCA), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the DoJ in relation to their investigations concerning certain benchmark interest rate submissions, and Barclays Bank PLC paid total penalties of £290m. The settlement with the DoJ was made by entry into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) which has now expired. Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. (BCI) have reached settlements with certain other regulators and law enforcement agencies. Barclays Bank PLC continues to respond to requests for information from the SFO in relation to its ongoing LIBOR investigation, including in respect of Barclays Bank PLC. The investigation by the prosecutor’s office in Trani, Italy also remains pending.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

Aside from the settlements discussed above, it is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

LIBOR and other benchmark civil actions

A number of individuals and corporates in a range of jurisdictions have threatened or brought civil actions against Barclays and other banks in relation to LIBOR and/or other benchmarks.

Background information

Following settlement of the investigations referred to above in ‘Investigations into LIBOR and other Benchmarks’ various individuals and corporates in a range of jurisdictions have threatened or brought civil actions against Barclays. While certain cases have been dismissed or settled subject to approval from the court (and in the case of class actions, the right of class members to opt out of the settlement and to seek to file their own claims), other actions remain pending and their ultimate impact is unclear.

USD LIBOR Cases in MDL Court

The majority of the USD LIBOR cases, which have been filed in various US jurisdictions, have been consolidated for pre-trial purposes before a single judge in the US District Court in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) (MDL Court).

The complaints are substantially similar and allege, amongst other things, that Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and other financial institutions individually and collectively violated provisions of the US Sherman Antitrust Act (Antitrust Act), the US Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various state laws by manipulating USD LIBOR rates.

Certain of the proposed class actions have been settled. Claims purportedly brought on behalf of plaintiffs that (i) engaged in USD LIBOR-linked over-the-counter transactions; (ii) purchased USD LIBOR-linked financial instruments on an exchange; (iii) purchased USD LIBOR-linked debt securities; or (iv) issued loans linked to USD LIBOR have been settled for $120m, $20m, $7.1m and $4m respectively. The settlements remain subject to final court approval and/or the right of class members to opt out of the settlement and to seek to file their own claims.

The remaining putative class actions and individual actions seek unspecified damages with the exception of five lawsuits, in which the plaintiffs are seeking a combined total in excess of $1.25bn in actual damages against all defendants, including Barclays Bank PLC, plus punitive damages. Some of the lawsuits also seek trebling of damages under the Antitrust Act and RICO.

EURIBOR Case in the SDNY

In 2015, $94m was paid in settlement of a EURIBOR-related class action. The court entered an order granting final approval of Barclays’ settlement in May 2018.

Additional USD LIBOR Case in the SDNY

In 2015, an individual action against Barclays Bank PLC and other panel bank defendants was dismissed by the SDNY. The plaintiff alleged that the panel bank defendants conspired to increase USD LIBOR, which caused the value of bonds pledged as collateral for a loan to decrease, ultimately resulting in the sale of the bonds at a low point in the market. In March 2018, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend its complaint and dismissed the case. The plaintiff’s appeal of the court’s order is pending.

 

 

 

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Sterling LIBOR Case in SDNY

In 2015, a putative class action was filed in the SDNY against Barclays Bank PLC and other Sterling LIBOR panel banks by a plaintiff involved in exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives that were linked to Sterling LIBOR. The complaint alleges, among other things, that defendants manipulated the Sterling LIBOR rate between 2005 and 2010 and, in so doing, committed CEA, Antitrust Act, and RICO violations. In early 2016, this class action was consolidated with an additional putative class action making similar allegations against Barclays Bank PLC and BCI and other Sterling LIBOR panel banks. The defendants’ motion to dismiss is pending.

Japanese Yen LIBOR Cases in SDNY

In 2012, a putative class action was filed in the SDNY against Barclays Bank PLC and other Japanese Yen LIBOR panel banks by a plaintiff involved in exchange-traded derivatives. The complaint also names members of the Japanese Bankers Association’s Euroyen Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (Euroyen TIBOR) panel, of which Barclays Bank PLC is not a member. The complaint alleges, amongst other things, manipulation of the Euroyen TIBOR and Yen LIBOR rates and breaches of the CEA and Antitrust Act between 2006 and 2010. In 2014, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s antitrust claims in full, but the plaintiff’s CEA claims remain pending. Discovery is ongoing.

In March 2017, a second putative class action concerning Yen LIBOR which was filed in the SDNY against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and BCI was dismissed in full. The complaint makes similar allegations to the 2012 class action. The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal.

SIBOR/SOR Case in the SDNY

A putative class action filed in the SDNY against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and other defendants, alleging manipulation of the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) and Singapore Swap Offer Rate (SOR) was dismissed by the court in relation to claims against Barclays for failure to state a claim. The plaintiffs amended their complaint in September 2017, and the defendants’ motion to dismiss is pending.

Non-US Benchmarks Cases

In addition to US actions, legal proceedings have been brought or threatened against Barclays in connection with alleged manipulation of LIBOR and EURIBOR and other benchmarks in the UK, a number of other jurisdictions in Europe, Israel and Argentina. Additional proceedings in non-US jurisdictions may be brought in the future.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

Aside from the settlements discussed above, it is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of any further financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Foreign Exchange investigations

Various regulatory and enforcement authorities across multiple jurisdictions have been investigating a range of issues associated with Foreign Exchange sales and trading, including electronic trading.

Background information

In 2015 Barclays reached settlements with the CFTC, the DoJ, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) and the FCA (together, the 2015 Resolving Authorities) in relation to investigations into certain sales and trading practices in the Foreign Exchange market. In connection with these settlements, Barclays paid total penalties of approximately $2.38bn and agreed to undertake certain remedial actions.

Under the plea agreement with the DoJ, in addition to a criminal fine, Barclays PLC agreed to a term of probation of three years during which Barclays PLC, including its subsidiaries, must, amongst other things, (i) commit no crime whatsoever in violation of the federal laws of the US, (ii) implement and continue to implement a compliance program designed to prevent and detect the conduct that gave rise to the plea agreement, (iii) report credible evidence of criminal violations of US antitrust or fraud laws to the relevant US authority, and (iv) strengthen its compliance and internal controls as required by relevant regulatory or enforcement agencies. In January 2017, the US District Court for the District of Connecticut accepted the plea agreement and in accordance with the agreement sentenced Barclays PLC to pay $650m as a fine and $60m for violating the NPA (which amounts are part of the $2.38bn referred to above) and to serve three years of probation from the date of the sentencing order. Barclays also continues to provide relevant information to certain of the 2015 Resolving Authorities.

The full text of the DoJ plea agreement, the orders of the CFTC, NYDFS and Federal Reserve, and the Final Notice issued by the FCA related to the settlements referred to above are publicly available on the 2015 Resolving Authorities’ respective websites.

 

 

 

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The European Commission is one of several authorities conducting an investigation into certain trading practices in the Foreign Exchange market.

The DoJ has also conducted an investigation into conduct relating to certain trading activities in connection with certain transactions during 2011 and 2012. Barclays has been providing information to the DoJ and other relevant authorities reviewing this conduct. In February 2018, the DoJ concluded its investigation into conduct relating to certain trading activities in connection with one of these transactions. The DoJ issued a letter closing its investigation of Barclays in exchange for, among other things, Barclays’ agreement to pay $12.9m in disgorgement and restitution, which can be offset by any settlement amount paid as civil restitution. In January 2018, a Barclays employee currently under suspension was indicted in connection with this matter.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

Aside from the settlements discussed above, and a provision of £240m recognised in Q417, it is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of any further financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have on Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Civil actions in respect of Foreign Exchange

A number of individuals and corporates in a range of jurisdictions have threatened or brought civil actions against Barclays and other banks in relation to Foreign Exchange.

Background information

Following settlement of certain investigations referred to above in ‘Foreign Exchange Investigations’ a number of individuals and corporates in a range of jurisdictions have threatened or brought civil actions against Barclays and other banks in relation to Foreign Exchange or may do so in future. Certain of these cases have been dismissed or have been settled subject to final approval from the relevant court (and in the case of class actions, the right of class members to opt out of the settlement and to seek to file their own claims).

Consolidated FX Action

In 2014, a number of civil actions filed in the SDNY on behalf of proposed classes of plaintiffs alleging manipulation of Foreign Exchange markets under the Antitrust Act and New York state law and naming several international banks as defendants, including Barclays Bank PLC, were combined into a single consolidated action (Consolidated FX Action). In 2015, Barclays Bank PLC and BCI settled the Consolidated FX Action and paid $384m. Certain class members have opted out of the settlement and some of these may seek to file their own claims. The settlement is also subject to final court approval.

ERISA FX Action

Since 2015, several civil actions have been filed in the SDNY on behalf of proposed classes of plaintiffs purporting to allege different legal theories of injury (other than those alleged in the Consolidated FX Action) related to alleged manipulation of Foreign Exchange rates, including claims under the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) statute (ERISA Claims), and naming several international banks as defendants, including Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and BCI. The Court has dismissed the ERISA Claims.

Retail Basis Action

A putative action was filed in the Northern District of California (and subsequently transferred to the SDNY) against several international banks, including Barclays PLC and BCI, on behalf of a putative class of individuals that exchanged currencies on a retail basis at bank branches (Retail Basis Claims). The Court has ruled that the Retail Basis Claims are not covered by the settlement agreement in the Consolidated FX Action. The Court subsequently dismissed all Retail Basis Claims against Barclays and all other defendants. The plaintiffs amended their complaint and sought to expand the action to include credit card, debit card and wire transactions, which expansion the Court denied. The plaintiffs have asked the Court to reconsider the expansion decision.

State Law FX Action

In 2016, a putative class action was filed in the SDNY under federal, New York and California law on behalf of proposed classes of stockholders of Exchange Traded Funds and others who supposedly were indirect investors in FX Instruments. The defendants (including Barclays) moved to dismiss the action. The plaintiffs’ counsel then amended the complaint to bring claims on behalf of a proposed class of investors under federal and various state laws who traded FX Instruments through FX dealers or brokers not alleged to have manipulated Foreign Exchange Rates. A different group of plaintiffs subsequently filed another action based on the same theories and asserted substantively similar claims. These two actions have been consolidated and a consolidated complaint was filed in June 2017. The defendants (including Barclays) have moved to dismiss the action.

 

 

 

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Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of any further financial impact of the actions described above on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Civil actions in respect of ISDAFIX

In 2014, a number of ISDAFIX related civil actions were filed in the SDNY on behalf of proposed class of plaintiffs, alleging that Barclays Bank PLC, a number of other banks and one broker violated the Antitrust Act and several state laws by engaging in a conspiracy to manipulate the USD ISDAFIX. In 2016, Barclays Bank PLC and BCI entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiffs to resolve the consolidated action and paid $30m, fully resolving all ISDAFIX-related claims that were or could have been brought by the class. The court entered an order granting final approval of the settlement in June 2018.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

The principal financial impact of the actions described on Barclays is reflected in the settlement described above.

Metals investigations

Barclays Bank PLC has provided information to the DoJ, the CFTC and other authorities in connection with investigations into metals and metals-based financial instruments.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Civil actions in respect of the gold and silver fix

A number of civil complaints, each on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs, have been consolidated and transferred to the SDNY. The complaints allege that Barclays Bank PLC and other members of The London Gold Market Fixing Ltd. manipulated the prices of gold and gold derivative contracts in violation of the CEA, the Antitrust Act, and state antitrust and consumer protection laws. Also in the US, a proposed class of plaintiffs filed a complaint against a number of banks, including Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and Barclays Capital Services Ltd., alleging manipulation of the price of silver in violation of the CEA and antitrust laws. The court has dismissed this action as against the Barclays entities.

Civil actions have also been filed in Canadian courts against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Canada Inc., BCI and Barclays Capital PLC on behalf of proposed classes of plaintiffs alleging manipulation of gold and silver prices in violation of Canadian law.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

US residential and commercial mortgage-related activity and litigation

There have been various investigations and civil litigation relating to secondary market trading of US Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and US Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS).

Background information

Barclays’ activities within the US residential mortgage sector during the period from 2005 through 2008 included:

 

 

sponsoring and underwriting of approximately $39bn of private-label securitisations;

 

 

economic underwriting exposure of approximately $34bn for other private-label securitisations;

 

 

sales of approximately $0.2bn of loans to government sponsored enterprises (GSEs);

 

 

sales of approximately $3bn of loans to others; and

 

 

sales of approximately $19.4bn of loans (net of approximately $500m of loans sold during this period and subsequently repurchased) that were originated and sold to third parties by mortgage originator affiliates of an entity that Barclays acquired in 2007 (Acquired Subsidiary)

DoJ Civil Action

In December 2016, the DoJ filed a civil complaint against Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays PLC, BCI, Barclays Group US Inc., Barclays US LLC, BCAP LLC, Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC and Sutton Funding LLC, as well as two former employees, in the US District Court in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) containing a number of allegations, including mail and wire fraud, relating to mortgage-backed securities sold between 2005 and 2007. In March 2018, Barclays reached a settlement with the DoJ to resolve this complaint for a civil monetary penalty of $2bn which was paid in H118.

 

 

 

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RMBS Repurchase Requests

Barclays was the sole provider of various loan-level representations and warranties (R&Ws) with respect to:

 

 

approximately $5bn of Barclays sponsored securitisations;

 

 

approximately $0.2bn of sales of loans to GSEs; and

 

 

approximately $3bn of loans sold to others

In addition, the Acquired Subsidiary provided R&Ws on all of the $19.4bn of loans it sold to third parties.

R&Ws on the remaining Barclays sponsored securitisations were primarily provided by third-party originators directly to the securitisation trusts with a Barclays subsidiary, such as the depositor for the securitisation, providing more limited R&Ws. There are no stated expiration provisions applicable to most R&Ws made by Barclays, the Acquired Subsidiary or these third parties.

Under certain circumstances, Barclays and/or the Acquired Subsidiary may be required to repurchase the related loans or make other payments related to such loans if the R&Ws are breached.

The unresolved repurchase requests received on or before 30 June 2018 associated with all R&Ws made by Barclays or the Acquired Subsidiary on loans sold to GSEs and others and private-label activities had an original unpaid principal balance of approximately $2.1bn at the time of such sale.

The unresolved repurchase requests discussed above relate to civil actions that have been commenced by the trustees for certain RMBS securitisations in which the trustees allege that Barclays and/or the Acquired Subsidiary must repurchase loans that violated the operative R&Ws. Such trustees and other parties making repurchase requests have also alleged that the operative R&Ws may have been violated with respect to a greater (but unspecified) amount of loans than the amount of loans previously stated in specific repurchase requests made by such trustees. This litigation is ongoing.

In May 2018, the Acquired Subsidiary agreed to a settlement of a civil action relating to claims for indemnification for losses allegedly suffered by a loan purchaser as a result of alleged breaches of R&Ws provided by the Acquired Subsidiary in connection with loan sales to the purchaser during the period 1997 to 2007.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of any further financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Alternative trading systems and high-frequency trading

The SEC, the New York State Attorney General (NYAG) and regulators in certain other jurisdictions investigated a range of issues associated with alternative trading systems (ATSs), including dark pools, and the activities of high-frequency traders.

Background information

In 2014, the NYAG filed a complaint (NYAG Complaint) against Barclays PLC and BCI in the Supreme Court of the State of New York alleging, amongst other things, that Barclays PLC and BCI engaged in fraud and deceptive practices in connection with LX, Barclays’ SEC-registered ATS. In February 2016, Barclays reached separate settlement agreements with the SEC and the NYAG to resolve those agencies’ claims against Barclays PLC and BCI relating to the operation of LX and paid $35m to each.

Barclays PLC and BCI have been named in a purported class action by an institutional financial services firm under California law based on allegations similar to those in the NYAG Complaint. In October 2016, the federal court in California granted the motion of Barclays PLC and BCI to dismiss the entire complaint and the plaintiffs have appealed the court’s decision. In July 2018, the court of appeals affirmed the dismissal.

Following the filing of the NYAG Complaint, Barclays PLC and BCI were also named in a putative shareholder securities class action along with certain current and former executives (Shareholder Class Action). The plaintiffs claim that holders of Barclays American Depository Receipts (ADRs) suffered damages when the ADRs declined in value as a result of the allegations in the NYAG Complaint. A motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants (including Barclays PLC and BCI), was granted in part and denied in part by the court. In February 2016, the court certified the action as a class action. In November 2017, the appellate court affirmed the class certification.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

The class actions seek unspecified monetary damages and injunctive relief. It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

 

 

 

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Electricity market action

In 2013, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) filed a civil action against Barclays Bank PLC in connection with allegations that Barclays Bank PLC manipulated the electricity markets in the Western US. The action was settled for $105m ($70m penalty and $35m disgorgement) which was paid in 2017. In 2015, a civil class action complaint seeking damages of $139.3m was filed in the US District Court for the SDNY against Barclays Bank PLC by Merced Irrigation District, a California utility company, asserting antitrust allegations in connection with purported manipulation of the electricity markets in and around California. The action has been settled in principle for $29m (subject to final court approval and to the right of class members to opt out of the settlement and to seek to file their own claims).

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

Barclays does not expect the financial impact of the actions described above to be material to Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position.

Treasury auction securities civil actions and related matters

Various civil actions have been filed against Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and other financial institutions alleging violations of antitrust and other laws relating to the markets for US Treasury securities and Supranational, Sovereign and Agency securities. Certain governmental authorities are also conducting investigations relating to trading of certain government securities in various markets.

Background information

Numerous putative class action complaints have been filed in US Federal Court against Barclays Bank PLC, BCI and other financial institutions that have served as primary dealers in US Treasury securities. Those actions have been consolidated and in November 2017, plaintiffs in the putative class action filed a consolidated amended complaint in the US Federal Court in New York against the defendants as well as certain corporations that operate electronic trading platforms on which US Treasury securities are traded. The complaint purports to assert claims under US federal antitrust laws and state common law based on allegations that defendants (i) conspired to manipulate the US Treasury securities market and/or (ii) conspired to prevent the creation of certain platforms by boycotting or threatening to boycott such trading platforms. The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss.

In addition, certain plaintiffs have filed a related, direct action against BCI and certain other financial institutions that have served as primary dealers in US Treasury securities. This complaint alleges that defendants conspired to fix and manipulate the US Treasury securities market in violation of US federal antitrust laws, the CEA and state common law.

In 2017, Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BCI, Barclays Services Limited, Barclays Capital Securities Limited and certain other financial institutions were named as defendants in a civil antitrust complaint that alleges that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices and restrain competition in the market for US dollar-denominated Supranational, Sovereign and Agency bonds from 2005 through 2015. The defendants have moved to dismiss the action.

Certain governmental authorities are conducting investigations into activities relating to the trading of certain government securities in various markets and Barclays has been providing information to various authorities on an ongoing basis.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Mexican Government Bond civil action

Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BCI, Barclays Bank Mexico, S.A., and Grupo Financiero Barclays Mexico, S.A., together with other financial institutions that deal in Mexican government bonds (MGB) are named as defendants in several putative class actions which were consolidated in the SDNY in June 2018. The class actions allege antitrust and state law claims arising out of an alleged conspiracy to fix the prices of MGB from 2006 through mid-2017.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

American Depositary Shares

Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and various former members of Barclays Bank PLC’s Board of Directors have been named as defendants in a securities class action consolidated in the SDNY that alleges misstatements and omissions in offering documents for certain American Depositary Shares issued by Barclays Bank PLC in April 2008 with an original face amount of approximately $2.5 billion (the April 2008 Offering). The plaintiffs assert claims under the Securities Act of 1933, alleging

 

 

 

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misstatements and omissions concerning (amongst other things) Barclays Bank PLC’s portfolio of mortgage-related (including US subprime-related) securities, Barclays Bank PLC’s exposure to mortgage and credit market risk, and Barclays Bank PLC’s financial condition. The plaintiffs have not specifically alleged the amount of their damages. In June 2016, the SDNY certified the action as a class action. In September 2017, the SDNY granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs are appealing this decision.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the action described on Barclays or what effect that it might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

BDC Finance L.L.C.

BDC Finance L.L.C. (BDC) has filed a complaint against Barclays Bank PLC alleging breach of contract in connection with a portfolio of total return swaps governed by an ISDA Master Agreement (collectively, the Agreement).

Background Information

In 2008, BDC filed a complaint in the NY Supreme Court alleging that Barclays Bank PLC breached the Agreement when it failed to transfer approximately $40m of alleged excess collateral in response to BDC’s 2008 demand (Demand).

BDC asserts that under the Agreement Barclays Bank PLC was not entitled to dispute the Demand before transferring the alleged excess collateral and that even if the Agreement entitled Barclays Bank PLC to dispute the Demand before making the transfer, Barclays Bank PLC failed to dispute the Demand. BDC demands damages totalling $298m plus attorneys’ fees, expenses, and pre-judgement interest. A trial on liability issues concluded in April 2017 and the court’s decision is pending.

In 2011, BDC’s investment advisor, BDCM Fund Adviser, L.L.C. and its parent company, Black Diamond Capital Holdings, L.L.C. also sued Barclays Bank PLC and BCI in Connecticut State Court for unspecified damages allegedly resulting from Barclays Bank PLC’s conduct relating to the Agreement, asserting claims for violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and tortious interference with business and prospective business relations. The parties agreed to stay this case.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period. BDC has made claims against Barclays totalling $298m plus attorneys’ fees, expenses, and pre-judgement interest. This amount does not necessarily reflect Barclays’ potential financial exposure if a ruling were to be made against it.

Civil actions in respect of the US Anti-Terrorism Act

Civil complaints against Barclays Bank PLC and other banks allege engagement in a conspiracy and violation of the US Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

Background information

An amended civil complaint (the Amended Complaint), filed in the US Federal Court in the EDNY by a group of approximately 350 plaintiffs, alleges that Barclays Bank PLC and a number of other banks engaged in a conspiracy and violated the ATA by facilitating US dollar denominated transactions for the Government of Iran and various Iranian banks, which in turn funded Hezbollah and other attacks that injured or killed the plaintiffs’ family members. The plaintiffs seek to recover for pain, suffering and mental anguish pursuant to the provisions of the ATA, which allows for the tripling of any proven damages and attorneys’ fees. Defendants have moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint. In November 2017, a separate civil complaint was filed in the US Federal Court in the SDNY by a group of approximately 160 plaintiffs, alleging claims under the ATA against Barclays Bank PLC and a number of other banks substantially similar to those in the Amended Complaint. The defendants have moved to dismiss this complaint.

In May 2018, a civil complaint was filed in the US Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida by a single plaintiff acting for himself alleging claims under the ATA against Barclays Bank PLC and a number of other banks. Barclays Bank PLC has not been served with this complaint. In July 2018, the court dismissed the complaint subject to the right of the plaintiff to file a revised complaint.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Interest rate swap and credit default swap US civil actions

Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and BCI, together with other financial institutions are defendants in interest rate swap and credit default swap antitrust civil actions in the SDNY.

 

 

 

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Background information

Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and BCI, together with other financial institutions that act as market makers for interest rate swaps (IRS), Trade Web, and ICAP, are named as defendants in several antitrust class actions which were consolidated in the SDNY in 2016. The complaints allege defendants conspired to prevent the development of exchanges for IRS and demand unspecified money damages, treble damages and legal fees. Plaintiffs include certain swap execution facilities, as well as buy-side investors. The buy-side investors claim to represent a class that transacted in fixed-for-floating IRS with defendants in the US from 2008 to the present, including, for example, US retirement and pension funds, municipalities, university endowments, corporations, insurance companies and investment funds. The case is in discovery.

In June 2017, a separate suit was filed in the US District Court in the SDNY against the same financial institution defendants in the IRS cases, including Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and BCI, claiming that certain conduct alleged in the IRS cases also caused plaintiff to suffer harm with respect to the Credit Default Swaps market. Defendants have moved to dismiss this action. Separately, in June 2018, trueEX LLC filed an antitrust class action in the SDNY against eleven financial institutions that act as dealers in the IRS market, including Barclays Bank PLC and BCI, alleging that the defendants unlawfully conspired to block trueEX from successfully entering the market with its IRS trading platform. trueEX LLC also alleges that the defendants more generally boycotted other anonymous, all-to-all IRS trading platforms.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Portuguese Competition Authority investigation

The Portuguese Competition Authority is investigating whether competition law was infringed by the exchange of information about retail credit products amongst 15 banks in Portugal, including Barclays, over a period of 11 years with particular reference to mortgages, consumer lending and lending to small and medium enterprises. Barclays is cooperating with the investigation.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the action described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Investigation into suspected money laundering related to foreign exchange transactions in South African operation

Absa Bank Limited, which was a subsidiary within the Barclays Group at the relevant time, identified potentially fraudulent activity by certain of its customers using advance payments for imports in 2014 and 2015 to effect foreign exchange transfers from South Africa to beneficiary accounts located in East Asia, the UK, Europe and the US. As a result, Barclays conducted a review of relevant activity, processes, systems and controls. Barclays is continuing to provide information to relevant authorities as part of Barclays’ ongoing cooperation.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the actions described on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

2.    Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC

Investigations relating to retail structured deposits and capital protected structured notes

In 2015, the FCA commenced an enforcement investigation relating to the design, manufacture and sale of structured deposits by Barclays from November 2009. The investigation is at an advanced stage. In January 2018, the FCA also commenced an enforcement investigation relating to the design, manufacture and sale of capital protected structured notes by Barclays from June 2008 to July 2014.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the investigations on Barclays or what effect they might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

Investigation into collections and recoveries relating to unsecured lending

In February 2018, the FCA commenced an enforcement investigation in relation to whether or not Barclays, from July 2015, implemented effective systems and controls with respect to collections and recoveries and whether or not it paid due consideration to the interests of customers in default and arrears.

 

 

 

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Claimed amounts/Financial impact

It is not currently practicable to provide an estimate of the financial impact of the investigation on Barclays or what effect that it might have upon Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position in any particular period.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) assessments concerning UK Value Added Tax

In March 2018 HMRC issued notices that have the effect of removing certain overseas subsidiaries that have operations in the UK from Barclays’ UK VAT group, in which group supplies between members are generally free from VAT. The notices have retrospective effect and unless withdrawn by HMRC would correspond to assessments of approximately £184m, inclusive of interest, of which Barclays would expect to attribute an amount of approximately £130m to Barclays Bank UK PLC and £54m to Barclays Bank PLC. At Barclays’ request, HMRC is conducting a further review, and if the assessments are not withdrawn Barclays is able to challenge the assessments by initiating proceedings with the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber).

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

The total amount of the HMRC assessments is approximately £184m, inclusive of interest.

3.    Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC

CCUK Finance Limited and CIAC Corporation

In May 2017, Barclays was served with a civil claim by CCUK Finance Limited and CIAC Corporation issued in the English High Court alleging breach of a contractual indemnity, fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of warranty arising out of the sale of a portfolio of credit cards in 2007. Barclays has filed a defence and counterclaim.

Claimed amounts/Financial impact

The claim seeks damages of not less than £1bn plus interest and costs. The damages claimed do not necessarily reflect Barclays’ potential financial exposure if a ruling were to be made against it. Barclays does not expect the financial impact of the action described above to be material to Barclays’ operating results, cash flows or financial position.

General

Barclays is engaged in various other legal, competition and regulatory matters in the UK and US and a number of other overseas jurisdictions. It is subject to legal proceedings brought by and against Barclays which arise in the ordinary course of business from time to time, including (but not limited to) disputes in relation to contracts, securities, debt collection, consumer credit, fraud, trusts, client assets, competition, data protection, money laundering, financial crime, employment, environmental and other statutory and common law issues.

Barclays is also subject to enquiries and examinations, requests for information, audits, investigations and legal and other proceedings by regulators, governmental and other public bodies in connection with (but not limited to) consumer protection measures, compliance with legislation and regulation, wholesale trading activity and other areas of banking and business activities in which Barclays is or has been engaged. Barclays is cooperating with the relevant authorities and keeping all relevant agencies briefed as appropriate in relation to these matters and others described in this note on an ongoing basis.

At the present time, Barclays does not expect the ultimate resolution of any of these other matters to have a material adverse effect on its financial position. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in such matters and the matters specifically described in this note, there can be no assurance that the outcome of a particular matter or matters will not be material to Barclays’ results, operations or cash flow for a particular period, depending on, amongst other things, the amount of the loss resulting from the matter(s) and the amount of profit otherwise reported for the reporting period.

 

20.

Related party transactions

Related party transactions in the half year ended 30 June 2018 were similar in nature to those disclosed in the Barclays PLC Annual Report 2017. No related party transactions that have taken place in the half year ended 30 June 2018 have materially affected the financial position or the performance of the Barclays Group during this period.

 

 

 

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Transition disclosures

Impairment allowance reconciliations

Reconciliation from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 - financial assets under IFRS 9 subject to an increase in impairment allowance

The table below reconciles the closing impairment allowances for financial assets in accordance with IAS 39, and provisions for loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts in accordance with IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets as at 31 December 2017, and the opening ECLs determined in accordance with IFRS 9 as at 1 January 2018.

Reconciliation of impairment allowance and provisions

 

    As at 31.12.17                   As at 01.01.18  
    

Impairment
allowance
under IAS 39
or provisions

under IAS 37

£m

   

Reclassification

impact

£m

   

Additional

IFRS 9

impairment

allowance

£m

   

Impairment

allowance

under IFRS 9

£m

 
Loans and advances at amortised cost and other assets1     4,652        (52)       2,508        7,108   
Available for sale investments/financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income     38        (38)              

Total on-balance sheet

    4,690        (90)       2,511        7,111   
       
Provision for undrawn contractually committed facilities and guarantee contracts     79              341        420   

Total impairment and provision

    4,769        (90)       2,852        7,531   

 

1

Includes impairment of £5m for cash collateral and settlement balances and £1m for other assets.

 

 

The introduction of IFRS 9 has increased the total impairment allowance held by Barclays by £2.8bn, from £4.8bn as at 31 December 2017 to £7.5bn as at 1 January 2018, as a result of earlier recognition of impairment allowances

 

 

The reclassification impact is due to assets moving to a fair value through income statement treatment that do not have an impairment allowance under IFRS 9

 

 

 

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Balance sheet movement – impact of transition to IFRS 9 and IFRS 15

The table below presents the impact of the changes to balance sheet presentation and of the transition to IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 on Barclays PLC’s balance sheet showing separately the changes arising from reclassification and any associated remeasurement, and the impact of increased impairment.

 

   

As at

31.12.17

          

As at

31.12.17

                               

As at

01.01.18

 
Assets  

Published
IAS 39
carrying
amount

£m

   

Balance
sheet
presentation
changes1

£m

   

Revised

IAS 39
carrying
amount

£m

   

IFRS 15
impact1

£m

   

IFRS 9
presentation
changes1

£m

   

IFRS 9
classification
and
measurement

£m

   

IFRS 9
impairment
change

£m

   

IFRS 9
carrying
amount

£m

 
Cash and balances at central banks     171,082              171,082                                171,082   
Items in the course of collection from other banks     2,153        (2,153)                                      
Loans and advances to banks     35,663        (35,663)                                      
Loans and advances to customers     365,552        (365,552)                                      
Cash collateral and settlement balances           77,168        77,168                    (2,389)       (5)       74,774   
Loans and advances at amortised cost           324,048        324,048              5,109        (9,467)       (2,502)       317,188   
Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending     12,546              12,546                    (11,949)             597   
Trading portfolio assets     113,760              113,760                    413              114,173   
Financial assets designated at fair value     116,281        (116,281)                                      
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement2           116,281        116,281                    23,930              140,211   
Derivative financial instruments     237,669              237,669                                237,669   
Financial investments     58,916        (1)       58,915              (57,414)       (1,501)              
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income                         52,305        936              53,241   
Investments in associates and joint ventures     718              718                    (19)             699   
Goodwill and intangible assets     7,849              7,849                                7,849   
Property, plant and equipment     2,572              2,572                                2,572   
Current tax assets     482              482                                482   
Deferred tax assets     3,457              3,457        (22)                   649        4,084   
Retirement benefit assets     966              966                                966   
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets     2,389        (2,389)                                      
Other assets           4,542        4,542        89             31        (1)       4,661   
Assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale     1,193              1,193                                1,193   

Total assets

    1,133,248             1,133,248       67             (15)       (1,859)       1,131,441  

 

1

For further details, refer to Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56.

2

Comprised of mandatory fair value assets of £130.2bn and designated fair value assets of £10.0bn.

 

 

 

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    As at
31.12.17
           As at
31.12.17
                                As at
01.01.18
 
    Published
IAS 39
carrying
amount
    Balance
sheet
presentation
changes1
    Revised
IAS 39
carrying
amount
    IFRS 15
impact1
    IFRS 9
presentation
changes
    IFRS 9
classification
and
measurement
    IFRS 9
impairment
change
    IFRS 9
carrying
amount
 
Liabilities   £m     £m     £m     £m     £m     £m     £m     £m  
Deposits from banks     37,723        (37,723)                                      
Deposits at amortised cost           398,701        398,701                    (18,860)             379,841   
Items in the course of collection due to other banks     446        (446)                                      
Customer accounts     429,121        (429,121)                                      
Cash collateral and settlement balances           68,143        68,143                    (2,218)             65,925   
Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing     40,338              40,338                    (25,285)             15,053   
Debt securities in issue     73,314              73,314                                73,314   
Subordinated liabilities     23,826              23,826                                23,826   
Trading portfolio liabilities     37,351              37,351                                37,351   
Financial liabilities designated at fair value     173,718              173,718                    46,365              220,083   
Derivative financial instruments     238,345              238,345                                238,345   
Current tax liabilities     586              586                                586   
Deferred tax liabilities     44              44                                44   
Retirement benefit liabilities     312              312                                312   
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities     8,565        (8,565)                                      
Other liabilities           9,011        9,011                                9,011   
Provisions     3,543              3,543                          341        3,884   

Total liabilities

    1,067,232              1,067,232                          341        1,067,575   
Equity                                                                
Called up share capital and share premium     22,045              22,045                                22,045   
Other reserves     5,383              5,383                    (139)       3       5,247   
Retained earnings     27,536              27,536        67              122        (2,203)       25,522   
Other equity instruments     8,941              8,941                                8,941   
Total equity excluding non-controlling interests     63,905              63,905        67              (17)       (2,200)       61,755   
Non-controlling interests     2,111              2,111                                2,111   

Total equity

    66,016              66,016        67              (17)       (2,200)       63,866   
               

Total liabilities and equity

    1,133,248              1,133,248        67              (15)       (1,859)       1,131,441   

 

1

For further details, refer to Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56.

IFRS 9 classification and measurement

This column represents the changes to the balance sheet from classification and measurement. The net effect is a decrease in shareholders’ equity of £17m, with no significant offsetting movements. The classification changes include the transfer of certain Barclays International Prime Services and Equities positions from an amortised cost to a fair value approach.

Please see the classification and measurement section of Note 1, Basis of preparation on pages 51 to 56 for further detail on the approach followed.

IFRS 9 impairment change

Additional impairment from the adoption of IFRS 9 is shown in the impairment change column. The increase in impairment results in the recognition of a deferred tax asset that will amortise to current tax over time. The post-tax impact is a reduction in shareholders’ equity of £2.2bn. Impairment allowance under IFRS 9 considers both the drawn and the undrawn counterparty exposure. For retail portfolios, the total impairment allowance is allocated to the drawn exposure to the extent that the allowance does not exceed the exposure. Any excess is reported on the liability side of the balance sheet as a provision. For wholesale portfolios the impairment allowance on the undrawn exposure is reported on the liability side of the balance sheet as a provision.

 

 

 

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Financial Statement Notes

 

 

 

22.

Barclays PLC parent company balance sheet

 

    As at      As at  
    30.06.18      31.12.17  
Assets   £m      £m  
Investment in subsidiaries     55,379         39,354   
Loans and advances to subsidiaries     27,776         23,970   
Financial assets at fair value through the income statement     4,615         4,782   
Derivative financial instruments     115         161   
Other assets     376         202   

Total assets

    88,261         68,469   
Liabilities                 
Deposits at amortised cost     525         500   
Subordinated liabilities     6,606         6,501   
Debt securities in issue     27,883         22,110   
Other liabilities     116         153   
Total liabilities     35,130         29,264   
Equity                 
Called up share capital     4,278         4,265   
Share premium account     17,866         17,780   
Other equity instruments     8,943         8,943   
Other reserves     394         480   
Retained earnings     21,650         7,737   

Total equity

    53,131         39,205   
                  

Total liabilities and equity

    88,261         68,469   

Investment in subsidiaries

The investment in subsidiaries of £55,379m (December 2017: £39,354m) predominantly relates to investments made into Barclays Bank PLC, and £8,986m (December 2017: £8,986m) of AT1 securities. The increase of £16,025m during the period was driven by the £14,025m holding in Barclays Bank UK PLC and a £2,000m capital injection into Barclays Bank PLC.

Loans and advances to subsidiaries, subordinated liabilities and debt securities in issue

During H118, Barclays PLC issued $4,500m of Fixed and Floating Rate Senior Notes, £1,500m Fixed Rate Senior Notes, 1,055m Fixed Rate Senior Notes and AUD 600m Fixed and Floating Rate Senior Notes included within the debt securities in issue balance of £27,833m (December 2017: £22,110m). Barclays PLC did not issue any subordinated liabilities in the period.

Other reserves

As a result of the adoption of IFRS 9 on 1 January 2018, the available for sale reserve of £86m has been transferred to retained earnings.

Retained earnings

Following the receipt of a dividend in specie from Barclays Bank PLC, representing its holding in Barclays Bank UK PLC, retained earnings increased from £7,737m to £21,650m in H118.

Management of internal investments, loans and advances

Barclays PLC retains the discretion to manage the nature of its internal investments in the subsidiaries according to their regulatory and business needs. Barclays PLC may invest capital and funding into Barclays Bank PLC and other Barclays Group subsidiaries such as Barclays Bank UK PLC, the Group Service Company and the US Intermediate Holding Company (IHC). In June 2018 the Bank of England published its updated statement of policy on “The Bank of England’s approach to setting a minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL)”. Accordingly, during the course of the second half of 2018 Barclays expects to restructure certain investments in subsidiaries, including to subordinate internal MREL beneath operating liabilities, to the extent required to achieve compliance with internal MREL requirements which will be in effect from 1 January 2019.

 

 

 

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Barclays’ management believes that the non-IFRS performance measures included in this document provide valuable information to the readers of the financial statements as they enable the reader to identify a more consistent basis for comparing the businesses’ performance between financial periods, and provide more detail concerning the elements of performance which the managers of these businesses are most directly able to influence or are relevant for an assessment of the Barclays Group. They also reflect an important aspect of the way in which operating targets are defined and performance is monitored by Barclays’ management.

However, any non-IFRS performance measures in this document are not a substitute for IFRS measures and readers should consider the IFRS measures as well.

Non-IFRS performance measures glossary

 

Measure    Definition

Loan: deposit ratio

  

Loans and advances at amortised cost divided by deposits at amortised cost. The components of the calculation have been included on page 34.

Period end allocated tangible equity   

Allocated tangible equity is calculated as 13.0% (2017: 12.0%) of RWAs for each business, adjusted for capital deductions, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting the assumptions the Barclays Group uses for capital planning purposes. Head Office allocated tangible equity represents the difference between the Barclays Group’s tangible shareholders’ equity and the amounts allocated to businesses.

Average tangible shareholders’ equity    Calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end tangible equity and the current month’s period end tangible equity. The average tangible shareholders’ equity for the period is the average of the monthly averages within that period.
Average allocated tangible equity   

Calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end allocated tangible equity and the current month’s period end allocated tangible equity. The average allocated tangible equity for the period is the average of the monthly averages within that period.

Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity   

Annualised profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments adjusted for the deduction of intangible assets and goodwill. The components of the calculation have been included on page 91.

Return on average allocated tangible equity   

Annualised profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average allocated tangible equity. The components of the calculation have been included on page 91.

Cost: income ratio   

Operating expenses divided by total income.

Loan loss rate   

Quoted in basis points and represents total annualised impairment charges divided by gross loans and advances held at amortised cost at the balance sheet date. The components of the calculation have been included on page 25.

Net interest margin   

Annualised net interest income divided by the sum of average customer assets. The components of the calculation have been included on page 23.

Tangible net asset value per share   

Calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, less goodwill and intangible assets, by the number of issued ordinary shares. The components of the calculation have been included on page 98.

Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct   

Calculated by excluding litigation and conduct charges from performance measures. The components of the calculations have been included on pages 92 to 98.

 

 

 

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Returns

Return on average tangible equity is calculated as annualised profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average tangible equity, excluding non-controlling and other equity interests for businesses. Allocated tangible equity has been calculated as 13.0% (2017: 12.0%) of RWAs for each business, adjusted for capital deductions, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting the assumptions the Barclays Group uses for capital planning purposes. Head Office average allocated tangible equity represents the difference between the Barclays Group’s average tangible shareholders’ equity and the amounts allocated to businesses.

 

Half year ended 30.06.18    Attributable
profit/(loss)
£m
     Tax credit in
respect of
interest
payments on
other equity
instruments
£m
     Profit/(loss)
attributable to
ordinary
equity holders
of the parent
£m
            Average
tangible
equity
£bn
           

Return on
average
tangible
equity

%

 
Barclays UK      426         21         447            10.0            9.0   

Corporate and Investment Bank

     1,372         62         1,434            26.0            11.0   

Consumer, Cards and Payments

     491                499            4.7            21.2   
Barclays International      1,863         70         1,933            30.7            12.6   
Head Office      (1,821)               (1,819)           3.1            n/m   

Barclays Group

     468         93         561            43.8            2.6   
Half year ended 30.06.17                                                      
Barclays UK      185         18         203            8.8            4.6   

Corporate and Investment Bank

     1,083         45         1,128            23.3            9.7   

Consumer, Cards and Payments

     573                582            4.2            28.0   
Barclays International      1,656         54         1,710            27.5            12.4   
Head Office1      (298)               (298)           8.2            n/m   
Barclays Non-Core      (419)        10         (409)           4.9            n/m   
Africa Banking discontinued operation1      (2,335)               (2,335)           n/m            n/m   

Barclays Group

     (1,211)        82         (1,129)           49.4            (4.6)  

 

1

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Performance measures excluding litigation and conduct

 

     Half year ended 30.06.18  
Cost: income ratio    Barclays UK
£m
    

Corporate
and
Investment
Bank

£m

     Consumer,
Cards and
Payments
£m
     Barclays
International
£m
     Head Office
£m
     Barclays
Group
£m
 
Operating expenses      (2,387)        (3,559)        (1,109)        (4,668)        (1,661)        (8,716)  
Impact of litigation and conduct      414         13         49         62         1,566         2,042   
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (1,973)        (3,546)        (1,060)        (4,606)        (95)        (6,674)  
                                                       
Total income      3,624         5,379         2,136         7,515         (205)        10,934   
                                                       
Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct      54%        66%        50%        61%        n/m         61%  
Profit before tax                                                
Profit/(loss) before tax      826         2,010         700         2,710         (1,877)        1,659   
Impact of litigation and conduct      414         13        49         62         1,566         2,042   

Profit/(loss) before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     1,240         2,023         749         2,772         (311)        3,701   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders
of the parent
                                               
Attributable profit/(loss)      426         1,372         491         1,863         (1,821)        468   
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      412         10         36         46         1,531         1,989   

Attributable profit/(loss) excluding litigation and conduct

     838         1,382         527         1,909         (290)        2,457   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments      21         62                70                93   
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      859         1,444         535         1,979         (288)        2,550   
Return on average tangible shareholders’
equity
                                               
Average tangible shareholders’ equity (£bn)      10.0         26.0         4.7         30.7         3.1         43.8   
                                                       
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity excluding litigation and conduct      17.3%        11.1%        22.7%        12.9%        n/m         11.6%  
Basic earnings per ordinary share                                                
Basic weighted average number of shares (m)                     17,067   
                                                       
Basic earnings per ordinary share excluding litigation and conduct                     14.9p   

 

 

 

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     Half year ended 30.06.17  
Cost: income ratio    Barclays UK
£m
    

Corporate
and
Investment
Bank

£m

     Consumer,
Cards and
Payments
£m
     Barclays
International
£m
     Head Office
£m
     Barclays
Group1
£m
 
Operating expenses      (2,628)        (3,697)        (1,023)        (4,720)        (100)        (7,732)  
Impact of litigation and conduct      695                              11         743   
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (1,933)        (3,690)        (1,021)        (4,711)        (89)        (6,989)  
                 
Total income      3,661         5,346         2,402         7,748                10,881   
                                                              
Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct      53%        69%        43%        61%        n/m         64%  
Profit before tax                                                
Profit/(loss) before tax      634         1,715        902         2,617        (263)        2,341   
Impact of litigation and conduct      695                              11         743   
Profit/(loss) before tax excluding litigation and conduct      1,329         1,722         904         2,626         (252)        3,084   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders
of the parent
                                               
Attributable profit/(loss)      185         1,083         573         1,656         (298)        (1,211)  
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      688                                     722   
Attributable profit/(loss) excluding litigation and conduct      873         1,088         574         1,662         (290)        (489)  
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments      18         45                54                82   
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      891         1,133         583         1,716         (290)        (407)  
Return on average tangible shareholders’
equity
                                               
Average tangible shareholders’ equity (£bn)      8.8        23.3        4.2        27.5        8.2        49.4   
                                                       
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity excluding litigation and conduct      20.3%        9.7%        28.0%        12.5%        n/m        (1.6%)  
Basic earnings per ordinary share                                                
Basic weighted average number of shares (m)                     16,989   
                                                       
Basic loss per ordinary share excluding litigation and conduct                     (2.4p)  

 

1

Barclays Group results also included Barclays Non-Core and the Africa Banking discontinued operation for the half year ended 30 June 2017.

 

 

 

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Barclays Group

 

Cost: income ratio    Q218
£m
     Q118
£m
            Q417
£m
     Q317
£m
     Q217
£m
     Q117
£m
            Q416
£m
     Q316
£m
 
Operating expenses      (3,391)        (5,325)           (4,369)        (3,355)        (4,113)        (3,619)           (4,319)        (4,322)  
Impact of litigation and conduct      81         1,961            383         81         715         28            97         741   
Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct      (3,310)        (3,364)           (3,986)        (3,274)        (3,398)        (3,591)           (4,222)         (3,581)  
                                                                               
Total income      5,576         5,358            5,022         5,173         5,058         5,823            4,992         5,446   
                                                                               
Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct      59%        63%           79%        63%        67%        62%           85%        66%  
Profit before tax                                                                              
Profit/(loss) before tax      1,895         (236)           93         1,107         659         1,682            330         837   
Impact of litigation and conduct      81         1,961            383         81         715         28            97         741   
Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct      1,976         1,725            476         1,188         1,374         1,710            427         1,578   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of
the parent
                                                                             
Attributable profit/(loss)      1,232         (764)           (1,294)        583         (1,401)        190            99         414   
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      59         1,930            351         77         703         19            52         726   
Attributable profit/(loss) excluding litigation and conduct      1,291         1,166            (943)        660         (698)        209            151         1,140   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments      47         46            49         43         44         38            39         31   
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      1,338         1,212            (894)        703         (654)        247            190         1,171   
Return on average tangible shareholders’
equity
                                                                             
Average tangible shareholders’ equity (£bn)      43.5         44.2            48.1         48.9         49.3         49.4            48.9         49.4   
                                                                               
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity excluding litigation and conduct      12.3%        11.0%           (7.4%)        5.7%        (5.3%)        2.0%           1.6%        9.5%  
Basic earnings per ordinary share                                                                              
Basic weighted average number of shares (m)      17,067         17,037            16,996         16,994         16,989         16,924            16,860         16,866   
                                                                                      
Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share excluding litigation and conduct      7.8p         7.1p            (5.3p)        4.1p         (3.8p)        1.5p            1.1p         6.9p   

 

 

 

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Barclays UK

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Cost: income ratio    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Operating expenses      (971)        (1,416)           (1,229)        (991)        (1,673)        (955)           (1,065)        (1,518)  
Impact of litigation and conduct             411            53         11         699         (4)           28         614   

Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct

     (968)        (1,005)           (1,176)        (980)        (974)        (959)           (1,037)        (904)  

        

                                                                             
Total income      1,836         1,788            1,870         1,852         1,820         1,841            1,828         1,943   

        

                                                                             

Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct

     53%         56%            63%         53%         54%         52%            57%         47%   
Profit before tax                                                                              
Profit/(loss) before tax      656         170            452         661         (74)        708            583         75   
Impact of litigation and conduct             411            53         11         699         (4)           28         614   

Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     659         581            505         672         625         704            611         689   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent                                                                              
Attributable profit/(loss)      464         (38)           245         423         (285)        470            383         (163)  
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct             411            37                691         (3)           (3)        627   

Attributable profit excluding litigation and conduct

     465         373            282         431         406         467            380         464   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments             12            13                                         
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      474         385            295         440         415         476            387         471   
Return on average allocated tangible equity                                                                              
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      10.1         9.8            9.6         9.4         8.7         8.9            8.6         8.7   

        

                                                                             
Return on average allocated tangible equity excluding litigation and conduct      18.8%         15.7%            12.3%         18.7%         19.1%         21.5%            18.0%         21.6%   

 

 

 

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Barclays International

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Cost: income ratio    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Operating expenses      (2,353)        (2,315)           (2,948)        (2,187)        (2,272)        (2,448)           (2,798)        (2,354)  
Impact of litigation and conduct      47         15            255                (4)        13            17         17   

Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct

     (2,306)        (2,300)           (2,693)        (2,182)        (2,276)        (2,435)           (2,781)        (2,337)  

        

                                                                             
Total income      3,707         3,808            3,319         3,315         3,610         4,138            3,592         3,851   

        

                                                                             

Cost: income ratio excluding litigation and conduct

     62%         60%            81%         66%         63%         59%            77%         61%   
Profit before tax                                                                              
Profit before tax      1,297         1,413                   652         1,261         1,356            373         1,085   
Impact of litigation and conduct      47         15            255                (4)        13            17         17   

Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     1,344         1,428            261         657         1,257         1,369            390         1,102   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent                                                                              
Attributable profit/(loss)      890         973            (1,168)        359         819         837            43         623   
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      34         12            250                (3)                  14         17   

Attributable profit/(loss) excluding litigation and conduct

     924         985            (918)        363         816         846            57         640   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments      36         34            34         32         27         27            23         20   
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      960         1,019            (884)        395         843         873            80         660   
Return on average allocated tangible equity                                                                              
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      31.4         30.1            28.5         28.9         27.4         27.7            26.6         25.7   

        

                                                                             
Return on average allocated tangible equity excluding litigation and conduct      12.2%         13.6%            (12.4%)        5.5%         12.3%         12.6%            1.2%         10.3%   

 

 

 

   Barclays PLC   96   LOGO     


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Corporate and Investment Bank

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Profit before tax    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
Profit/(loss) before tax      835         1,175            (252)        593         925         790            155         885   
Impact of litigation and conduct             13            255                (4)        11            15         17   

Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     835         1,188                   598         921         801            170         902   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent                                                                              
Attributable profit/(loss)      567         805            (1,256)        340         623         460            (86)        488   
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct             10            250                (3)                  13         17   

Attributable profit/(loss) excluding litigation and conduct

     567         815            (1,006)        344         620         468            (73)        505   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments      33         29            29         28         22         23            20         17   
Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      600         844            (977)        372         642         491            (53)        522   
Return on average allocated tangible equity                                                                              
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      26.4         25.6            24.3         24.8         23.3         23.5            22.6         21.9   

        

                                                                             
Return on average allocated tangible equity excluding litigation and conduct      9.1%         13.2%            (16.1%)        6.0%         11.1%         8.3%            (0.9%)        9.5%   
Consumer, Cards and Payments                              
Profit before tax                                                                              
Profit before tax      462         238            258         59         336         566            218         200   
Impact of litigation and conduct      47                                                          

Profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     509         240            258         59         336         568            220         200   
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent                                                                              
Attributable profit      323         168            88         19         196         377            129         135   
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      34                                                          

Attributable profit excluding litigation and conduct

     357         170            88         19         196         378            130         135   
Tax credit in respect of interest payments on other equity instruments                                                              
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent excluding litigation and conduct      360         175            93         23         201         382            133         138   
Return on average allocated tangible equity                                                                              
Average allocated tangible equity (£bn)      5.0         4.5            4.2         4.2         4.1         4.2            4.0         3.7   

        

                                                                             
Return on average allocated tangible equity excluding litigation and conduct      28.9%         15.7%            9.0%         2.2%         19.4%         36.5%            13.3%         14.8%   

 

 

 

   Barclays PLC   97   LOGO     


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Head Office

 

     Q218      Q118             Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117             Q416      Q316  
Profit before tax    £m      £m             £m      £m      £m      £m             £m      £m  
(Loss)/profit before tax      (58)        (1,819)           (365)        (206)        (122)        (141)           162         (229)  
Impact of litigation and conduct      31         1,535            75         65                10                    

(Loss)/profit before tax excluding litigation and conduct

     (27)        (284)           (290)        (141)        (121)        (131)           163         (221)  
Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent                                                                              
Attributable (loss)/profit      (122)        (1,699)           (371)        (199)        (175)        (123)           223         (203)  
Post-tax impact of litigation and conduct      24         1,507            64         65                                  

Attributable (loss)/profit excluding litigation and conduct

     (98)        (192)           (307)        (134)        (174)        (116)           224         (195)  

Tangible net asset value

 

      As at
30.06.18
£m
       As at
31.12.17
£m
       As at
30.06.17
£m
 
Total equity excluding non-controlling interests      61,055           63,905           63,866   
Other equity instruments      (8,938)          (8,941)          (7,694)  
Shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent      52,117           54,964           56,172   
Goodwill and intangibles      (7,871)          (7,849)          (7,724)  
Tangible shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent      44,246           47,115           48,448   
            
      m        m        m  
Shares in issue      17,110           17,060           17,034   
            
      p        p        p  

Net asset value per share

     305           322           329   

Tangible net asset value per share

     259           276           284   

 

 

 

   Barclays PLC   98   LOGO     


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     H118      H117      Q218      Q118      Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117      Q416      Q316  
Average allocated equity1    £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  
Barclays UK      13.5         13.5         13.6         13.4         13.1         14.0         13.5         13.6         13.2         13.3   

Corporate and Investment Bank

     26.3         24.6         26.7         25.9         24.7         25.8         24.4         24.8         24.0         23.3   

Consumer, Cards and Payments

     5.8         5.7         6.0         5.5         5.3         5.7         5.7         5.7         5.5         5.1   
Barclays International      32.1         30.3         32.8         31.4         29.9         31.5         30.1         30.5         29.5         28.4   
Head Office2      6.1         9.3         4.9         7.2         12.8         11.1         9.5         9.2         8.8         8.8   
Barclays Non-Core             4.9                                     4.5         5.2         6.5         7.7   
Barclays Group      51.7         58.0         51.3         52.0         55.9         56.6         57.5         58.5         58.0         58.2   
     H118      H117      Q218      Q118      Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117      Q416      Q316  
Effect of goodwill and intangibles    £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  
Barclays UK      (3.5)        (4.8)        (3.5)        (3.5)        (3.5)        (4.6)        (4.8)        (4.7)        (4.6)        (4.5)  

Corporate and Investment Bank

     (0.3)        (1.2)        (0.3)        (0.3)        (0.4)        (1.1)        (1.2)        (1.3)        (1.4)        (1.4)  

Consumer, Cards and Payments

     (1.1)        (1.6)        (1.1)        (1.0)        (1.1)        (1.5)        (1.6)        (1.5)        (1.5)        (1.4)  
Barclays International      (1.4)        (2.8)        (1.4)        (1.4)        (1.4)        (2.6)        (2.8)        (2.8)        (2.9)        (2.8)  
Head Office2      (2.9)        (1.1)        (2.9)        (2.9)        (2.8)        (0.6)        (0.7)        (1.6)        (1.6)        (1.5)  
Barclays Non-Core                                                                      
Barclays Group      (7.8)        (8.6)        (7.8)        (7.8)        (7.8)        (7.8)        (8.2)        (9.1)        (9.1)        (8.8)  
     H118      H117      Q218      Q118      Q417      Q317      Q217      Q117      Q416      Q316  
Average allocated tangible equity3    £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn  
Barclays UK      10.0         8.8         10.1         9.8         9.6         9.4         8.7         8.9         8.6         8.7   

Corporate and Investment Bank

     26.0         23.3         26.4         25.6         24.3         24.8         23.3         23.5         22.6         21.9   

Consumer, Cards and Payments

     4.7         4.2         5.0         4.5         4.2         4.2         4.1         4.2         4.0         3.7   
Barclays International      30.7         27.5         31.4         30.1         28.5         28.9         27.4         27.7         26.6         25.7   
Head Office2      3.1         8.2         2.0         4.3         10.0         10.5         8.8         7.6         7.2         7.4   
Barclays Non-Core             4.9                                     4.5         5.2         6.5         7.6   
Barclays Group      43.8         49.4         43.5         44.2         48.1         48.9         49.3         49.4         48.9         49.4   

 

1

This table shows the allocation of Group average equity across both the IFRS reporting segments and sub-segments of Barclays International.

2

Includes the Africa Banking discontinued operation.

3

This table shows average tangible equity for the Group and average allocated tangible equity for both the IFRS reporting segments and sub-segments of Barclays International.

 

 

 

   Barclays PLC   99   LOGO     


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Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders
of the parent
   H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
£m
     Q417
£m
     Q317
£m
     Q217
£m
     Q117
£m
     Q416
£m
     Q316
£m
 
Barclays UK      447         203         473         (26)        257         433         (276)        479         390         (156)  
    Corporate and Investment Bank      1,434         1,128         600         834         (1,227)        368         646         483         (66)        505   
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      499         582         326         173         93         23         201         381         132         138   
Barclays International      1,933         1,710         936         1,007         (1,134)        391         847         864         66         643   
Head Office      (1,819)        (298)        (119)        (1,699)        (368)        (197)        (172)        (126)        227         (203)  
Barclays Non-Core             (409)                                    (221)        (188)        (493)        76   
Africa Banking discontinued operation             (2,335)                                    (1,533)        (801)        (52)        85   
Barclays Group      561         (1,129)        1,280         (718)        (1,245)        626         (1,357)        228         138         445   
Average allocated equity1    H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
£bn
     Q417
£bn
     Q317
£bn
     Q217
£bn
     Q117
£bn
     Q416
£bn
     Q316
£bn
 
Barclays UK      13.5         13.5         13.6         13.4         13.1         14.0         13.5         13.6         13.2         13.3   
    Corporate and Investment Bank      26.3         24.6         26.7         25.9         24.7         25.8         24.4         24.8         24.0         23.3   
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      5.8         5.7         6.0         5.5         5.3         5.7         5.7         5.7         5.5         5.1   
Barclays International      32.1         30.3         32.8         31.4         29.9         31.5         30.1         30.5         29.5         28.4   
Head Office2      6.1         9.3         4.9         7.2         12.8          11.1         9.5         9.2         8.8         8.8   
Barclays Non-Core             4.9                                     4.5         5.2         6.5         7.7   
Barclays Group      51.7         58.0         51.3         52.0        55.9        56.6        57.5         58.5         58.0         58.2   
Return on average allocated equity3    H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
%
     Q417
%
     Q317
%
     Q217
%
     Q117
%
     Q416
%
     Q316
%
 
Barclays UK      6.6%        3.0%        13.9%        (0.8%)        7.8%        12.3%        (8.2%)        14.1%        11.8%        (4.7%)  
    Corporate and Investment Bank      10.9%        9.2%        9.0%        12.9%        (19.9%)        5.7%        10.6%        7.8%        (1.1%)        8.7%  
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      17.3%        20.4%        21.6%        12.6%        7.1%        1.6%        14.1%        26.6%        9.6%        10.8%  
Barclays International      12.0%        11.3%        11.3%        12.8%        (15.1%)        5.0%        11.2%        11.3%        0.9%        9.0%  
Barclays Group4      2.2%        (3.9%)        10.0%        (5.5%)        (8.9%)        4.4%        (9.4%)        1.6%        1.0%        3.1%  

 

1

This table shows average equity for the Group and average allocated equity for both the IFRS reporting segments and the sub-segments of Barclays International.

2

Includes the Africa Banking discontinued operation.

3

This table shows return on average equity for the Group and return on average allocated equity for both the IFRS reporting segments and sub-segments of Barclays International.

4

Includes Head Office.

 

 

 

   Barclays PLC   100   LOGO     


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Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of
the parent excluding litigation and conduct
   H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
£m
     Q417
£m
     Q317
£m
     Q217
£m
     Q117
£m
     Q416
£m
     Q316
£m
 
Barclays UK      860         891         474         385         295         440         415         476         387         471   
    Corporate and Investment Bank      1,444         1,134         600         844         (977)        371         644         491         (53)        522   
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      535         583         360         175         93         23         201         382         133         138   
Barclays International      1,979         1,716         960         1,019         (884)        395         843         873         80         660   
Barclays Group1      2,551         (406)        1,338         1,212         (894)        703         (654)        247         190         1,171   
Average allocated equity2    H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
£bn
     Q417
£bn
     Q317
£bn
     Q217
£bn
     Q117
£bn
     Q416
£bn
     Q316
£bn
 
Barclays UK      13.5         13.5         13.6         13.4         13.1         14.0         13.5         13.6         13.2         13.3   
    Corporate and Investment Bank      26.3         24.6         26.7         25.9         24.7         25.8         24.4         24.8         24.0         23.3   
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      5.8         5.7         6.0         5.5         5.3         5.7         5.7         5.7         5.5         5.1   
Barclays International      32.1         30.3         32.8         31.4         29.9         31.5         30.1         30.5         29.5         28.4   
Barclays Group1      51.7         58.0         51.3         52.0         55.9         56.6         57.5         58.5         58.0         58.2   
Return on average allocated equity excluding
litigation and conduct3
   H118
£m
     H117
£m
     Q218
£m
     Q118
%
     Q417
%
     Q317
%
     Q217
%
     Q117
%
     Q416
%
     Q316
%
 
Barclays UK      12.7%        13.2%        13.9%        11.5%        9.0%        12.6%        12.3%        14.0%        11.7%        14.2%  
    Corporate and Investment Bank      11.0%        9.2%        9.0%        13.0%        (15.8%)        5.8%        10.5%        7.9%        (0.9%)        9.0%  
    Consumer, Cards and Payments      18.5%        20.4%        23.8%        12.7%        7.1%        1.6%        14.1%        26.7%        9.7%        10.8%  
Barclays International      12.3%        11.3%        11.7%        13.0%        (11.8%)        5.0%        11.2%        11.4%        1.1%        9.3%  
Barclays Group1      9.9%        (1.4%)        10.4%        9.3%        (6.4%)        5.0%        (4.5%)        1.7%        1.3%        8.0%  

 

1

Includes Head Office.

2

This table shows average equity for the Group and average allocated equity for both the IFRS reporting segments and the sub-segments of Barclays International.

3

This table shows return on average equity excluding litigation and conduct for the Group and return on average allocated equity excluding litigation and conduct for both the IFRS reporting segment and the sub-segments of Barclays Internationals.

 

 

 

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Results timetable1      Date
Ex-dividend date      9 August 2018
Dividend record date      10 August 2018
Scrip reference share price set and made available to shareholders      16 August 2018
Cut off time of 4.30 pm (UK time) for the receipt of Mandate Forms or Revocation Forms (as applicable)      24 August 2018
Dividend payment date/first day of dealing in new shares      17 September 2018
Q3 2018 Results Announcement      24 October 2018

For qualifying US and Canadian resident ADR holders, the interim dividend of 2.5p per ordinary share becomes 10.0p per ADS (representing four shares). The ex-dividend, dividend record and dividend payment dates for ADR holders are as shown above.

 

                                 % Change3  
Exchange rates2    30.06.18      31.12.17      30.06.17             31.12.17      30.06.17  
Period end - USD/GBP      1.32         1.35        1.30           (2%)        2%   
6 month average - USD/GBP      1.38         1.32        1.26           5%        10%   
3 month average - USD/GBP      1.36         1.33        1.28           2%        6%   
Period end - EUR/GBP      1.13         1.13        1.14                  (1%)  
6 month average - EUR/GBP      1.14         1.12        1.16           2%        (2%)  
3 month average - EUR/GBP      1.14         1.13        1.16           1%        (2%)  
Share price data                                             
Barclays PLC (p)      189.00         203.10        202.75           
Barclays PLC number of shares (m)      17,110         17,060        17,034           

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Investor relations    Media relations
Lisa Bartrip +44 (0) 20 7773 0708    Thomas Hoskin +44 (0) 20 7116 4755

More information on Barclays can be found on our website: home.barclays.    

Registered office    

1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. Company number: 48839.    

Registrar    

Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA, United Kingdom.     

Tel: 0371 384 20554 from the UK or +44 121 415 7004 from overseas.    

 

1

Note that these dates are provisional and subject to change. Any changes to the Scrip Dividend Programme dates will be made available at home.barclays/dividends.

2

The average rates shown above are derived from daily spot rates during the year.

3

The change is the impact to GBP reported information.

4

Lines open 8.30am to 5.30pm (UK time), Monday to Friday, excluding UK public holidays in England and Wales.

 

 

 

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‘A-IRB’ / ‘Advanced-Internal Ratings Based’ See ‘Internal Ratings Based (IRB)’.

‘ABS CDO Super Senior’ Super senior tranches of debt linked to collateralised debt obligations of asset backed securities (defined below). Payment of super senior tranches takes priority over other obligations.

‘Acceptances and endorsements’ An acceptance is an undertaking by a bank to pay a bill of exchange drawn on a customer. The Group expects most acceptances to be presented, but reimbursement by the customer is normally immediate. Endorsements are residual liabilities of the Group in respect of bills of exchange which have been paid and subsequently rediscounted.

‘Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital’ In the context of CRD IV, a type of capital as defined in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).

‘Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities’ Securities that are treated as additional tier 1 (AT1) capital in the context of CRD IV.

‘Advanced Measurement Approach’ Under CRD IV, operational risk charges can be calculated by using one of three methods (or approaches) that increase in sophistication and risk sensitivity: (i) the Basic Indicator Approach; (ii) the Standardised Approach; and (iii) the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA). Under the AMA the banks are allowed to develop their own empirical model to quantify required capital for operational risk. Banks can only use this approach subject to approval from their local regulators.

‘Agencies’ Bonds issued by state and / or government agencies or government-sponsored entities.

‘Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities’ Mortgage-Backed Securities issued by government-sponsored entities.

‘All price risk (APR)’ An estimate of all the material market risks, including rating migration and default for the correlation trading portfolio.

‘American Depository Receipts (ADR)’ A negotiable certificate that represents the ownership of shares in a non-US company (for example Barclays) trading in US financial markets.

‘Americas’ Geographic segment comprising the USA, Canada and countries where Barclays operates within Latin America.

‘Annual Earnings at Risk (AEaR)’ A measure of the potential change in Net Interest Income (NII) due to an adverse interest rate movements over a predefined time horizon.

‘Annualised cumulative weighted average lifetime PD’ The probability of default over the remaining life of the asset, expressed as an annual rate, reflecting a range of possible economic scenarios.

‘Application scorecards’ Algorithm based decision tools used to aid business decisions and manage credit risk based on available customer data at the point of application for a product.

‘Arrears’ Customers are said to be in arrears when they are behind in fulfilling their obligations with the result that an outstanding loan is unpaid or overdue. Such customers are also said to be in a state of delinquency. When a customer is in arrears, their entire outstanding balance is said to be delinquent, meaning that delinquent balances are the total outstanding loans on which payments are overdue.

‘Arrears Managed Accounts’ Arrears Managed Accounts are principally Business Lending customers in arrears with an exposure limit less than £50,000 in the UK and 100,000 in Europe, supervised using processes designed to manage a homogeneous set of assets.

‘Asia’ Geographic segment comprising countries where Barclays operates within Asia and the Middle East.

‘Asset Backed Commercial Paper’ Typically short-term notes secured on specified assets issued by consolidated special purpose entities for funding purposes.

 

 

 

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‘Asset Backed Securities (ABS)’ Securities that represent an interest in an underlying pool of referenced assets. The referenced pool can comprise any assets which attract a set of associated cash flows but are commonly pools of residential or commercial mortgages and, in the case of Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs), the referenced pool may be ABS or other classes of assets.

‘Attributable profit’ Profit after tax that is attributable to ordinary equity holders of Barclays PLC adjusted for the after tax amounts of capital securities classified as equity.

‘Average allocated tangible shareholders equity’ Calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end allocated tangible shareholders’ equity and the current month’s period end allocated tangible shareholders’ equity. The average allocated tangible shareholders’ equity for the quarter / year is the average of the monthly averages within that quarter / year.

‘Average tangible shareholders equity’ Calculated as the average of the previous month’s period end tangible shareholders’ equity and the current month’s period end tangible shareholders’ equity. The average tangible shareholders’ equity for the quarter / year is the average of the monthly averages within that quarter / year.

‘Back testing’ Includes a number of techniques that assess the continued statistical validity of a model by simulating how the model would have predicted recent experience.

‘BAGL’ or ‘Barclays Africa’ Barclays Africa Group Limited, which was previously a subsidiary of the Group. Following a sell down of shares resulting in a loss of control, the Group’s shareholding in BAGL is now classified as an Available for Sale asset.

‘Balance weighted Loan to Value (LTV) ratio’ In the context of the credit risk disclosures on secured home loans, a means of calculating marked to market LTVs derived by calculating individual LTVs at account level and weighting it by the balances to arrive at the average position. Balance weighted loan to value is calculated using the following formula: LTV = ((loan balance 1 x MTM LTV% for loan 1) + (loan balance 2 x MTM LTV% for loan 2) + ... ) / total outstandings in portfolio.

‘Barclaycard’ An international consumer payments business serving the needs of businesses and consumers through credit cards, consumer lending, merchant acquiring, commercial cards and point of sale finance. Barclaycard has scaled operations in UK, US, Germany and Scandinavia.

‘Barclays Group’ Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries.

‘Barclays Bank Group’ Barclays Bank PLC together with its subsidiaries.

‘Barclays Bank UK Group’ Barclays Bank UK PLC together with its subsidiaries.

‘Barclays Operating businesses’ The core Barclays businesses operated by Barclays UK (which include the UK Personal business, the small UK Corporate and UK Wealth businesses and the Barclaycard UK consumer credit cards business) and Barclays International (which include the large UK Corporate business; the international Corporate and Wealth businesses; the Investment Bank; the international Barclaycard business; and Barclaycard Business Solutions).

‘Barclays Direct’ A Barclays brand, comprising the savings and mortgage businesses.

‘Barclays International’ The division of Barclays held by Barclays Bank PLC which has not been ring-fenced as part of regulatory ring fencing requirements. The division includes the large UK Corporate business; the international Corporate and Wealth businesses; the Investment Bank; the international Barclaycard business (consisting of the US, German and Nordic consumer credit cards businesses); and Barclaycard Business Solutions (including merchant acquiring).

‘Barclays Non-Core’ The previously reported unit comprising of a group of businesses and assets that were exited or run down by Barclays, which was closed in 2017.

‘Barclays UK’ The division of Barclays held by Barclays Bank UK PLC which has been ring-fenced as part of regulatory ring fencing requirements. The division includes the UK Personal business; the small UK Corporate and UK Wealth businesses; and the Barclaycard UK consumer credit cards business.

 

 

 

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‘Basel 3’ The third of the Basel Accords on banking supervision. Developed in response to the financial crisis of 2008, setting new requirements on composition of capital, counterparty credit risk, liquidity and leverage ratios.

‘Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS or The Basel Committee)’ A forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters which develops global supervisory standards for the banking industry. Its members are officials from central banks or prudential supervisors from 27 countries and territories.

‘Basis point(s)’ / ‘bp(s)’ One hundredth of a per cent (0.01%); 100 basis points is 1%. The measure is used in quoting movements in interest rates, yields on securities and for other purposes.

‘Basis risk’ Index/Tenor risk, that arises when floating rate products are linked to different interest rate indices, which are imperfectly correlated, especially under stressed market conditions.

‘Behavioural scorecards’ Algorithm based decision tools used to aid business decisions and manage credit risk based on existing customer data derived from account usage.

‘Book quality’ In the context of the Funding Risk, Capital Risk section, changes in RWAs caused by factors such as underlying customer behaviour or demographics leading to changes in risk profile.

‘Book size’ In the context of the Funding Risk, Capital Risk section, changes in RWAs driven by business activity, including net originations or repayments.

‘Businesses’ In the context of Non-Core Analysis of Total income, Barclays Non Core businesses comprise ongoing businesses seeking to be sold-off or run down including Europe retail and non-core elements of the Investment Bank and other non strategic businesses.

‘Business Banking’ offers specialist advice, products and services to small and medium enterprises in the UK.

‘Business Lending’ Business Lending in Barclays UK that primarily relates to small and medium enterprises typically with exposures up to £3m or with a turnover up to £5m.

‘Business scenario stresses’ Multi asset scenario analysis of extreme, but plausible events that may impact the market risk exposures of the Investment Bank.

‘Buy to let mortgage’ A mortgage where the intention of the customer (investor) was to let the property at origination.

‘Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB)’ Common Equity Tier 1 capital required to be held under CRD IV to ensure that banks build up surplus capital outside periods of stress which can be drawn down if losses are incurred.

‘Capital deduction approach’ An approach available to institutions when calculating risk-weighted assets for securitisation exposures. It is the same as a deduction from capital where the most punitive risk weight of 1250% is applied (assuming 8% Capital Adequacy ratio).

‘Capital ratios’ Key financial ratios measuring the Group’s capital adequacy or financial strength. These include the CET1 ratio, Tier 1 capital ratio and Total capital ratio.

‘Capital requirements’ Amount to be held by the Group to cover the risk of losses to a certain confidence level.

‘Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)’ Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, which accompanies CRD IV and sets out detailed rules for capital eligibility, the calculation of RWAs, the measurement of leverage, the management of large exposures and minimum standards for liquidity.

‘Capital requirements on the underlying exposures (KIRB)’ An approach available to banks when calculating risk weighted assets (RWA) for securitisation exposures. This is based upon the RWA amounts that would be calculated under the IRB approach for the underlying pool of securitised exposures in the program, had such exposures not been securitised.

‘Capital resources’ Financial instruments on balance sheet that are eligible to satisfy capital requirements.

 

 

 

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‘Capital risk’ The risk that the firm has an insufficient level or composition of capital to support its normal business activities and to meet its regulatory capital requirements under normal operating environments or stressed conditions (both actual and as defined for internal planning or regulatory testing purposes). This includes the risk from the firm’s pension plans.

‘Central Counterparty’ / ‘Central Clearing Counterparties (CCPs)’ A clearing house mediating between the buyer and the seller in a financial transaction, such as a derivative contract or repurchase agreement (repo). Where a central counterparty is used, a single bi-lateral contract between the buyer and seller is replaced with two contracts, one between the buyer and the CCP and one between the CCP and the seller. The use of CCPs allows for greater oversight and improved credit risk mitigation in over-the-counter (OTC) markets.

‘Charge-off’ In the retail segment this refers to the point in time when collections activity changes from the collection of arrears to the recovery of the full balance. This is normally when six payments are in arrears.

‘Charges add-on and non VaR’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, any additional Market Risk not captured within Modelled VaR, including Incremental Risk Charges and Correlation Risk.

‘Client Assets’ Assets managed or administered by Barclays on behalf of clients including assets under management (AUM), custody assets, assets under administration and client deposits.

‘CLOs and Other insured assets’ Highly rated CLO positions wrapped by monolines, non-CLOs wrapped by monolines and other assets wrapped with Credit Support Annex (CSA) protection.

‘Collateralised Debt Obligation (CDO)’ Securities issued by a third party which reference Asset Backed Securities (ABSs) (defined above) and/or certain other related assets purchased by the issuer. CDOs may feature exposure to sub-prime mortgage assets through the underlying assets.

‘Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO)’ A security backed by the repayments from a pool of commercial loans. The payments may be made to different classes of owners (in tranches).

‘Collateralised Mortgage Obligation (CMO)’ A type of security backed by mortgages. A special purpose entity receives income from the mortgages and passes them on to investors of the security.

‘Collectively assessed impairment allowances’ Impairment of financial assets is measured collectively where a portfolio comprises homogenous assets and where appropriate statistical techniques are available.

‘Combined Buffer Requirement’ In the context of the CRD IV capital obligations, the combined requirements of the Capital Conservation Buffer, the GSII Buffer, the OSII buffer, the Systemic Risk buffer and an institution specific counter-cyclical buffer.

‘Commercial paper (CP)’ Short-term notes issued by entities, including banks, for funding purposes.

‘Commercial real estate (CRE)’ Commercial real estate includes office buildings, industrial property, medical centres, hotels, retail stores, shopping centres, farm land, multifamily housing buildings, warehouses, garages, and industrial properties and other similar properties. Commercial real estate loans are loans backed by a package of commercial real estate. Note: for the purposes of the Credit Risk section, the UK CRE portfolio includes property investment, development, trading and housebuilders but excludes social housing contractors.

‘Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Framework (COSO)’ A joint initiative of five private sector organisations dedicated to providing development of frameworks and guidance on enterprise risk management, internal control and fraud deterrence.

‘Commodity derivatives’ Exchange traded and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives based on an underlying commodity (e.g. metals, precious metals, oil and oil related, power and natural gas).

‘Commodity risk’ Measures the impact of changes in commodity prices and volatilities, including the basis between related commodities (e.g. Brent vs. WTI crude prices).

 

 

 

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‘Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital’ In the context of CRD IV, a type of capital as defined by the Capital Requirements Regulation, predominantly consisting of common equity.

‘Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio’ A measure of the Group’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital as a percentage of Risk Weighted Assets under CRD IV. The Group must meet a prescribed ratio.

‘Compensation: income ratio’ The ratio of compensation expense over total income. Compensation represents total staff costs less non-compensation items consisting of outsourcing, bank payroll tax, staff training, redundancy costs and retirement costs.

‘Comprehensive Risk Measure (CRM)’ An estimate of all the material market risks, including rating migration and default for the correlation trading portfolio. Also referred to as All Price Risk (APR) and Comprehensive Risk Capital Charge (CRCC).

‘Conduct risk’ The risk of loss or imposition of penalties, damages or fines from the failure of the firm to meet its legal obligations including regulatory or contractual requirements.

‘Constant Currency Basis’ Excluding the impact of foreign currency conversion to GBP when comparing financial results in two different financial periods.

‘Contingent capital notes (CCNs)’ Interest bearing debt securities issued by Barclays PLC or its subsidiaries that are either permanently written off or converted into an equity instrument from the issuer’s perspective in the event of the Group’s core tier 1 (CT1) or Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio, as appropriate, falling below a specified level.

‘Core deposit intangibles’ Premium paid to acquire the deposit base of an institution.

‘Correlation risk’ Refers to the change in marked to market value of a security when the correlation between the underlying assets changes over time.

‘Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)’ Barclays Corporate and Investment Banking businesses which form part of Barclays International.

‘Cost: income ratio’ Operating expenses divided by total income.

‘Cost of Equity’ The rate of return targeted by the equity holders of a company.

‘Cost: net operating income ratio’ Operating expenses compared to total income less credit impairment charges and other provisions.

‘Cost to Achieve (CTA)’ Non-recurring investment in initiatives to drive cost and business efficiency across Barclays through rightsizing, industrialisation and innovation.

‘Cost to income jaws’ Relationship of the percentage change movement in operating expenses relative to total income.

‘Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB)’ CET1 Capital that is required to be held under CRD IV rules to ensure that banks build up surplus capital when macroeconomic conditions indicate areas of the economy are overheating.

‘Countercyclical leverage ratio buffer (CCLB)’ A macroprudential buffer that applies to all Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) regulated institutions from 2018 and is calculated at 35% of any risk weighted countercyclical capital buffer set by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC). The CCLB applies in addition to the minimum of 3% and any G-SII additional Leverage Ratio Buffer that applies.

‘Counterparty credit risk’ The risk related to a counterparty defaulting before the final settlement of a transaction’s cash flows. In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, a component of Risk weighted Assets that represents the risk of loss in derivatives, repurchase agreements and similar transactions resulting from the default of the counterparty.

‘Coverage ratio’ This represents the percentage of impairment allowance reserve against the gross exposure.

 

 

 

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‘Covered bonds’ Debt securities backed by a portfolio of mortgages that are segregated from the issuer’s other assets solely for the benefit of the holders of the covered bonds.

‘CRD IV’ The Fourth Capital Requirements Directive, an EU Directive and an accompanying Regulation (CRR) that together prescribe EU capital adequacy and liquidity requirements and implements Basel 3 in the European Union.

’Credit conversion factor (CCF)’ Factor used to estimate the risk from off-balance sheet commitments for the purpose of calculating the total Exposure at Default (EAD) used to calculate Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs).

‘Credit default swaps (CDS)’ A contract under which the protection seller receives premiums or interest-related payments in return for contracting to make payments to the protection buyer in the event of a defined credit event. Credit events normally include bankruptcy, payment default on a reference asset or assets, or downgrades by a rating agency.

‘Credit derivatives (CDs)’ An arrangement whereby the credit risk of an asset (the reference asset) is transferred from the buyer to the seller of the protection.

‘Credit impairment charges’ Also known as ‘credit impairment’. Impairment charges on loans and advances to customers and banks and impairment charges on available for sale assets and reverse repurchase agreements.

‘Credit market exposures’ Assets and other instruments relating to commercial real estate and leveraged finance businesses that have been significantly impacted by the deterioration in the global credit markets. The exposures include positions subject to fair value movements in the Income Statement, positions that are classified as loans and advances and available for sale and other assets.

‘Credit Products’ Represents credit products and Securitised Products.

‘Credit quality step’ In the context of the Standardised Approach to calculating credit risk RWAs, a “credit quality assessment scale” maps the credit assessments of a recognised credit rating agency or export credit agency to credit quality steps that determine the risk weight to be applied to an exposure.

‘Credit Rating’ An evaluation of the creditworthiness of an entity seeking to enter into a credit agreement.

‘Credit risk’ The risk of loss to Barclays from the failure of clients, customers or counterparties, including sovereigns, to fully honour their obligations to Barclays, including the whole and timely payment of principal, interest, collateral and other receivables. In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, it is the component of Risk Weighted Assets that represents the risk of loss in loans and advances and similar transactions resulting from the default of the counterparty.

‘Credit Risk Loans (CRLs)’ A loan becomes a credit risk loan when evidence of deterioration has been observed, for example a missed payment or other breach of covenant. A loan may be reported in one of three categories: (i) impaired loans; (ii) accruing past due 90 days or more; and (iii) restructured loans. These may include loans which, while impaired, are still performing but have associated individual impairment allowances raised against them.

‘Credit risk mitigation’ A range of techniques and strategies to actively mitigate credit risks to which the bank is exposed. These can be broadly divided into three types; collateral, netting and set-off, and risk transfer.

‘Credit spread’ The premium over the benchmark or risk-free rate required by the market to accept a lower credit quality.

‘Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)’ The difference between the risk-free value of a portfolio of trades and the market value which takes into account the counterparty’s risk of default. The CVA therefore represents an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the credit risk of the counterparty due to any failure to perform on contractual agreements.

‘CRL Coverage’ Impairment allowances as a percentage of total CRLs (See ‘Credit Risk Loans’). Also known as the ‘CRL coverage ratio’.

‘CRR leverage exposure’ Is calculated in accordance with article 429 as per the CRR which was amended effective from January 2015.

 

 

 

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‘CRR leverage ratio’ As per the CRR which was amended effective from January 2015, is calculated as the using the end-point CRR definition of Tier 1 capital for the numerator and the CRR definition of leverage exposure as the denominator.

‘Customer assets’ Represents loans and advances to customers. Average balances are calculated as the sum of all daily balances for the year to date divided by number of days in the year to date.

‘Customer deposits’ In the context of Funding Risk, Liquidity Risk section, money deposited by all individuals and companies that are not credit institutions. Such funds are recorded as liabilities in the Barclays Group’s balance sheet under Customer Accounts.

‘Customer liabilities’ Customer deposits.

‘Customer net interest income’ The sum of customer asset and customer liability net interest income. Customer net interest income reflects interest related to customer assets and liabilities only and does not include any interest on securities or other non-customer assets and liabilities.

‘CVA volatility charge’ The volatility charge added to exposures that adjusts for mid-market valuation on a portfolio of transactions with a counterparty. This is to reflect the current market value of the credit risk associated with the counterparty to the Bank. The charge is prescribed by the CRR.

‘DBRS’ A credit rating agency.

‘Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA)’ The opposite of Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA). It is the difference between the risk-free value of a portfolio of trades and the market value which takes into account the Group’s risk of default. The DVA, therefore, represents an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the credit risk of the Group due to any failure to perform on contractual obligations. The DVA decreases the value of a liability to take into account a reduction in the remaining balance that would be settled should the Group default or not perform any contractual obligations.

‘Debt buy-backs’ Purchases of the Group’s issued debt securities, including equity accounted instruments, leading to their de-recognition from the balance sheet.

‘Debt securities in issue’ Transferable securities evidencing indebtedness of the Group. These are liabilities of the Group and include certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

‘Default grades’ Barclays classify ranges of default probabilities into a set of 21 intervals called default grades, in order to distinguish differences in the probability of default risk.

‘Default fund contributions’ The amount of contribution made by members of a central counterparty (CCP). All members are required to contribute to this fund in advance of using a CCP. The default fund can be used by the CCP to cover losses incurred by the CCP where losses are greater than the margins provided by that member.

‘Derivatives’ In the context of Non-Core Analysis of Total income, Derivatives comprise non strategic businesses from the non-core Investment Bank

‘Derivatives netting’ Adjustments applied across asset and liability mark-to-market derivative positions pursuant to legally enforceable bilateral netting agreements and eligible cash collateral received in derivative transactions that meet the requirements of BCBS 270.

‘Diversification effect’ Reflects the fact the risk of a diversified portfolio is smaller than the sum of the risks of its constituent parts. It is measured as the sum of the individual asset class DVaR (see above) estimates less the total DVaR.

‘Dodd-Frank Act (DFA)’ The US Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

‘Early warning lists (EWL)’ Categorisations for wholesale customers used to identify at an early stage those customers where it is believed that difficulties may develop, allowing timely corrective action to be taken. There are three categories of EWL, with risk increasing from EWL 1 (caution) to EWL 2 (medium) and EWL 3 (high). It is expected that most cases would

 

 

 

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be categorised EWL 1 before moving to 2 or 3, but it is recognised that some cases may be categorised to EWL 2 or 3 directly.

‘Early Warning List (EWL) Managed accounts’ EWL Managed accounts are Business Lending customers that exceed the Arrears Managed Accounts limits and are monitored with standard processes that record heightened levels of risk through an EWL grading.

‘Earnings per Share contribution’ The attributable profit or loss generated by a particular business or segment divided by the weighted average number of Barclays shares in issue to illustrate on a per share basis how that business or segment contributes total earnings per share.

‘Economic Value of Equity (EVE)’ A measure of the potential change in value of expected future cash flows due to an adverse interest rate movement, based on existing balance sheet run-off profile.

‘Encumbrance’ The use of assets to secure liabilities, such as by way of a lien or charge.

‘Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF)’ Barclays risk management responsibilities are laid out in the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, which describes how Barclays identifies and manages risk. The framework identifies the principal risks faced by the Group; sets out risk appetite requirements; sets out roles and responsibilities for risk management; and sets out risk committee structure.

‘Equities’ Trading businesses encompassing Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives & Equity Financing

‘Equity and stock index derivatives’ Derivatives whose value is derived from equity securities. This category includes equity and stock index swaps and options (including warrants, which are equity options listed on an exchange). The Group also enters into fund-linked derivatives, being swaps and options whose underlyings include mutual funds, hedge funds, indices and multi-asset portfolios. An equity swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange periodic payments, based upon a notional principal amount, with one side paying fixed or floating interest and the other side paying based on the actual return of the stock or stock index. An equity option provides the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or sell a specified stock, basket of stocks or stock index at a specified price or level on or before a specified date.

‘Equity risk’ In the context of trading book capital requirements, the risk of change in market value of an equity investment.

‘Equity structural hedge’ An interest rate hedge in place to reduce earnings volatility of the overnight / short term equity investment and to smoothen the income over a medium/long term.

‘Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)’ A benchmark interest rate at which banks can borrow funds from other banks in the European interbank market.

‘Europe’ Geographic segment comprising countries in which Barclays operates within the EU (excluding UK), Northern Continental and Eastern Europe.

‘European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)’ An independent European Supervisory Authority with the remit of enhancing the protection of investors and reinforcing stable and well-functioning financial markets in the European Union.

‘Expected Credit Losses (ECL)’ A present value measure of the credit losses expected to result from default events that may occur during a specified period of time. ECLs must reflect the present value of cash shortfalls, and must reflect the unbiased and probability weighted assessment of a range of outcomes.

‘Expected losses’ The Group’s measure of anticipated losses for exposures captured under an internal ratings based credit risk approach for capital adequacy calculations. It is measured as the Barclays modelled view of anticipated losses based on Probability of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD) and Exposure at Default (EAD), with a one year time horizon.

’Expert lender models’ Models of risk measures that are used for parts of the portfolio where the risk drivers are specific to a particular counterparty, but where there is insufficient data to support the construction of a statistical model. These models utilise the knowledge of credit experts that have in depth experience of the specific customer type being modelled.

 

 

 

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‘Exposure’ Generally refers to positions or actions taken by the firm, or consequences thereof, that may put a certain amount of a bank’s resources at risk.

‘Exposure at Default (EAD)’ The estimation of the extent to which Barclays may be exposed to a customer or counterparty in the event of, and at the time of, that counterparty’s default. At default, the customer may not have drawn the loan fully or may already have repaid some of the principal, so that exposure may be less than the approved loan limit.

‘External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAI)’ Institutions whose credit assessments may be used by credit institutions for the determination of risk weight exposures according to CRD IV.

‘F-IRB / Foundation-Internal Ratings Based’ See ‘Internal Ratings Based (IRB)’.

‘Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’ The statutory body responsible for conduct of business regulation and supervision of UK authorised firms. The FCA also has responsibility for the prudential regulation of firms that do not fall within the PRA’s scope.

‘Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)’ The UK’s fund for compensation of authorised financial services firms that are unable to pay claims.

‘Financial collateral comprehensive method (FCCM)’ A counterparty credit risk exposure calculation approach which applies volatility adjustments to the market value of exposure and collateral when calculating risk weighted asset values.

‘Fitch’ A credit rating agency.

‘Forbearance Programmes’ Forbearance programmes to assist customers in financial difficulty through agreements to accept less than contractual amounts due where financial distress would otherwise prevent satisfactory repayment within the original terms and conditions of the contract. These agreements may be initiated by the customer, Barclays or a third party and include approved debt counselling plans, minimum due reductions, interest rate concessions and switches from capital and interest repayments to interest-only payments.

‘Forbearance Programmes for Credit Cards’ Can be split into 2 main types: Repayment plans- A temporary reduction in the minimum payment due, for a maximum of 60 months. This may involve a reduction in interest rates to prevent negative amortization; Fully amortising- A permanent conversion of the outstanding balance into a fully amortising loan, over a maximum period of 60 months.

‘Forbearance Programmes for Home Loans’ Can be split into 4 main types: Interest-only conversions- A temporary change from a capital and interest repayment to an interest-only repayment, for a maximum of 24 months; Interest rate reductions- A temporary reduction in interest rate, for a maximum of 12 months; Payment concessions- An agreement to temporarily accept reduced loan repayments, for a maximum of 24 months; Term extensions- A permanent extension to the loan maturity date which may involve a reduction in interest rates, and usually involves the capitalisation of arrears.

‘Forbearance Programmes for Unsecured Loans’ Can be split into 3 main types: Payment concessions- An agreement to temporarily accept reduced loan repayments, for a maximum of 12 months; Term extensions- A permanent extension to the loan maturity date, usually involving the capitalisation of arrears; Fully amortising- A permanent conversion of the outstanding balance into a fully amortising loan, over a maximum period of 120 months for loans.

‘Foreclosures in Progress’ The process by which the bank initiates legal action against a customer with the intention of terminating a loan agreement whereby the bank may repossess the property subject to local law and recover amounts it is owed.

‘Foreign exchange derivatives’ The Group’s principal exchange rate-related contracts are forward foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps and currency options. Forward foreign exchange contracts are agreements to buy or sell a specified quantity of foreign currency, usually on a specified future date at an agreed rate. Currency swaps generally involves the exchange, or notional exchange, of equivalent amounts of two currencies and a commitment to exchange interest periodically until the principal amounts are re-exchanged on a future date. Currency options provide the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or sell a fixed amount of a currency at a specified exchange rate on or

 

 

 

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before a future date. As compensation for assuming the option risk, the option writer generally receives a premium at the start of the option period.

‘Foreign exchange risk’ In the context of DVaR, the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and volatilities.

‘Front Arena’ A deal solution that helps to trade and manage positions and risk in the global capital markets.

‘Full time equivalent’ Full time equivalent units are the on-job hours paid for employee services divided by the number of ordinary-time hours normally paid for a full-time staff member when on the job (or contract employees where applicable).

‘Fully loaded’ When a measure is presented or described as being on a fully loaded basis, it is calculated without applying the transitional provisions set out in Part Ten of CRD IV.

‘Fully loaded CET1 ratio’ A risk based ratio calculated as Common Equity Tier 1 capital divided by Risk Weighted Assets (before the application of transitional provisions set out in CRD IV and interpretive guidance published by the PRA).

‘Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS)’ Scheme launched by the Bank of England to incentivise banks and building societies to lend to UK households and non-financial companies through reduced funding costs, the benefits of which are passed on to UK borrowers in the form of cheaper and more easily available loans.

‘Funding mismatch’ In the context of Eurozone balance sheet funding exposures, the excess of local euro denominated external assets, such as customer loans, over local euro denominated liabilities, such as customer deposits.

‘Gains on acquisitions’ The amount by which the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities, recognised in a business combination, exceeds the cost of the combination.

‘General market risk’ The risk of a price change in a financial instrument due to a change in level of interest rates or owing to a broad equity market movement unrelated to any specific attributes of individual securities.

‘Global-Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs or G-SIIs)’ Global financial institutions whose size, complexity and systemic interconnectedness, mean that their distress or failure would cause significant disruption to the wider financial system and economic activity. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) publish a list of globally systemically important banks.

‘G-SII additional leverage ratio buffer (G-SII ALRB)’ A macroprudential buffer that applies to globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and other major domestic UK banks and building societies, including banks that are subject to ring-fencing requirements. The G-SII ALRB will be calibrated as 35% (on a phased basis) of the combined systemic risk buffers that applies to the bank.

‘GSII Buffer’ Common Equity Tier 1 capital required to be held under CRD IV to ensure that G-SIBs build up surplus capital to compensate for the systemic risk that such institutions represent to the financial system.

’Grandfathering’ In the context of CRD IV capital resources, the application of the rules on instrument eligibility during the transitional period as defined in the Capital Requirements Regulation.

‘Gross charge-off rates’ Represents the balances charged-off to recoveries in the reporting period, expressed as a percentage of average outstanding balances excluding balances in recoveries. Charge-off to recoveries generally occurs when the collections focus switches from the collection of arrears to the recovery of the entire outstanding balance, and represents a fundamental change in the relationship between the bank and the customer. This is a measure of the proportion of customers that have gone into default during the period.

‘Gross new lending’ New lending advanced to customers during the period.

‘Group Service Company’ or ‘BSerL’ or ‘BX’ or ‘Barclays Execution Services’ Barclays Services Limited, the Group services company set up to provide services to Barclays UK and Barclays International to deliver operational continuity.

 

 

 

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‘Guarantee’ Unless otherwise described, an undertaking by a third party to pay a creditor should a debtor fail to do so. It is a form of credit substitution.

‘Head Office and Other Operations’ A business segment comprising Brand and Marketing, Finance, Head Office, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance, Risk, Treasury and Tax and other operations.

‘High Net Worth’ Businesses within Barclays UK and Barclays International that provide banking and other services to high net worth customers.

‘High Risk’ In retail banking, ‘High Risk’ is defined as the subset of up-to-date customers who, either through an event or observed behaviour exhibit potential financial difficulty. Where appropriate, these customers are proactively contacted to assess whether assistance is required.

‘Home loan’ A loan to purchase a residential property. The property is then used as collateral to guarantee repayment of the loan. The borrower gives the lender a lien against the property and the lender can foreclose on the property if the borrower does not repay the loan per the agreed terms. Also known as a residential mortgage.

‘IHC’ or ‘US IHC’ Barclays US LLC, the intermediate holding company established by Barclays in July 2016, which holds most of Barclays’ subsidiaries and assets in the United States.

‘IMA / Internal Model Approach’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, Risk Weighted Assets for which the exposure amount has been derived via the use of a PRA approved internal market risk model.

‘IMM / Internal Model Method’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, Risk Weighted Assets for which the exposure amount has been derived via the use of a PRA approved internal counterparty credit risk model.

‘Identified Impairment (II)’ Specific impairment allowances for financial assets, individually estimated.

‘Impairment Allowances’ A provision held on the balance sheet as a result of the raising of a charge against profit for expected losses in the lending book. An impairment allowance may either be identified or unidentified and individual or collective.

‘Impairment Coverage Ratio’ Impairment allowance held against balances in a specific portfolio expressed as a percentage of balances in the specific portfolio.

‘Income’ Total income, unless otherwise specified.

‘Incremental Risk Charge’ An estimate of the incremental risk arising from rating migrations and defaults beyond what is already captured in specific market risk VaR for the non correlation trading portfolio.

‘Independent Commission on Banking (ICB)’ Body set up by HM Government to identify structural and non-structural measures to reform the UK banking system and promote competition.

‘Individual liquidity guidance (ILG)’ Guidance given to a firm about the amount, quality and funding profile of liquidity resources that the PRA has asked the firm to maintain.

‘Inflation risk’ In the context of DVaR, the impact of changes in inflation rates and volatilities on cash instruments and derivatives.

‘Insurance Risk’ The risk of the Group’s aggregate insurance premiums received from policyholders under a portfolio of insurance contracts being inadequate to cover the claims arising from those policies.

‘Interchange’ Income paid to a credit card issuer for the clearing and settlement of a sale or cash advance transaction.

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customer is responsible for repaying the entire outstanding principal on maturity, which may require the sale of the mortgaged property.

‘Interest rate derivatives’ Derivatives linked to interest rates. This category includes interest rate swaps, collars, floors options and swaptions. An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange fixed rate and floating rate interest by means of periodic payments based upon a notional principal amount and the interest rates defined in the contract. Certain agreements combine interest rate and foreign currency swap transactions, which may or may not include the exchange of principal amounts. A basis swap is a form of interest rate swap, in which both parties exchange interest payments based on floating rates, where the floating rates are based upon different underlying reference indices. In a forward rate agreement, two parties agree a future settlement of the difference between an agreed rate and a future interest rate, applied to a notional principal amount. The settlement, which generally occurs at the start of the contract period, is the discounted present value of the payment that would otherwise be made at the end of that period.

‘Interest rate risk’ The risk of interest rate volatility adversely impacting the Groups net interest margin. In the context of the calculation of market risk DVaR, measures the impact of changes in interest (swap) rates and volatilities on cash instruments and derivatives.

‘Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB)’ The risk that the firm is exposed to capital or income volatility because of a mismatch between the interest rate exposures of its (non-traded) assets and liabilities.

‘Internal Assessment Approach (IAA)’ One of three types of calculation that a firm with permission to use the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) approach may apply to securitisation exposures. It consists of mapping a firm’s internal rating methodology for credit exposures to those of an External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI) to determine the appropriate risk weight based on the ratings based approach. Its applicability is limited to ABCP programmes related to liquidity facilities and credit enhancement.

‘Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP)’ Companies are required to perform a formal Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) as part of the Pillar 2 requirements (BIPRU) and to provide this document to the PRA on a yearly basis. The ICAAP document summarises the group’s risk management framework, including approach to managing all risks (i.e. Pillar 1 and non-Pillar 1 risks); and, the group’s risk appetite, economic capital and stress testing frameworks.

‘Internal model method (IMM)’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, Risk Weighted Assets for which the exposure amount has been derived via the use of a PRA approved internal counterparty credit risk model.

‘Internal Ratings Based (IRB)’ An approach under the CRR framework that relies on the bank’s internal models to derive the risk weights. The IRB approach is divided into two alternative applications, Advanced and Foundation:

 

   

Advanced IRB (‘A-IRB’): the bank uses its own estimates of probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and credit conversion factor to model a given risk exposure.

 

   

Foundation IRB: the bank applies its own PD as for Advanced, but it uses standard parameters for the LGD and the credit conversion factor. The Foundation IRB approach is specifically designed for wholesale credit exposures. Hence retail, equity, securitisation positions and non-credit obligations asset exposures are treated under standardised or A-IRB.

‘Investment Bank’ The Group’s investment bank which consists of origination led and returns focused markets and banking business which forms part of the Corporate and Investment Banking segment of Barclays International.

‘Investment Banking Fees’ In the context of Investment Bank Analysis of Total Income, fees generated from origination activity businesses – including financial advisory, debt and equity underwriting.

‘Investment grade’ A debt security, treasury bill or similar instrument with a credit rating of AAA to BBB as measured by external credit rating agencies.

‘ISDA Master Agreement’ The most commonly used master contract for OTC derivative transactions internationally. It is part of a framework of documents, designed to enable OTC derivatives to be documented fully and flexibly. The framework

 

 

 

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consists of a master agreement, a schedule, confirmations, definition booklets, and a credit support annex. The ISDA master agreement is published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

‘Key Risk Scenarios (KRS)’ Key Risk Scenarios are a summary of the extreme potential risk exposure for each Key Risk in each business and function, including an assessment of the potential frequency of risk events, the average size of losses and three extreme scenarios. The Key Risk Scenario assessments are a key input to the Advanced Measurement Approach calculation of regulatory and economic capital requirements.

‘Lag risk’ Arises from the delay in re-pricing customer rates for certain variable/managed rate products, following an underlying change to market interest rates. This is typically driven by either regulatory constraint around customer notification on pricing changes, processing time for the Group’s and/or Entity’s notification systems or contractual agreements within a product’s terms and conditions.

‘Large exposure’ A large exposure is defined as the total exposure of a firm to a counterparty or group of connected clients, whether in the banking book or trading book or both, which in aggregate equals or exceeds 10% of the firm’s eligible capital.

‘Legal risk’ The risk of loss or imposition of penalties, damages or fines from the failure of the firm to meet its legal obligations including regulatory or contractual requirements.

‘Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO)’ A clause previously included in ESHLA loans that allowed Barclays, on specific dates, to raise the fixed interest rate on the loan, upon which the borrower had the option to either continue with the loan at the higher rate, or re-pay the loan at par.

‘Lending’ In the context of Investment Bank Analysis of Total Income, lending income includes net interest income, gains or losses on loan sale activity, and risk management activity relating to the loan portfolio.

‘Letters of credit’ A letter typically used for the purposes of international trade guaranteeing that a debtor’s payment to a creditor will be made on time and in full. In the event that the debtor is unable to make payment, the bank will be required to cover the full or remaining amount of the purchase.

‘Level 1 assets’ High quality liquid assets under the Basel Committee’s Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), including cash, central bank reserves and higher quality government securities.

‘Level 2 assets’ Under the Basel Committee’s Liquidity Coverage Ratio high quality liquid assets (HQLA) are comprised of Level 1 and Level 2 assets, with the latter comprised of Level 2A and Level 2B assets. Level 2A assets include, for example, lower quality government securities, covered bonds and corporate debt securities. Level 2B assets include, for example, lower rated corporate bonds, residential mortgage backed securities and equities that meet certain conditions.

‘Lifetime expected credit losses’ An assessment of expected losses associated with default events that may occur during the life of an exposure, reflecting the present value of cash shortfalls over the remaining expected life of the asset.

‘Lifetime Probability’ The likelihood of accounts entering default during the expected remaining life of the asset.

‘Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)’ The ratio of the stock of high quality liquid assets to expected net cash outflows over the next 30 days. High-quality liquid assets should be unencumbered, liquid in markets during a time of stress and, ideally, be central bank eligible. These include, for example, cash and claims on central governments and central banks.

‘Liquidity Pool’ The Group liquidity pool comprises cash at central banks and highly liquid collateral specifically held by the Group as a contingency to enable the bank to meet cash outflows in the event of stressed market conditions.

‘Liquidity Risk’ The risk that the firm is unable to meet its contractual or contingent obligations or that it does not have the appropriate amount, tenor and composition of funding and liquidity to support its assets.

‘Liquidity risk appetite (LRA)’ The level of liquidity risk that the Group chooses to take in pursuit of its business objectives and in meeting its regulatory obligations.

 

 

 

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‘Liquidity Risk Management Framework (the Liquidity Framework)’ The Liquidity Risk Management Framework (the Liquidity Framework), which is sanctioned by the Board Risk Committee (BRC) and which incorporates liquidity policies, systems and controls that the Group has implemented to manage liquidity risk within tolerances approved by the Board and regulatory agencies.

‘Litigation and conduct charges’ Litigation and conduct charges include regulatory fines, litigation settlements and conduct related customer redress.

‘Loan loss rate’ Quoted in basis points and represents total annualised impairment charges divided by gross loans and advances held at amortised cost at the balance sheet date.

‘Loan to deposit ratio’ Loans and advances at amortised costs divided by deposits at amortised cost.

‘Loan to value (LTV) ratio’ Expresses the amount borrowed against an asset (i.e. a mortgage) as a percentage of the appraised value of the asset. The ratios are used in determining the appropriate level of risk for the loan and are generally reported as an average for new mortgages or an entire portfolio. Also see ‘Marked to market (MTM) LTV ratio.’

‘London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)’ A benchmark interest rate at which banks can borrow funds from other banks in the London interbank market.

‘Long-term refinancing operation (LTRO)’ The European Central Bank’s 3 year long term bank refinancing operation.

‘Loss Given Default (LGD)’ The percentage of Exposure at Default (EAD) (defined above) that will not be recovered following default. LGD comprises the actual loss (the part that is not expected to be recovered), together with the economic costs associated with the recovery process.

‘Macro Products’ Represents Rates, currency and commodities income.

‘Management VaR’ A measure of the potential loss of value arising from unfavourable market movements at a specific confidence level, if current positions were to be held unchanged for predefined period. Corporate and Investment Bank uses Management VaR with a two-year equally weighted historical period, at a 95% confidence level, with a one day holding period.

‘Mandatory break clause’ In the context of counterparty credit risk, a contract clause that means a trade will be ended on a particular date.    

‘Marked to market approach’ A counterparty credit risk exposure calculation approach which uses the current mark to market value of derivative positions as well as a potential future exposure add-on to calculate an exposure to which a risk weight can be applied.

‘Marked to market (MTM) LTV ratio’ The loan amount as a percentage of the current value of the asset used to secure the loan. Also see ‘Balance weighted Loan to Value (LTV) ratio’ and ‘Valuation weighted Loan to Value (LTV) ratio.’

‘Market risk’ The risk of loss arising from potential adverse changes in the value of the firm’s assets and liabilities from fluctuation in market variables including, but not limited to, interest rates, foreign exchange, equity prices, commodity prices, credit spreads, implied volatilities and asset correlations.

‘Master netting agreements’ An agreement that provides for a single net settlement of all financial instruments and collateral covered by the agreement in the event of the counterparty’s default or bankruptcy or insolvency, resulting in a reduced exposure.

‘Master trust securitisation programmes’ A securitisation structure where a trust is set up for the purpose of acquiring a pool of receivables. The trust issues multiple series of securities backed by these receivables.

‘Matchbook (or matched book)’ An asset/liability management strategy where assets are matched against liabilities of equivalent value and maturity.

 

 

 

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‘Material Risk Takers (MRTs)’ Categories of staff whose professional activities have or are deemed to have a material impact on Barclays’ risk profile, as determined in accordance with the European Banking Authority regulatory technical standard on the identification of such staff.

‘Methodology and policy’ In the context of the Funding Risk, Capital Risk section, the effect on RWAs of methodology changes driven by regulatory policy changes.

‘Minimum capital requirement’ Under Pillar 1 of the Basel framework, the amount of capital required for an exposure.

‘Minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL)’ A European Union wide requirement under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive for all European banks and investment firms to hold a minimum level of equity and/or loss absorbing eligible liabilities to ensure the operation of the bail-in tool to absorb losses and recapitalise an institution in resolution. An institution’s MREL requirement is set by its resolution authority. Amendments are proposed to align MREL and TLAC requirements for EU G-SIBs.

‘Model risk’ The risk of the potential adverse consequences from financial assessments or decisions based on incorrect or misused model outputs and reports.

‘Model updates’ In the context of the Funding Risk, Capital Risk section, changes in RWAs caused by model implementation, changes in model scope or any changes required to address model malfunctions.

‘Model validation’ Process through which models are independently challenged, tested and verified to prove that they have been built, implemented and used correctly, and that they continue to be fit-for-purpose.

‘Modelled—VaR’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, Market risk calculated using value at risk models laid down by the CRR and supervised by the PRA.

‘Money market funds’ Investment funds typically invested in short-term debt securities.

‘Monoline derivatives’ Derivatives with a monoline insurer such as credit default swaps referencing the underlying exposures held.

‘Moody’s’ A credit rating agency.

‘Mortgage Current Accounts (MCA) Reserves’ A secured overdraft facility available to home loan customers which allows them to borrow against the equity in their home. It allows draw-down up to an agreed available limit on a separate but connected account to the main mortgage loan facility. The balance drawn must be repaid on redemption of the mortgage.

‘Multilateral development banks’ Financial institutions created for the purposes of development, where membership transcends national boundaries.

‘National discretion’ Discretions in CRD IV given to member states to allow the local regulator additional powers in the application of certain CRD IV rules in its jurisdiction.

‘Net asset value per share’ Calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, by the number of issued ordinary shares.

‘Net interest income’ The difference between interest income on assets and interest expense on liabilities.

‘Net interest margin’ Annualised net interest income divided by the sum of average customer assets.

‘Net investment income’ Changes in the fair value of financial instruments designated at fair value, dividend income and the net result on disposal of available for sale assets.

‘Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)’ The ratio of available stable funding to required stable funding over a one year time horizon, assuming a stressed scenario. The ratio is required to be over 100%. Available stable funding would include such items as equity capital, preferred stock with a maturity of over 1 year, or liabilities with a maturity of over 1 year. The required amount of stable funding is calculated as the sum of the value of the assets held and funded by the institution, multiplied by a specific required stable funding (RSF) factor assigned to each particular asset type, added to the amount of potential liquidity exposure multiplied by its associated RSF factor.

 

 

 

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‘Net tangible asset value per share’ Calculated by dividing shareholders equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, less goodwill and intangible assets, by the number of issued ordinary shares.

‘Net trading income’ Gains and losses arising from trading positions which are held at fair value, in respect of both market-making and customer business, together with interest, dividends and funding costs relating to trading activities.

‘Net written credit protection’ In the context of leverage exposure, the net notional value of credit derivatives protection sold and credit derivatives protection bought.

‘New bookings’ The total of the original balance on accounts opened in the reporting period, including any applicable fees and charges included in the loan amount.

‘Non-asset backed debt instruments’ Debt instruments not backed by collateral, including government bonds; US agency bonds; corporate bonds; commercial paper; certificates of deposit; convertible bonds and issued notes.

‘Non-customer net interest income (NII)’ / ‘Non-customer interest income’ Principally comprises the impact of product and equity structural hedges, as well as certain other net interest income received on government bonds and other debt securities held for the purposes of interest rate hedging and liquidity for local banking activities.

‘Non-model method (NMM)’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets, Counterparty credit risk, Risk Weighted Assets where the exposure amount has been derived through the use of CRR norms, as opposed to an internal model.

‘Non-performance costs’ Costs other than performance costs.

‘Non-performing proportion of outstanding balances’ Defined as balances greater than 90 days delinquent (including forbearance accounts greater than 90 days and accounts charged off to recoveries), expressed as a percentage of outstanding balances.

‘Non-performing balances impairment coverage ratio’ Impairment allowance held against non performing balances expressed as a percentage of non performing balances.

‘Non-Traded Market Risk’ The risk that the current or future exposure in the banking book (i.e. non-traded book) will impact bank’s capital and/or earnings due to adverse movements in Interest or Foreign Exchange Rates.

‘Non-Traded VaR’ Reflects the volatility in the value of the available for sale investments in the liquidity pool which flow directly through capital via the available for sale reserve. The underlying methodology to calculate non traded VaR is similar to Traded Management VaR, but the two measures are not directly comparable. The Non Traded VaR represents the volatility to capital driven by the available for sale exposures. These exposures are in the banking book and do not meet the criteria for trading book treatment.

‘Notable items’ Notable items are considered to be significant items impacting comparability of performance and are shown for each of the business segments.

‘Notch’ A single unit of measurement in a credit rating scale.

‘Notional amount’ The nominal or face amount of a financial instrument, such as a loan or a derivative, that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument.

‘Operational risk’ The risk of loss to the firm from inadequate or failed processes or systems, human factors or due to external events (for example fraud) where the root cause is not due to credit or market risks.

‘Operational Riskdata eXchange (ORX)’ The Operational Riskdata eXchange Association (ORX) is a not-for-profit industry association dedicated to advancing the measurement and management of operational risk in the global financial services industry. Barclays is a member of ORX.

‘Origination led’ Focus on high margin, low capital fee based activities and related hedging opportunities.

 

 

 

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‘Origination exposure model’ A technique used to measure the counterparty credit risk of losing anticipated cash flows from forwards, swaps, options and other derivatives contracts in the event the counterparty to the contract should default.

‘OSII’ Other systemically important institutions are institutions that are deemed to create risk to financial stability due to their systemic importance.

‘Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives’ Derivative contracts that are traded (and privately negotiated) directly between two parties. They offer flexibility because, unlike standardised exchange-traded products, they can be tailored to fit specific needs.

‘Own credit’ The effect of changes in the Group’s own credit standing on the fair value of financial liabilities.

‘Owner occupied mortgage’ A mortgage where the intention of the customer was to occupy the property at origination.

‘Past due items’ Refers to loans where the borrower has failed to make a payment when due under the terms of the loan contract.

‘Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) redress’ Provision for the settlement of PPI miss-selling claims and related claims management costs.

‘Pension Risk’ The risk of the Group’s earnings and capital being adversely impacted by the Group’s defined benefit obligations increasing or the value of the assets backing these defined benefit obligations decreasing due to changes in both the level and volatility of prices.

‘Performance costs’ The accounting charge recognised in the period for performance awards. For deferred incentives and long-term incentives, the accounting charge is spread over the relevant periods in which the employee delivers service.

‘Personal Banking’ Offers retail advice, products and services to community and premier customers in the UK.

‘Period end allocated tangible equity’ Allocated tangible equity is calculated as 12.0% (2016: 11.5%) of CRD IV fully loaded risk weighted assets for each business, adjusted for CRD IV fully loaded capital deductions, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting assumptions the Group uses for capital planning purposes. Head Office tangible equity represents the difference between the Group’s tangible equity and the amounts allocated to businesses.

‘Pillar 1’ The part of the Basel framework that sets outs the rules that govern the calculation of Minimum capital requirements for credit, market and operational risks.    

‘Pillar 2’ The part of the Basel framework that covers the supervisory reviews of the bank’s internal assessment of capital to ensure that firms have adequate capital to support all the relevant risks in their business.

‘Pillar 3’ The part of the Basel framework that covers external communication of risk and capital information by banks to promote transparency and good risk management.

‘Post-model adjustment (PMA)’ In the context of Basel models, a PMA is a short term increase in regulatory capital applied at portfolio level to account for model input data deficiencies, inadequate model performance or changes to regulatory definitions (e.g. definition of default) to ensure the model output is accurate, complete and appropriate.

‘Potential Credit Risk Loans (PCRLs)’ Comprise the outstanding balances to Potential Problem Loans (defined below) and the three categories of Credit Risk Loans (defined above).

‘Potential Future Exposure on Derivatives’ A regulatory calculation in respect of the Group’s potential future credit exposure on both exchange traded and OTC derivative contracts, calculated by assigning a standardised percentage (based on the underlying risk category and residual trade maturity) to the gross notional value of each contract.

‘Potential Problem Loans (PPLs)’ Loans that are currently complying with repayment terms but where serious doubt exists as to the ability of the borrowers to continue to comply with repayment terms in the near future.

 

 

 

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‘PRA waivers’ PRA approvals that specifically give permission to the Bank to either modify or waive existing rules. Waivers are specific to an organisation and require applications being submitted to and approved by the PRA.

‘Primary securitisations’ The issuance of securities (bonds and commercial papers) for fund-raising.

‘Primary Stress Tests’ In the context of Traded Market Risk, Stress Testing provides an estimate of potentially significant future losses that might arise from extreme market moves or scenarios. Primary Stress Tests apply stress moves to key liquid risk factors for each of the major trading asset classes.

‘Prime Services’ Involves financing of fixed income and equity positions using Repo and stock lending facilities. The Prime Services business also provides brokerage facilitation services for hedge fund clients offering execution and clearance facilities for a variety of asset classes.

‘Principal’ In the context of a loan, the amount borrowed, or the part of the amount borrowed which remains unpaid (excluding interest).

‘Principal Investments’ Private equity investments.

‘Principal Risks’ the principal risks affecting the Group described in the risk review section of the Barclays PLC Annual Report.

‘Private equity investments’ Investments in equity securities in operating companies not quoted on a public exchange. Investment in private equity often involves the investment of capital in private companies or the acquisition of a public company that results in the delisting of public equity. Capital for private equity investment is raised by retail or institutional investors and used to fund investment strategies such as leveraged buyouts, venture capital, growth capital, distressed investments and mezzanine capital.

‘Private-label securitisation’ Residential mortgage backed security transactions sold or guaranteed by entities that are not sponsored or owned by the government.

‘Probability of Default (PD)’ The likelihood that a loan will not be repaid and will fall into default. PD may be calculated for each client who has a loan (normally applicable to wholesale customers/clients) or for a portfolio of clients with similar attributes (normally applicable to retail customers). To calculate PD, Barclays assesses the credit quality of borrowers and other counterparties and assigns them an internal risk rating. Multiple rating methodologies may be used to inform the rating decision on individual large credits, such as internal and external models, rating agency ratings, and for wholesale assets market information such as credit spreads. For smaller credits, a single source may suffice such as the result from an internal rating model.

‘Product structural hedge’ An interest rate hedge in place to reduce earnings volatility on product balances with an instant access (such as non-interest bearing current accounts and managed rate deposits) and to smoothen the income over a medium/long term.

‘Properties in Possession held as ‘Loans and Advances to Customers’ Properties in the UK and Italy where the customer continues to retain legal title but where the bank has enforced the possession order as part of the foreclosure process to allow for the disposal of the asset or the court has ordered the auction of the property.

‘Properties in Possession held as ‘Other Real Estate Owned’ Properties in South Africa, where the bank has taken legal ownership of the title as a result of purchase at an auction or similar and treated as ‘Other Real Estate Owned’ within other assets on the bank’s balance sheet.

‘Proprietary trading’ When a bank, brokerage or other financial institution trades on its own account, at its own risk, rather than on behalf of customers, so as to make a profit for itself.

‘Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)’ The statutory body responsible for the prudential supervision of banks, building societies, insurers and a small number of significant investment firms in the UK. The PRA is a subsidiary of the Bank of England.

 

 

 

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‘Prudential valuation adjustment (PVA)’ A calculation which adjusts the accounting values of positions held on balance sheet at fair value to comply with regulatory valuation standards, which place greater emphasis on the inherent uncertainty around the value at which a trading book position could be exited.

‘Public benchmark’ Unsecured medium term notes issued in public syndicated transactions.

‘Qualifying Revolving Retail Exposure (QRRE)’ In the context of the IRB approach to credit risk RWA calculations, an exposure meeting the criteria set out in BIPRU 4.6.42 R (2). It includes most types of credit card exposure.

‘Rates’ In the context of Investment Bank income analysis, trading revenue relating to government bonds and linear interest rate derivatives.

‘Re-aging’ The returning of a delinquent account to up-to-date status without collecting the full arrears (principal, interest and fees).

‘Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs)’ An entity that holds a fixed pool of mortgages and that is separated into multiple classes of interests for issuance to investors.

‘Recoveries Impairment Coverage Ratio’ Impairment allowance held against recoveries balances expressed as a percentage of balance in recoveries.

‘Recoveries proportion of outstanding balances’ Represents the amount of recoveries (gross month-end customer balances of all accounts that have charged-off) as at the period end compared to total outstanding balances. The size of the recoveries book would ultimately have an impact on the overall impairment requirement on the portfolio. Balances in recoveries will decrease if: assets are written-off; amounts are collected; or assets are sold to a third party (i.e. debt sale).

‘Redenomination risk’ The risk of financial loss to the Group should one or more countries exit from the Euro, potentially leading to the devaluation of local balance sheet assets and liabilities.

‘Regulatory capital’ The amount of capital that a bank holds to satisfy regulatory requirements.

‘Renegotiated loans’ Loans are generally renegotiated either as part of an ongoing customer relationship or in response to an adverse change in the circumstances of the borrower. In the latter case renegotiation can result in an extension of the due date of payment or repayment plans under which the Group offers a concessionary rate of interest to genuinely distressed borrowers. This will result in the asset continuing to be overdue and will be individually impaired where the renegotiated payments of interest and principal will not recover the original carrying amount of the asset. In other cases, renegotiation will lead to a new agreement, which is treated as a new loan.

‘Repricing lag risk’ The risk that when underlying interest rates change it can take a number of months to change the customer rate e.g. should rates decrease then we would need to let our variable savings rate customers know that we would be decreasing their savings rates. This could result in a loss of income as it may take several months, whereas the “funding/investment” benefit reduces immediately.

‘Repurchase agreement (Repo)’ / ‘Reverse repurchase agreement (Reverse repo)’ Arrangements that allow counterparties to use financial securities as collateral for an interest bearing cash loan. The borrower agrees to sell a security to the lender subject to a commitment to repurchase the asset at a specified price on a given date. For the party selling the security (and agreeing to repurchase it in the future) it is a Repurchase agreement or Repo; for the counterparty to the transaction (buying the security and agreeing to sell in the future) it is a Reverse repurchase agreement or Reverse repo.

‘Reputation risk’ The risk that an action, transaction, investment or event will reduce trust in the firm’s integrity and competence by clients, counterparties, investors, regulators, employees or the public.

‘Re-securitisations’ The repackaging of Securitised Products into securities. The resulting securities are therefore securitisation positions where the underlying assets are also predominantly securitisation positions.

 

 

 

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‘Reserve Capital Instruments (RCIs)’ Hybrid issued capital securities which may be debt or equity accounted, depending on the terms.

‘Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)’ Securities that represent interests in a group of residential mortgages. Investors in these securities have the right to cash received from future mortgage payments (interest and/or principal).

‘Residual maturity’ The remaining contractual term of a credit obligation associated with a credit exposure.

‘Restructured loans’ Comprises loans where, for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor’s financial difficulties, a concession has been granted to the debtor that would not otherwise be considered. Where the concession results in the expected cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate being less than the loan’s carrying value, an impairment allowance will be raised.

‘Retail Loans’ Loans to individuals or small and medium sized enterprises rather than to financial institutions and larger businesses. It includes both secured and unsecured loans such as mortgages and credit card balances, as well as loans to certain smaller business customers, typically with exposures up to £3m or with a turnover up to £5m.

‘Return on average Risk Weighted Assets’ Statutory profit as a proportion of average Risk Weighted Assets.

‘Return on average shareholders’ equity’ Statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average shareholders’ equity, excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments.

‘Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity’ Statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests and other equity instruments, adjusted for the deduction of intangible assets and goodwill.

‘Return on average allocated tangible shareholders’ equity’ Statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders, including an adjustment for the tax credit in reserves in respect of other equity instruments, as a proportion of average allocated tangible shareholders’ equity.

‘Risk Appetite’ The level of risk that Barclays is prepared to accept whilst pursuing its business strategy, recognising a range of possible outcomes as business plans are implemented.

‘Risk weighted assets (RWAs)’ A measure of a bank’s assets adjusted for their associated risks. Risk weightings are established in accordance with the Basel rules as implemented by CRD IV and local regulators.

‘Risks not in VaR (RNIVS)’ Refers to all the key market risks which are not captured or not well captured within the VaR model framework.

‘Roll rate analysis’ The measurement of the rate at which retail accounts deteriorate through delinquency phases.

‘Sales commissions, commitments and other incentives’ Includes commission-based arrangements, guaranteed incentives and Long Term Incentive Plan awards.

‘Sarbanes-Oxley requirements’ The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX), which was introduced by the U.S. Government to safeguard against corporate governance scandals such as Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. All US-listed companies must comply with SOX.

‘Second Lien’ Debt that is issued against the same collateral as higher lien debt but that is subordinate to it. In the case of default, compensation for this debt will only be received after the first lien has been repaid and thus represents a riskier investment than the first lien.

‘Secondary Stress Tests’ Secondary stress tests are used in measuring potential losses arising from illiquid market risks that cannot be hedged or reduced within the time period covered in Primary Stress Tests.

 

 

 

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‘Securities and loans’ In the context of Non-Core Analysis of Total income, Barclays Non-Core Securities and Loans comprise non strategic businesses, predominantly from the non-core Investment Bank and Corporate Bank.

‘Securities Financing Transactions (SFT)’ In the context of Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs), any of the following transactions: a repurchase transaction, a securities or commodities lending or borrowing transaction, or a margin lending transaction whereby cash collateral is received or paid in respect of the transfer of a related asset.

‘Securities financing transactions adjustments’ In the context of leverage ratio, a regulatory add-on calculated as exposure less collateral, taking into account master netting agreements.

‘Securities lending arrangements’ Arrangements whereby securities are legally transferred to a third party subject to an agreement to return them at a future date. The counterparty generally provides collateral against non performance in the form of cash or other assets.

‘Securitisation’ Typically, a process by which debt instruments such as mortgage loans or credit card balances are aggregated into a pool, which is used to back new securities. A company sells assets to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) which then issues securities backed by the assets. This allows the credit quality of the assets to be separated from the credit rating of the original borrower and transfers risk to external investors.

‘Securitised Products’ A business within the Investment Bank that offers a range of products relating to residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and other asset backed securities, in addition to restructuring and unwinding legacy credit structures.

‘Set-off clauses’ In the context of Counterparty credit risk, contract clauses that allow Barclays to set off amounts owed to us by a counterparty against amounts owed by us to the counterparty.

‘Settlement balances’ Are receivables or payables recorded between the date (the trade date) a financial instrument (such as a bond) is sold, purchased or otherwise closed out, and the date the asset is delivered by or to the entity (the settlement date) and cash is received or paid.

‘Settlement risk’ The risk that settlement in a transfer system will not take place as expected, usually owing to a party defaulting on one or more settlement obligations.

‘Significant Increase in Credit Risk (SICR)’ Barclays assesses when a significant increase in credit risk has occurred based on quantitative and qualitative assessments.

‘Slotting’ Slotting is a Basel 2 approach that requires a standard set of rules to be used in the calculation of RWAs, based upon an assessment of factors such as the financial strength of the counterparty. The requirements for the application of the Slotting approach are detailed in BIPRU 4.5.

‘Sovereign exposure(s)’ Exposures to central governments, including holdings in government bonds and local government bonds.

‘Specific market risk’ A risk that is due to the individual nature of an asset and can potentially be diversified or the risk of a price change in an investment due to factors related to the issuer or, in the case of a derivative, the issuer of the underlying investment.

‘Spread risk’ Measures the impact of changes to the swap spread, i.e. the difference between swap rates and government bond yields.

‘Stage 1’ This represents financial instruments where the credit risk of the financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition. Stage 1 financial instruments are required to recognise a 12 month expected credit loss allowance.

‘Stage 2’ This represents financial instruments where the credit risk of the financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition. Stage 2 financial instruments are required to recognise a lifetime expected credit loss allowance.

 

 

 

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‘Stage3’ This represents financial instruments where the financial instrument is considered impaired. Stage 3 financial instruments are required to recognise a lifetime expected credit loss allowance.

‘Standard & Poor’s’ A credit rating agency.

‘Standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments’ Agreements to lend to a customer in the future, subject to certain conditions. Such commitments are either made for a fixed period, or have no specific maturity but are cancellable by the lender subject to notice requirements.

‘Statutory’ Line items of income, expense, profit or loss, assets, liabilities or equity stated in accordance with the requirements of the UK Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

‘Statutory return on average shareholders’ equity’ Statutory profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders as a proportion of average shareholders’ equity.

‘STD’ / ‘Standardised Approach’ A method of calculating Risk Weighted Assets that relies on a mandatory framework set by the regulator to derive risk weights based on counterparty type and a credit rating provided by an External Credit Assessment Institute.

‘Stress Testing’ A process which involves identifying possible future adverse events or changes in economic conditions that could have unfavourable effects on the Group (either financial or non-financial), assessing the Group’s ability to withstand such changes, and identifying management actions to mitigate the impact.

‘Stressed Value at Risk (SVaR)’ An estimate of the potential loss arising from a 12-month period of significant financial stress calibrated to 99% confidence level over a 10-day holding period.

‘Structured entity’ An entity in which voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding control. Structured entities are generally created to achieve a narrow and well defined objective with restrictions around their ongoing activities.

‘Structural hedge’ / ‘hedging’ An interest rate hedge in place to reduce earnings volatility and to smoothen the income over a medium/long term on positions that exist within the balance sheet and do not re-price in line with market rates. See also ‘Equity structural hedge’ and ‘Product structural hedge’.

‘Structural model of default’ A model based on the assumption that an obligor will default when its assets are insufficient to cover its liabilities.

‘Structured credit’ Includes legacy structured credit portfolio primarily comprising derivative exposure and financing exposure to structured credit vehicles.

‘Subordinated liabilities’ Liabilities which, in the event of insolvency or liquidation of the issuer, are subordinated to the claims of depositors and other creditors of the issuer.

‘Supranational bonds’ Bonds issued by an international organisation, where membership transcends national boundaries (e.g. the European Union or World Trade Organisation).

‘Synthetic Securitisation Transactions’ Securitisation transactions effected through the use of derivatives.

‘Systemic Risk Buffer’ CET1 capital that may be required to be held as part of the Combined Buffer Requirement increasing the capacity of UK banks to absorb stress and limiting the damage to the economy as a results of restricted lending.

‘Tangible net asset value’ Shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests adjusted for the deduction of intangible assets and goodwill.

‘Tangible net asset value per share’ Shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests adjusted for the deduction of intangible assets and goodwill, divided by the number of issued ordinary shares.

 

 

 

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‘Tangible shareholders equity’ Shareholders’ equity excluding non-controlling interests adjusted for the deduction of intangible assets and goodwill.

‘Term premium’ Additional interest required by investors to hold assets with a longer period to maturity.

‘The three lines of defence’ The three lines of defence operating model enables Barclays to separate risk management activities between those client facing areas of the Group and associated support functions responsible for identifying risk, operating within applicable limits and escalating risk events (first line); colleagues in Risk and Compliance who establish the limits, rules and constraints under which the first line operates and monitors their performance against those limits and constraints (second line); and, colleagues in Internal Audit who provide assurance to the Board and Executive Management over the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control over risks (third line).

‘Tier 1 capital’ The sum of the Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Additional Tier 1 capital.

‘Tier 1 capital ratio’ The ratio which expresses Tier 1 capital as a percentage of Risk Weighted Assets under CRD IV.

‘Tier 2 (T2) capital’ In the context of CRD IV, a type of capital as defined in the Capital Requirements Regulation.

‘Tier 2 (T2) securities’ Securities that are treated as Tier 2 (T2) capital in the context of CRD IV.

‘Total capital ratio’ Total Regulatory capital as a percentage of Risk Weighted Assets.

‘Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)’ A standard published by the FSB which is applicable to G-SIBs and requires a G-SIB to hold a prescriptive minimum level of instruments and liabilities that should be readily available for bail-in within resolution to absorb losses and recapitalise the institution.

‘Total outstanding balance’ In retail banking, total outstanding balance is defined as the gross month-end customer balances on all accounts including accounts charged off to recoveries.

‘Total return swap’ An instrument whereby the seller of protection receives the full return of the asset, including both the income and change in the capital value of the asset. The buyer of the protection in return receives a predetermined amount.

‘Total balances on forbearance programmes coverage ratio’ Impairment allowance held against Forbearance balances expressed as a percentage of balance in forbearance.

‘Traded Market Risk’ The risk of a reduction to earnings or capital due to volatility of trading book positions.

‘Trading book’ All positions in financial instruments and commodities held by an institution either with trading intent, or in order to hedge positions held with trading intent.

‘Traditional Securitisation Transactions’ Securitisation transactions in which an underlying pool of assets generates cash flows to service payments to investors.

‘Transitional’ In the context of CRD IV a measure is described as transitional when the transitional provisions set out in Part Ten of the CRD IV Regulation are applied in its calculation.

‘Twelve month expected credit losses’ The portion of the lifetime ECL arising if default occurs within 12 months of the reporting date (or shorter period if the expected life is less than 12 months), weighted by the probability of said default occurring.

‘Twelve month PD’ The likelihood of accounts entering default within 12 months of the reporting date.

‘Unencumbered’ Assets not used to secure liabilities or otherwise pledged.

‘Unidentified Impairment (UI)’ Impairment for losses which are judged to be incurred but not yet specifically identified in customer exposures at the balance sheet date, and which, therefore, have not been specifically reported. The incurred but not yet reported calculation is based on the asset’s probability of moving from the performing portfolio to being specifically identified as impaired within the given emergence period and then on to default within a specified period, termed as the outcome period. This is calculated on the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset’s effective interest rate. The emergence and outcome periods vary across products.

 

 

 

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‘United Kingdom (UK)’ Geographic segment where Barclays operates comprising the UK. Also see ‘Europe’.

‘UK Bank levy’ A levy that applies to UK banks, building societies and the UK operations of foreign banks. The levy is payable based on a percentage of the chargeable equity and liabilities of the bank on its balance sheet date.

‘UK leverage exposure’ Is calculated as per the PRA rulebook, where the average exposure calculation also includes the FPC’s recommendation to allow firms to exclude claims on the central bank from the calculation of the leverage exposure measure, as long as these are matched by deposits denominated in the same currency and of identical or longer maturity.

‘UK leverage ratio’ As per the PRA rulebook, is calculated as the average capital measure divided by the average exposure measure for the quarter, where the average is based on the capital and exposure measure on the last day of each month in the quarter.

‘US Partner Portfolio’ Co-branded credit card programs with companies across various sectors including travel, entertainment, retail and financial sectors.

‘US Residential Mortgages’ Securities that represent interests in a group of US residential mortgages.

‘Utilisation rate’ Utilisation of MCA balances expressed as a percentage of total MCA reserve limits.

‘Valuation weighted Loan to Value (LTV) Ratio’ In the context of credit risk disclosures on secured home loans, a means of calculating marked to market LTVs derived by comparing total outstanding balance and the value of total collateral we hold against these balances. Valuation weighted loan to value is calculated using the following formula: LTV = total outstandings in portfolio/total property values of total outstandings in portfolio.

‘Value at Risk (VaR)’ A measure of the potential loss of value arising from unfavourable market movements at a specific confidence level and within a specific timeframe.

‘Weighted off balance sheet commitments’ Regulatory add-ons to the leverage exposure measure based on credit conversion factors used in the Standardised Approach to credit risk.

‘Wholesale loans’ / ‘lending’ Lending to larger businesses, financial institutions and sovereign entities.

‘Write-off’ Refers to the point where it is determined that an asset is irrecoverable, or it is no longer considered economically viable to try to recover the asset or it is deemed immaterial or full and final settlement is reached and the shortfall written off. In the event of write-off, the customer balance is removed from the balance sheet and the impairment allowance held against the asset is released.

‘Wrong-way risk’ Arises, in a trading exposure, when there is significant correlation between the underlying asset and the counterparty, which in the event of default would lead to a significant mark to market loss. When assessing the credit exposure of a wrong-way trade, analysts take into account the correlation between the counterparty and the underlying asset as part of the sanctioning process.

 

 

 

 

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