Interim Management Statement.

RNS Number : 0956C
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
06 November 2009
 



Condensed consolidated balance sheet

at 30 September 2009 - pro forma (unaudited)



30 September 

 2009 

30 June 

2009 

31 December 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Assets




Cash and balances at central banks

36,567 

34,302 

11,830 

Net loans and advances to banks

60,274 

48,624 

70,728 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing

37,190 

35,076 

58,771 

Loans and advances to banks

97,464 

83,700 

129,499 

Net loans and advances to customers

587,996 

593,277 

691,976 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing

43,463 

47,485 

39,289 

Loans and advances to customers

631,459 

640,762 

731,265 

Debt securities

251,281 

229,059 

253,159 

Equity shares

16,830 

14,220 

22,198 

Settlement balances

28,634 

23,244 

17,812 

Derivatives

552,466 

555,890 

991,495 

Intangible assets

15,339 

15,117 

16,415 

Property, plant and equipment

18,208 

16,292 

17,181 

Deferred taxation

7,667 

7,573 

5,786 

Prepayments, accrued income and other assets

19,664 

20,620 

21,573 

Assets of disposal groups

4,737 

3,666 

480 





Total assets

1,680,316 

1,644,445 

2,218,693 





Liabilities 




Bank deposits

138,584 

135,601 

178,943 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending

39,816 

44,142 

83,666 

Deposits by banks

178,400 

179,743 

262,609 

Customer deposits

423,769 

415,267 

460,318 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending 

69,465 

75,015 

58,143 

Customer accounts

493,234 

490,282 

518,461 

Debt securities in issue

266,213 

248,710 

269,458 

Settlement balances and short positions

71,891 

60,282 

54,264 

Derivatives

537,522 

534,632 

969,409 

Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities

20,754 

21,543 

24,140 

Retirement benefit liabilities

1,410 

1,363 

1,564 

Deferred taxation 

3,275 

3,344 

3,177 

Insurance liabilities

7,480 

7,186 

7,480 

Subordinated liabilities

33,085 

32,106 

43,678 

Liabilities of disposal groups

8,201 

7,465 

138 





Total liabilities

1,621,465 

1,586,656 

2,154,378 





Equity:




Minority interests

2,185 

2,123 

5,436 

Owners' equity*

56,666 

55,666 

58,879 





Total equity

58,851 

57,789 

64,315 





Total liabilities and equity

1,680,316 

1,644,445 

2,218,693 









*Owners' equity attributable to:




Ordinary shareholders

48,820 

47,820 

45,525 

Other equity owners

7,846 

7,846 

13,354 






56,666 

55,666 

58,879 

  

Commentary on condensed consolidated balance sheet - pro forma 


Total assets of £1,680.3 billion at 30 September 2009 were up £35.9 billion, 2%, compared with 30 June 2009, primarily due to exchange rate movements following the weakening of sterling since June


Loans and advances to banks increased by £13.8 billion, 16%, to £97.5 billion reflecting higher reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing ("reverse repos"), up by £2.1 billion, 6% to £37.2 billion, and growth in bank placings, up by £11.7 billion, 24%, to £60.3 billion as a result of increased wholesale lending.


Loans and advances to customers were down £9.3 billion, 1%, at £631.5 billion. Within this, reverse repos decreased by 8%, £4.0 billion to £43.5 billion. Excluding reverse repos, customer lending declined by £5.3 billion, 1% to £588.0 billion or £3.9 billion, 1% before impairment provisions.  This reflected reductions in Global Banking & Markets of £11.0 billion, Non-Core, £9.5 billion, US Retail & Commercial, £2.2 billion, and Ulster Bank, £0.8 billion, partially offset by growth in Retail, £3.8 billion, UK Corporate & Commercial, £1.3 billion, Wealth, £1.0 billion, and GTS, £0.7 billion, together with the effect of exchange rate movements, £12.5 billion.


Debt securities were up £22.2 billion, 10%, to £251.3 billion and equity shares rose by £2.6 billion, 18%, to £16.8 billion, principally due to increased holdings in Global Banking & Markets and Group Treasury, in part reflecting a £6.0 billion growth in the gilt liquidity portfolio.


Settlement balances rose by £5.4 billion, 23% to £28.6 billion as a result of increased customer activity.


Deposits by banks declined by £1.3 billion, 1% to £178.4 billion. This reflected decreased repurchase agreements and stock lending ("repos"), down £4.3 billion, 10% to £39.8 billion partially offset by increased inter-bank deposits, up £3.0 billion, 2%, to £138.6 billion.


Customer accounts were up £3.0 billion, 1% to £493.2 billion. Within this, repos declined £5.6 billion, 7% to £69.5 billion. Excluding repos, deposits increased by £8.5 billion, 2%, to £423.8 billion, with reductions in Global Banking & Markets, down £9.0 billion, more than offset by growth across all other divisions, up £11.1 billion, and the effect of exchange rate movements, £6.4 billion.  


Debt securities in issue increased £17.5 billion, 7%, to £266.2 billion mainly as a result of growth in Global Banking & Markets and Group Treasury, partly to fund the growth in the gilt liquidity portfolio, together with the effect of movements in exchange rates. 


Settlement balances and short positions were up £11.6 billion, 19%, to £71.9 billion reflecting increased customer activity.


Subordinated liabilities rose by £1.0 billion, 3%, to £33.1 billion, with the redemption of £0.9 billion undated loan capital more than offset by the effect of exchange rate movements and other adjustments, £1.9 billion.  


Owners' equity increased by £1.0 billion, 2% to £56.7 billion. Reductions in available-for-sale reserve losses of £2.1 billion, net of tax, and exchange rate movements of £0.6 billion were offset in part by the £1.5 billion attributable loss for the period and the payment of other owners dividends of £0.2 billion.

  

Notes to pro forma results 


1. Basis of preparation

The pro forma financial information shows the underlying performance of the Group including the results of the ABN AMRO businesses to be retained by the Group. This information is prepared using the Group's accounting policies and is being provided to give a better understanding of the results of the RBS operations excluding the results attributable to the other Consortium Members. 

Group operating profit on a pro forma basis excludes: 

  • amortisation of purchased intangible assets;

  • write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets;

  • integration and restructuring costs; 

  • gain on redemption of own debt; and

  • gain on sale of strategic investments.



2Taxation

The credit for taxation differs from the tax credit computed by applying the standard UK corporation tax rate of 28% (2008 - 28.5%) as follows:


Quarter ended


Nine months ended


30 September 

 2009 

30 June 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 



30 September 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








(Loss)/profit before tax 

(2,077)

59 

1,903 


(2,062)

1,177 








Expected tax (credit)/charge at 28%

  (2008 - 28.5%) 

(582)

16 

542 


(578)

335 

Unrecognised timing differences

(223)

(73)

84 


(207)

88 

Other non-deductible items

35 

38 

41 


108 

203 

Non-taxable items:







- Gain on redemption of own debt

(692)


(692)

- Other

(27)

(93)

(34)


(203)

(259)

Taxable foreign exchange movements

(23)


(14)

16 

Foreign profits taxed at other rates

126 

(18)

87 


173 

65 

Losses/(gains) in year not recognised

83 

181 

(5)


267 

35 

Other

(6)

(25)


(29)

Adjustments in respect of prior periods

49 


187 

(62)








Actual tax (credit)/charge

(576)

(640)

724 


(988)

421 








The Group has recognised a deferred tax asset at 30 September 2009 of £7,667 million (30 June 2009 - £7,573 million; 31 December 2008 - £5,786 million), of which £6,032 million (30 June 2009 - £5,639 million; 31 December 2008 - £4,706 million) relates to carried forward trading losses in the UK. Under the HM Revenue & Customs rules, these UK losses can be carried forward indefinitely to be utilised against profits arising in the future. The Group has considered the carrying value of this asset as at 30 September and concluded that it is recoverable based on the base case future profit projection.


  

Notes to pro forma results 


3Loan impairment provisions

Operating (loss)/profit is stated after charging loan impairment losses for 3Q09 of £3,262 million (2Q09 - £4,520 million; 3Q08 - £1,023 million; YTD09 - £10,058 million; YTD08 - £2,429 million). The balance sheet loan impairment provisions increased in the three months ended 30 September 2009 from £13,773 million to £15,124 million, and the movements thereon were:


30 September 2009




Core 

Non-Core 

Total 



30 June 

  2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








At beginning of period

5,575 

8,198 

13,773 


9,451 

4,956 

Transfers to disposal groups

(312)

(312)


Currency translation and other adjustments

283 

(206)

77 


(505)

1,023 

Disposals


(178)

Amounts written-off

(438)

(1,252)

(1,690)


(1,932)

(2,897)

Recoveries of amounts previously written-off

53 

61 

114 


140 

261 

Charge to income statement

1,107 

2,155 

3,262 


6,796 

6,478 

Unwind of discount

(17)

(83)

(100)


(177)

(192)









6,563 

8,561 

15,124 


13,773 

9,451 


Provisions at 30 September 2009 include £151 million (30 June 2009 - £126 million; 31 December 2008 - £127 million) in respect of loans and advances to banks.



4Strategic disposals



Quarter ended


Nine months ended


30 September 

 2009 

30 June 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 



30 September 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








Gain on sale of investments in:







  Bank of China (1)

(5)


236 

  Linea Directa

212 


212 

Provision for loss on disposal of Asian branches

(150)


(150)









(155)

212 


298 

Note:

(1)

YTD09 includes £359 million attributable to minority interests.

  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


5Segmental analysis


Analysis of divisional contribution

The tables below provide an analysis of the divisional contribution for the quarter ended 30 September 2009 and the first nine months of 2009, by main income statement captions. The pro forma divisional income statements on pages 28 to 54 reflect certain presentational reallocations as described in the notes below. These do not affect the overall operating profit/(loss).



Net  

interest 

 income 

Non- 

interest 

 income 


Total 

 income 


Operating 

 expenses 

Net 

 insurance 

 claims 


Impairment 

 losses 


Operating 

 profit/(loss)


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 









Quarter ended 30 September 2009








UK Retail (1)

848 

463 

1,311 

(752)

(91)

(404)

64 

UK Corporate

607 

329 

936 

(370)

- 

(187)

379 

Wealth

168 

111 

279 

(159)

- 

(1)

119 

Global Banking & Markets (2)

474 

1,385 

1,859 

(1,212)

- 

(272)

375 

Global Transaction Services

234 

388 

622 

(347)

- 

(22)

253 

Ulster Bank 

176 

55 

231 

(172)

- 

(144)

(85)

US Retail & Commercial 

410 

224 

634 

(497)

- 

(180)

(43)

RBS Insurance 

86 

1,033 

1,119 

(178)

(928)

(2)

11 

Central items

32 

131 

163 

(42)

- 

(1)

120 









Core

3,035 

4,119 

7,154 

(3,729)

(1,019)

(1,213)

1,193 

Non-Core (3)

226 

(286)

(60)

(466)

(126)

(2,066)

(2,718)

Amortisation of purchased intangible

  assets

- 

- 

- 

(73)

- 

- 

(73)

Integration and restructuring costs

- 

- 

- 

(324)

- 

- 

(324)

Strategic disposals

- 

(155)

(155)

- 

- 

- 

(155)










3,261 

3,678 

6,939 

(4,592)

(1,145)

(3,279)

(2,077)

RFS Holdings minority interest 

602 

539 

1,141 

(960)

(64)

(209)

(92)









Total statutory

3,863 

4,217 

8,080 

(5,552)

(1,209)

(3,488)

(2,169)


Notes:

(1)

Reallocation of netting of bancassurance claims of £91 million from non-interest income.

(2)

Reallocation of £12 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £39 million.

(3)

Reallocation of £56 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £5 million.



  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


5. Segmental analysis (continued)


Analysis of divisional contribution (continued)



Net  

interest 

 income 

Non- 

interest 

 income 


Total 

 income 


Operating 

 expenses 

Net 

 insurance 

 claims 


Impairment 

 losses 


Operating 

 profit/(loss)


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 









Nine months ended 30 September 2009








UK Retail (1)

2,513 

1,269 

3,782 

(2,336)

(117)

(1,228)

101 

UK Corporate

1,666 

968 

2,634 

(1,112)

(737)

785 

Wealth

502 

333 

835 

(481)

(23)

33

Global Banking & Markets (2)

1,969 

7,539 

9,508 

(3,900)

(510)

5,098 

Global Transaction Services

679 

1,171 

1,850 

(1,066)

(35)

749 

Ulster Bank 

586 

163 

749 

(541)

(301)

(93)

US Retail & Commercial 

1,352 

728 

2,080 

(1,625)

(549)

(94)

RBS Insurance 

268 

3,016 

3,284 

(569)

(2,479)

(8)

228 

Central items

(151)

291 

140 

156 

29









Core

9,384 

15,478 

24,862 

(11,474)

(2,596)

(3,390)

7,402 

Non-Core (3)

737 

(3,714)

(2,977)

(1,454)

(440)

(7,410)

(12,281)

Amortisation of purchased intangible

  assets

(213)

(213)

Integration and restructuring costs

(1,058)

(1,058)

Gain on redemption of own debt

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

Strategic disposals

298 

298 

298 

Write-down of goodwill and other

  intangible assets

(311)

(311)










10,121 

15,852 

25,973 

(14,510)

(3,036)

(10,800)

(2,373)

RFS Holdings minority interest 

2,116 

1,832 

3,948 

(2,933)

(307)

(748)

(40)









Total statutory

12,237 

17,684 

29,921 

(17,443)

(3,343)

(11,548)

(2,413)



Notes:

(1)

Reallocation of netting of bancassurance claims of £117 million from non-interest income.

(2)

Reallocation of £39 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £89 million.

(3)

Reallocation of £192 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £27 million.



  

Notes to pro forma results (continued) 


6. Financial instruments


Classification

The following tables analyse the Group's financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the categories of financial instruments in IAS 39. Assets and liabilities outside the scope of IAS 39 are shown separately.


 
Held-for- 
trading 
Designated 
at fair value 
through profit 
 or loss 
Available- 
for-sale 
Loans and 
 receivables 
Other 
(amortised  cost) 
Finance 
 leases 
Other 
 assets/ 
liabilities 
Total 
 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 30 September 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and balances at
 central banks
36,567 
36,567 
Loans & advances to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 banks
43,469 
53,995 
97,464 
Loans and advances to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 customers
47,149 
2,127 
568,394 
13,789 
631,459 
Debt securities
118,237 
2,705 
119,232 
11,107 
251,281 
Equity shares
11,474 
2,100 
3,256 
16,830 
Settlement balances
28,634 
28,634 
Derivatives (1)
552,466 
552,466 
Intangible assets
15,339 
15,339 
Property, plant and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 equipment
18,208 
18,208 
Deferred taxation
7,667 
7,667 
Prepayments, accrued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 income and other assets
1,588 
18,076 
19,664 
Assets of disposal groups
4,737 
4,737 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
772,795 
6,932 
122,488 
700,285 
13,789 
64,027 
1,680,316 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits by banks
56,980 
121,420 
178,400 
Customer accounts
58,439 
5,719 
429,076 
493,234 
Debt securities in issue
3,032 
38,297 
224,884 
266,213 
Settlement balances and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 short positions
46,427 
25,464 
71,891 
Derivatives (1)
537,522 
537,522 
Accruals, deferred income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and other liabilities
1,647 
242 
18,865 
20,754 
Retirement benefit liabilities
1,410 
1,410 
Deferred taxation
3,275 
3,275 
Insurance liabilities
7,480 
7,480 
Subordinated liabilities
1,414 
31,671 
33,085 
Liabilities of disposal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 groups
8,201 
8,201 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
702,400 
45,430 
834,162 
242 
39,231 
1,621,465 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
58,851 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,680,316 

 


  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Classification (continued)


 
Held-for- 
trading 
Designated 
 as at fair 
value through 
 profit or loss 
Available- 
for-sale 
Loans and 
 receivables 
Other 
(amortised  cost) 
Finance 
 leases 
Other 
 assets/ 
liabilities 
Total 
 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
£m 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At 30 June 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and balances at
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 central banks
34,302 
34,302 
Loans & advances to banks
35,849 
47,851 
83,700 
Loans and advances to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 customers
51,987 
1,963 
573,246 
13,566 
640,762 
Debt securities
107,410 
4,446 
105,858 
11,345 
229,059 
Equity shares
9,694 
1,865 
2,661 
14,220 
Settlement balances
23,244 
23,244 
Derivatives (1)
555,890 
555,890 
Intangible assets
15,117 
15,117 
Property, plant and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 equipment
16,292 
16,292 
Deferred taxation
7,573 
7,573 
Prepayments, accrued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 income and other assets
1,461 
19,159 
20,620 
Assets of disposal groups
3,666 
3,666 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
760,830 
8,274 
108,519 
691,449 
13,566 
61,807 
1,644,445 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits by banks
58,017 
121,726 
179,743 
Customer accounts
64,743 
4,456 
421,083 
490,282 
Debt securities in issue
1,051 
34,198 
213,461 
248,710 
Settlement balances and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 short positions
37,224 
23,058 
60,282 
Derivatives (1)
534,632 
534,632 
Accruals, deferred income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and other liabilities
1,618 
24 
19,901 
21,543 
Retirement benefit liabilities
1,363 
1,363 
Deferred taxation
3,344 
3,344 
Insurance liabilities
7,186 
7,186 
Subordinated liabilities
1,291 
30,815 
32,106 
Liabilities of disposal groups
7,465 
7,465 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
695,667 
39,945 
811,761 
24 
39,259 
1,586,656 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57,789 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,644,445 

 

Note:

(1)

Held-for-trading derivatives include hedging derivatives.

  

Notes to pro forma results (continued) 


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Valuation techniques

Refer to note 11 of the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts.


Valuation hierarchy

The table below shows financial instruments carried at fair value by valuation method.



30 September 2009


30 June 2009


Level 1 (1)

Level 2 (2)

Level 3 (3)

Total 


Level 1 (1) 

Level 2 (2)

Level 3 (3)

Total 


£bn 

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 


£bn 

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 











Assets










Fair value through 

  profit or loss:










Loans and advances to banks

43.4 

43.4 


- 

35.8 

- 

35.8 

Loans and advances to

  customers

48.2 

1.1 

49.3 


- 

52.8 

1.1 

53.9 

Debt securities

62.8 

55.0 

3.1 

120.9 


53.3 

55.0 

3.6 

111.9 

Equity shares

10.0 

3.1 

0.5 

13.6 


9.3 

1.8 

0.5 

11.6 

Derivatives

0.8 

545.1 

6.6 

552.5 


0.9 

546.3 

8.7 

555.9 












73.6 

694.8 

11.3 

779.7 


63.5 

691.7 

13.9 

769.1 

Available-for-sale:










Debt securities

46.5 

71.0 

1.7 

119.2 


33.9 

70.3 

1.6 

105.8 

Equity shares

1.4 

1.3 

0.6 

3.3 


0.9 

1.3 

0.5 

2.7 












47.9 

72.3 

2.3 

122.5 


34.8 

71.6 

2.1 

108.5 












121.5 

767.1 

13.6 

902.2 


98.3 

763.3 

16.0 

877.6 











Liabilities










Deposits by banks and

  customers

121.0 

0.1 

121.1 


- 

127.0 

0.3 

127.3 

Debt securities in issue

3.7 

34.2 

3.4 

41.3 


- 

32.1 

3.1 

35.2 

Short positions

36.0 

10.2 

0.2 

46.4 


29.9 

6.9 

0.4 

37.2 

Derivatives

1.8 

532.6 

3.1 

537.5 


1.6 

528.8 

4.2 

534.6 

Other financial liabilities (4)

1.4 

1.4 


- 

1.3 

- 

1.3 












41.5 

699.4 

6.8 

747.7 


31.5 

696.1 

8.0 

735.6 



Notes:

(1)

Valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial instruments. This category includes listed equity shares, certain exchange-traded derivatives, G10 government securities and certain US agency securities.

(2)

Valued using techniques based significantly on observable market data. Instruments in this category are valued using:


(a)

quoted prices for identical instruments in markets which are not considered to be active or quoted prices for similar instruments trading in active or not so active markets; or


(b)

valuation techniques where all the inputs that have a significant effect on the valuation are directly or indirectly based on observable market data.  


Instruments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but for which valuations are based on quoted market prices, broker dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency and instruments valued using techniques include: most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, certain bank and bridge loans, repos and reverse repos, less liquid listed equities, state and municipal obligations, most physical commodities, investment contracts issued by the Group's life assurance businesses and certain money market securities and loan commitments and most OTC derivatives.



  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Valuation hierarchy (continued)


Notes (continued):

(3)

Valued using a technique where at least one input (which could have a significant effect on the instrument's valuation) is not based on observable market data. Where inputs can be observed from market data without undue cost and effort, the observed input is used. Otherwise, the Group determines a reasonable level for the input. 

Financial instruments included within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy primarily include cash instruments which trade infrequently, certain syndicated and commercial mortgage loans, unlisted equity shares, certain residual interests in securitisations, super senior tranches of high grade and mezzanine collateralised debt obligations (CDOs), other mortgage-based products and less liquid debt securities, certain structured debt securities in issue, and OTC derivatives where valuation depends upon unobservable inputs such as certain credit and exotic derivatives. No gain or loss is recognised on the initial recognition of a financial instrument valued using a technique incorporating significant unobservable data.

(4)

Comprise subordinated liabilities and write downs relating to undrawn syndicated loan facilities.




  

Notes to pro forma results (continued) 


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Level 3 portfolios




Carrying value


30 September 2009

30 June 2009 


Core 

£bn 

Non-Core 

£bn 

Total 

£bn 

Total 

£bn 






Assets





Loans and advances

0.9 

0.2 

1.1 

1.1 

Debt securities: 





- RMBS (1)

0.3 

0.3 

0.4 

- CMBS (2)

0.3 

0.3 

0.4 

- CDOs (3)

0.3 

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

- CLOs (4)

0.2 

0.8 

1.0 

0.7 

- other ABS

0.9 

0.3 

1.2 

0.6 

- other 

0.2 

0.7 

0.9 

1.6 

Equity shares 

0.3 

0.8 

1.1 

1.0 

Derivatives:





- credit

1.4 

2.0 

3.4 

5.1 

- other 

3.0 

0.2 

3.2 

3.6 







7.8 

5.8 

13.6 

16.0 






Liabilities





Debt securities in issue

3.3 

0.1 

3.4 

3.1 

Derivatives





- credit 

0.8 

0.7 

1.5 

2.7 

- other 

1.5 

0.1 

1.6 

1.5 

Other portfolios

0.1 

0.2 

0.3 

0.7 







5.7 

1.1 

6.8 

8.0 







Notes:

(1)

Residential mortgage-backed securities.

(2)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

(3)

Collateralised debt obligations.

(4)

Collateralised loan obligations.


Key points

  • Level 3 assets and liabilities reduced in the third quarter reflecting general tightening of credit spreads and greater price observability.

  • Decrease in level 3 assets of £2.4 billion; derivatives by £2.1 billion mainly due to credit spread effects and debt securities by £0.4 billion reflecting better price observability in asset-backed securities market. 

  • Level 3 liabilities decreased by £1.2 billion with reduction in derivatives and other portfolios due to credit spread effects partially offset by increase in notes issued with embedded features.



  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Own credit


When valuing financial liabilities recorded at fair value, the Group takes into account the effect of its own credit standing. The categories of financial liabilities on which own credit spread adjustments are made are issued debt, including issued structured notes, and derivatives. An own credit adjustment is applied to positions where it is believed that counterparties would consider the Group's creditworthiness when pricing trades.

For issued debt and structured notes, this adjustment is based on independent quotes from market participants for the debt issuance spreads above average inter-bank rates (at a range of tenors) which the market would demand when purchasing new senior or sub-debt issuances from the Group. Where necessary, these quotes are interpolated using a curve shape derived from CDS prices.

The fair value of the Group's derivative financial liabilities has also been adjusted to reflect the Group's own credit risk. The adjustment takes into account collateral posted by the Group and the effects of master netting agreements. 


The table below shows the own credit spread adjustments on liabilities recorded in the income statement during the first nine months of the year.



Debt securities in issue




Held-for 

-trading 

Designated at 

 fair value 

 through profit 

 and loss 

Total 

Derivatives (1) 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 







At 1 January 2009

1,346 

1,027 

2,373 

450 

2,823 

Net effect of changes to credit spreads 

242 

(73)

169 

54 

223 

Foreign exchange movements

(189)

(31)

(220)

- 

(220)

New issues and redemptions (net)

(22)

11 

(11)

- 

(11)







At 1 July 2009

1,377 

934 

2,311 

504 

2,815 

Net effect of changes to credit spreads 

(308)

(84)

(392)

(166)

(558)

Foreign exchange movements

73 

40 

113 

113 

New issues and redemptions (net)

(9)

11 







At 30 September 2009

1,133 

901 

2,034 

338 

2,372 







Note:

(1)

The effect of change in foreign exchange rates, new issues and redemptions are not captured separately.


The effect of change in credit spreads could be reversed in future periods.



  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


6. Financial instruments (continued)


Reclassification of financial instruments


During 2008, as permitted by amended IAS 39, the Group reclassified financial assets from the held-for-trading and available-for-sale categories into the loans and receivables category and from the held-for-trading category into the available-for-sale category. There were further reclassifications from the held-for-trading category to the loans and receivables category in the first nine months of 2009. The effect of the reclassifications and the balance sheet values of the assets were as follows.



Additional gains that would have been recognised  in the nine months to 30 September 2009 if reclassifications had not occurred

Additional gains that would have been recognised in the third quarter 2009 if reclassifications had not occurred

 

Total 

Reclassified 

 in 2009 

Reclassified 

 in 2008 

Total 


Reclassified 

 in 2009 

Reclassified 

 in 2008 


£m  

£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 









From held-for-trading to:








Available-for-sale

852 

852 

568 


568 

Loans and receivables

1,020 

10 

1,010 

1,546 


188 

1,358 









Total

1,872 

10 

1,862 

2,114 


188 

1,926 



Assets 

 reclassified 

 in 2009 


30 September 2009

All reclassifications


30 June 2009

All reclassifications


Carrying 

 value 


Carrying 

 value 

Fair value 


Carrying 

 value 

Fair value 


£m 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 









From held-for-trading to:








Available-for-sale


8,159 

8,159 


8,442 

8,442 

Loans and receivables

1,988 


14,971 

11,961 


16,458 

12,158 










1,988 


23,130 

20,120 


24,900 

20,600 









From available-for-sale to:








Loans and receivables


936 

878 


866 

741 










1,988 


24,066 

20,998 


25,766 

21,341 










During the quarter ended 30 September 2009, the balance sheet value of reclassified assets reduced by £1.7 billion. This was primarily due to disposals and repayments of £3.4 billion across a range of asset backed securities and loans, including disposals through restructures of £2.5 billion on real estate and leverage financed positions. Other movements include foreign exchange rate movements of £1.0 billion and gains taken to AFS reserve of £0.6  billion.

For assets reclassified from held-for-trading to available-for-sale, net unrealised losses recorded in equity at 30 September 2009 were £1.3 billion (30 June 2009 - £1.9 billion).


  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


7. Debt securities



UK central and local government

US central and local
 government

Other central and local government

Bank and building society

Asset backed  securities

Corporate

Other 

Total 


£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m 

£m 










30 September 2009









Held-for-trading

4,811 

13,888 

54,452 

5,189 

29,611 

9,784 

502 

118,237 

Designated as at









fair value through









profit or loss

374 

391 

453 

377 

1,101 

2,705 

Available-for-sale

11,940 

9,146 

31,506 

9,014 

51,787 

5,400 

439 

119,232 

Loans and receivables

11 

41 

8,848 

2,174 

32 

11,107 











17,136 

23,037 

86,350 

14,697 

90,623 

18,459 

979 

251,281 










30 June 2009









Held-for-trading

7,753 

9,526 

43,289 

5,079 

32,539 

8,266 

958 

107,410 

Designated as at









fair value through









profit or loss

1,943 

3 

439 

624 

354 

1,074 

4,446 

Available-for-sale

5,401 

9,616 

26,727 

7,800 

48,817 

7,010 

487 

105,858 

Loans and receivables

- 

- 

31 

97 

8,746 

2,416 

55 

11,345 











15,097 

19,145 

70,486 

13,600 

90,456 

18,766 

1,509 

229,059 










31 December 2008









Held-for-trading

5,373 

9,858 

37,519 

4,333 

39,879 

17,627 

1,570 

116,159 

Designated as at









fair value through









profit or loss

2,085 

510 

456 

236 

1,551 

456 

5,294 

Available-for-sale

11,330 

6,145 

21,735 

10,549 

62,067 

5,689 

1,207 

118,722 

Loans and receivables

114 

8,961 

3,749 

160 

12,984 











18,788 

16,513 

59,710 

14,996 

111,143 

28,616 

3,393 

253,159 


  

Notes to pro forma results (continued)


8. Derivatives



30 September 2009


30 June 2009


31 December 2008


Assets

Liabilities 


Assets

Liabilities


Assets

Liabilities


£m

£m 


£m

£m


£m

£m










Exchange rate contracts









Spot, forwards and futures

34,228 

34,628 


29,060 

28,178 


82,963 

83,433 

Currency swaps

30,838 

30,053 


32,678 

30,841 


53,231 

54,413 

Options purchased

18,528 


18,384 


36,688 

Options written

16,998 


-

17,908 


34,946 










Interest rate contracts









Interest rate swaps

337,824 

327,217 


330,175 

316,416 


547,566 

530,843 

Options purchased 

64,191 


61,058 


99,176 

Options written

64,547 


- 

60,122 


102,210 

Futures and forwards

2,989 

2,772 


3,635 

2,836 


7,600 

6,620 










Credit derivatives

49,019 

42,512 


64,382 

59,715 


142,367 

132,734 










Equity and commodity contracts

14,849 

18,795 


16,518 

18,616 


21,904 

24,210 











552,466 

537,522 


555,890 

534,632 


991,495 

969,409 


Note:

(1)

Of the total above at 30 September, £23.6 billion (30 June 2009 - £30.5 billion) of assets and £20.2 billion (30 June 2009 - £27.9 billion) of liabilities relate to Non-Core.


The Group enters into master netting agreements in respect of its derivative activities. These arrangements give the Group a legal right to set-off derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty. They do not result in a net presentation in the Group's balance sheet for which IFRS requires an intention to settle net or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously, as well as a legally enforceable right to set off. They are, however, effective in reducing the Group's credit exposure from derivative assets. The Group has executed master netting agreements with the majority of its derivative counterparties resulting in a significant reduction in its net exposure to derivative assets. Of the £552 billion (30 June 2009 - £556 billion) derivatives assets shown above, £459 billion (30 June 2009 - £461 billion) were under such agreements. Furthermore, the Group holds substantial collateral against this net derivative asset exposure.


  

Risk and capital management 


General

All disclosures in this section focus on the Group before RFS minority interests (hereafter 'pro forma basis' or 'results')

Capital

The Group aims to maintain appropriate levels of capital.  For details on capital adequacy, refer to the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts.

Capital resources and ratios

The Group's regulatory capital resources on a proportional consolidation basis, excluding RFS minority interest, at 30 September 2009 and in accordance with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) definitions, were as follows:



 30 September 2009 

30 June 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Capital base




Core Tier 1 capital: ordinary shareholders' funds and minority interests 

  less intangibles 

32,971 

35,177 

34,041 

Preference shares and tax deductible securities

14,113 

13,949 

23,091 

Tax on the excess of expected losses over provisions

922 

599 

308 

Less deductions from Tier 1 capital 

(388)

(329)

(316)





Tier 1 capital 

47,618 

49,396 

57,124 

Tier 2 capital 

19,256 

18,879 

28,967 

Tier 3 capital 

232 

260 






66,874 

68,507 

86,351 

Less: Supervisory deductions 

(4,781)

(4,536)

(4,155)





Total regulatory capital

62,093 

63,971 

82,196 





Risk-weighted (or equivalent risk-weighted) assets 




Credit risk

416,500 

404,100 

433,400 

Counterparty risk

82,000 

53,000 

61,100 

Market risk 

62,300 

56,300 

46,500 

Operational risk

33,900 

33,900 

36,800 






594,700 

547,300 

577,800 





Risk asset ratio




Core Tier 1

5.5% 

6.4% 

5.9% 

Tier 1

8.0% 

9.0% 

9.9% 

Total

10.4% 

11.7% 

14.2% 





Risk asset ratio (statutory basis)




Core Tier 1

6.5% 

7.0% 

6.6% 

Tier 1

8.8% 

9.3% 

10.0% 

Total

11.3% 

11.9% 

14.1% 



  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Capital (continued)

Capital resources and ratios (continued)

The components of the Group's regulatory capital resources, in accordance with FSA definitions, were as follows:



30 September 

 2009 

30 June  

 2009 

31 December  

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Composition of regulatory capital




Tier 1 




Ordinary shareholders' equity

48,820 

47,820 

45,525 

Minority interests

2,185 

2,123 

5,436 

Adjustments for:




Goodwill and other intangible assets - continuing

(15,339)

(15,117)

(16,386)

Unrealised losses on available-for-sale debt securities

2,317 

4,194 

3,687 

Reserves arising on revaluation of property and unrealised gains on

  available-for-sale equities

(145)

(25)

(984)

Reallocation of preference shares and innovative securities

(656)

(656)

(1,813)

Other regulatory adjustments

(711)

(263)

Less expected losses over provisions net of tax

(2,313)

(1,502)

(770)

Less securitisation positions

(1,187)

(1,397)

(663)





Core Tier 1 capital

32,971 

35,177 

34,041 

Preference shares

11,313 

11,207 

16,655 

Innovative Tier 1 securities

2,800 

2,742 

6,436 

Tax on the excess of expected losses over provisions

922 

599 

308 

Less deductions from Tier 1 capital 

(388)

(329)

(316)





Total Tier 1 capital

47,618 

49,396 

57,124 





Tier 2 




Reserves arising on revaluation of property and unrealised gains on 

  available-for-sale equities

145 

25 

984 

Collective impairment allowances

850 

744 

666 

Perpetual subordinated debt

4,230 

4,094 

9,079 

Term subordinated debt

18,830 

17,832 

20,282 

Minority and other interests in Tier 2 capital

11 

11 

11 

Less deductions from Tier 2 capital 

(4,810)

(3,827)

(2,055)





Total Tier 2 capital

19,256 

18,879 

28,967 





Tier 3 

232 

260 





Supervisory deductions




Unconsolidated investments 

4,704 

4,461 

4,044 

Other deductions

77 

75 

111 





Total deductions other than from Tier 1 capital

4,781 

4,536 

4,155 





Total regulatory capital

62,093 

63,971 

82,196 


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Credit risk

The key elements of the Group's credit risk management framework are detailed in the Group's 2008 Annual Report and Accounts.

Key developments in the year to date are:

  • The introduction of a new credit approval framework for wholesale credit, replacing credit committees with individual delegated authorities and requiring at least two individuals to approve each credit decision, one from the business and one from risk management.  Both individuals must hold sufficient delegated authority. The level of authority is dependent on their experience and expertise, with only a small number of senior executives holding the highest authority granted under the framework.

  • Further refinement and embedding of the frameworks to manage the various dimensions of concentration risk: country, sector and single name.

Credit risk assets

Credit risk assets consist of loans and advances (including overdraft facilities), instalment credit, finance lease receivables and other traded instruments across all customer types.  Reverse repurchase agreements and issuer risk are excluded.



30 September 

2009 

30 June 

2009 


£bn 

£bn 




UK Retail

101 

98 

UK Corporate

111 

100 

Wealth

16 

14 

Global Banking & Markets

257 

264 

Global Transaction Services

7 

Ulster Bank

45 

40 

US Retail and Commercial 

55 

56 

RBS Insurance




Core 

595 

582 

Non-Core 

157 

156 





752 

738 


Key points:

  • Credit risk assets increased by £14 billion, 2% in the third quarter but on a constant currency basis, credit risk assets fell slightly.

  • Part of the growth in UK Corporate and decrease in Global Banking & Markets reflects migration of portfolios between these divisions.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk assets by asset quality band


Asset
quality band
PD range
30 September 2009
 
 
 
 
Core 
Non-Core 
Total 
 
30 June 2009
31 December 2008
£bn 
£bn 
£bn 
£bn 
£bn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AQ1
0% - 0.034%
138 
24 
162 
21.5 
162 
22.0 
208 
24.3 
AQ2
0.034% – 0.048%
18 
21 
2.8 
24 
3.3 
30 
3.5 
AQ3
0.048% – 0.095%
26 
32 
4.3 
33 
4.5 
45 
5.3 
AQ4
0.095% - 0.381%
95 
17 
112 
14.9 
119 
16.1 
159 
18.6 
AQ5
0.381% - 1.076%
111 
28 
139 
18.5 
126 
17.1 
157 
18.4 
AQ6
1.076% - 2.153%
84 
18 
102 
13.6 
102 
13.8 
107 
12.5 
AQ7
2.153% - 6.089%
40 
12 
52 
6.9 
52 
7.0 
48 
5.6 
AQ8
6.089% - 17.222%
22 
27 
3.6 
26 
3.5 
26 
3.0 
AQ9
17.222% - 100%
13 
22 
2.9 
17 
2.3 
12 
1.4 
AQ10
100%
16 
23 
39 
5.2 
34 
4.6 
19 
2.2 
Other (1)
 
32 
12 
44 
5.8 
43 
5.8 
44 
5.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
595 
157 
752 
100.0 
738 
100.0 
855 
100.0 

 

Note:

(1)

'Other' largely comprises assets covered by the standardised approach for which a probability of default (PD) equivalent to those assigned to assets covered by the internal ratings based approach is not available.


The asset quality analysis above reflects the negative migration of the portfolios, with a general declining trend in the higher quality bands and an increase in lower quality bands.


Credit risk assets by industry sector


30 September 2009

30 June

 2009

31 December 2008

Core

Non-Core

Total


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn







Personal

165

22

187

184

198

Banking and financial institutions

145

19

164

152

180

Property

58

48

106

104

113

Transport and storage

35

16

51

50

59

Manufacturing

41

9

50

54

68

Technology, media, telecommunications

21

14

35

35

42

Wholesale and retail trade

27

4

31

32

35

Public sectors and quasi-government

25

3

28

25

40

Building

19

5

24

26

29

Natural resources and nuclear

15

5

20

20

25

Power, water and waste

14

5

19

20

27

Tourism and leisure

15

4

19

18

20

Business services

12

2

14

14

15

Agricultural and fisheries

3

1

4

4

4








595

157

752

738

855


Generally stable trend across most sectors is not reflected in the Banking and financial institutions where the nature of the exposure, largely short term and affected by market factors, tends to result in more volatile trends.


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk assets by geography


30 September 2009

30 June

 2009

31 December

 2008

Core

Non-Core

Total


£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn

£bn







United Kingdom

275

51

326

324

327

Western Europe (excluding UK)

142

50

192

182

226

North America

101

30

131

136

178

Asia & Pacific

35

10

45

41

56

Latin America

16

9

25

24

31

CEE & Central Asia

16

3

19

17

22

Middle East & Africa

10

4

14

14

15








595

157

752

738

855


Outside the UK, changes in part reflect the effect of foreign currency exchange rate movements during the quarter.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Credit risk (continued)

Risk elements in lending

The following table shows the estimated amount of loans classified as non-accrual, accruing past due and potential problem loans. The data is stated before deducting the value of security held or related provisions. 



30 September 2009

30 June 

2009 

31 December 

2008 


Core 

Non-Core 

Total


£m

£m 

£m

£m 

£m 







Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis: (3)






- Domestic (1)

6,236

6,621

12,857

11,971 

8,579 

- Foreign (2)

3,607

15,338

18,945

15,258 

8,503 








9,843

21,959

31,802

27,229 

17,082 







Accruing loans which are contractually overdue 90 days or

  more as to principal or interest: (4)






- Domestic (1)

1,446

1,046

2,492

2,444 

1,201 

- Foreign (2)

405

309

714

1,056 

508 








1,851

1,355

3,206

3,500 

1,709 







Total risk elements in lending (REIL)

11,694

23,314

35,008

30,729 

18,791 







Potential problem loans:(5)






- Domestic (1)

181

424

605

273 

218 

- Foreign (2)

6

8

14

23 







Total potential problem loans (PPLs)

187

432

619

296 

226 







Closing provisions for impairment as a % of:






REIL

56%

38%

44%

45% 

50% 

REIL and PPLs

55%

37%

43%

44% 

50% 







Risk elements in lending as a % of gross lending to

  customers excluding reverse repos  

2.58%

14.61%

5.74%

5.01

2.66% 







Risk elements in lending and potential problem loans as

  a % of gross lending to customers excluding reverse repos

2.62%

14.88%

5.84%

5.08

2.69% 


Notes:

(1)

United Kingdom domestic transactions of the Group.  

(2)

Transactions conducted through offices outside the UK and through those offices in the UK specifically organised to service international banking transactions.

(3)

All loans against which an impairment provision is held are reported in the non-accrual category.

(4)

Loans where an impairment event has taken place but no impairment recognised. This category is used for fully collateralised non-revolving credit facilities.

(5)

Loans for which an impairment event has occurred but no impairment provision is necessary. This category is used for fully collateralised advances and revolving credit facilities where identification as 90 days overdue is not feasible.



  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Credit risk (continued)

Impairment loss provision methodology

The impairment loss provision methodology is detailed in the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts.

Impairment charge 

The following table shows total impairment losses charged to the income statement.



Quarter ended


Nine months ended


30 September 2009

30 June 

2009 

30 Sept 

2008 


30 Sept 

2009 

30 Sept 

2008 


Core  

Non-Core  

Total 


£m 

£m  

£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 









 

New impairment losses

1,266 

2,127 

3,393 

4,738 

1,329 


11,054 

2,946 

Less: recoveries of amounts previously written off

(53)

(61)

(114)

(75)

(49)


(254)

(187)










Charge to income statement

1,213 

2,066 

3,279 

4,663 

1,280 


10,800 

2,759 










Comprising:









Loan impairment losses

1,107 

2,155 

3,262 

4,520 

1,023 


10,058 

2,429 

Impairment losses on available-for-sale securities

106 

(89)

17 

143 

257 


742 

330 










Charge to income statement

1,213 

2,066 

3,279 

4,663 

1,280 


10,800 

2,759 



Analysis of loan impairment charge


Quarter ended


Nine months ended


30 September 2009

30 June 

2009 

30 Sept

2008


30 Sept

2009

30 Sept 

2008 


Core 

Non-Core 

Total


£m

£m 

£m

£m 

£m


£m

£m 









 

Latent loss impairment charge

24

(13)

236 

616 

137 


960 

275 

Collectively assessed impairment charge

572 

463 

1,035 

1,008 

636 


3,038 

1,576 

Individually assessed impairment charge (1)

286 

1,689 

1,975 

2,889 

25


6,036 

578 









 

Charge to income statement

1,107 

2,139 

3,246 

4,513 

1,023 


10,034 

2,429 










Charge as a % of customer loans and

  advances - gross (2) 

0.99%

5.37%

2.14%

2.96

0.64%


2.21%

0.51


Notes:

(1)

Excludes loan impairment charges against loans and advances to banks for the quarter of £16 million (quarter ended 30 June 2009 - £7 million, 30 September 2008 - £nil million and nine months ended 30 September 2009 - £24 million and 30 September 2008 - £nil million).

(2)

Gross of provisions and excluding reverse repurchase agreements.


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Liquidity risk


Global developments in 2009

Following a difficult first quarter, most indicators of stresses in financial markets are close to or better than before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Liquidity conditions in money and debt markets have improved significantly since the beginning of Q2 2009. Contributing to the improvement has been a combination of ongoing central bank and other official liquidity support schemes, guarantee schemes and rate cuts. Signs of improvement in underlying macroeconomic trends also helped to sustain a recovery in debt markets.

Important developments in central bank liquidity programmes since February include:

  • In the UK, the Bank of England reduced interest rates to 0.5% in March, and later the same month the Bank of England initiated 'quantitative easing' through its Asset Purchase Facility. Gilt purchases dominate activity to date, while direct purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds have been relatively small.

  • In the US, the Federal Reserve has maintained its target for the funds rate at 0-0.25% while supplementing its credit-easing programmes with a new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) although initial take up of the TALF has been slow.

  • In the Euro Area, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided in early May to hold three 1-year repo operations against its general collateral list. The first of these was received enthusiastically in June, resulting in significant supply of ECB liquidity to the banking system and bringing downward pressure on short term rates.


Following the economic and financial crisis, regulators across the world have continued to review their respective liquidity regulation. In particular the FSA published its new policy statement (PS09/16) at the beginning of October 2009. The new regulation will be phased in over a number of years with the first element covering systems and controls, effective 1 December 2009 and new reporting requirements being introduced during 2010. In addition the requirements for liquidity buffers will be introduced over a number of years recognising the position of the economic cycle and the potential for increased liquidity buffers, above the "back-stop" levels to impact the availability of credit. The Group has a program in place to address the new FSA requirements, with the Group to continue building its liquidity reserves together with reducing the customer funding gap.  


Liquidity Policy

The policy of the Group is to ensure that it is able to meet its obligations as they fall due.

The Group has an approved risk appetite supported by explicit targets and metrics to control the size and extent of both short-term and long-term liquidity risk. The Group Asset and Liability Committee (GALCO), chaired by the Group Finance Director, has the responsibility to set Group policy and ensure that it is cascaded and communicated to the business divisions. Group Treasury is the functional area with responsibility for monitoring and control of the Group's funding and liquidity positions.

Group Treasury is supported by a governance process that includes a Liquidity Risk forum comprising functional areas across the organisation that are responsible for liquidity management, including monitoring through divisional and regional asset and liability committees.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Liquidity risk (continued)


Liquidity management

The Group's liquidity reserves at 30 September 2009 were £140 billion, up £19 billion compared to June 2009. The Group has increased the term of its wholesale funding to improve its liquidity position. The size of medium term note issuance increased from £104,190 million in June 2009 to £112,091 million in September 2009. The overall amount of wholesale funding has increased from £416,417 million to £437,882 million at September 2009. The Group has actively sought to manage its liquidity position through improving the short-term duration of wholesale funding, supplemented by long-term issuance, government guaranteed debt, and a program of ensuring our assets are eligible as collateral using central bank liquidity schemes. 


Structural balance sheet management

Structural balance sheet management focuses principally on ensuring the gap between customer loans and customer deposits is maintained at a reasonable level to reduce the need for wholesale funding, and more importantly short-term wholesale funding. Through pro-actively focussing on customer deposit growth and de-leveraging initiatives, the Group aims to improve the structural balance sheet. 

A key structural balance sheet measure for the Group is the Loans to deposits ratio (gross), and this has improved from 145% to 142% at September 2009. The gap between customer loans and customer deposits (excluding repos) improved by £14 billion from £178.0 billion as at 30 June 2009 to £164 billion as at 30 September 2009. The Group is continuing to develop diversified sources of funding across its retail, corporate and wholesale franchises in line with the strategy to rely more on retail and other customer funds to support its lending business. 

Additional measures to improve the structural balance sheet have focused on reducing the size of the multi seller conduits business, down by £4.5 billion to £30.5 billion at 30 September 2009, which relies upon funding assets through the issuance of short term asset back commercial paper.  

Stress testing

The Group uses stress tests as a tool to evaluate the impact of disrupted market conditions and specific events, to measure the impact both on and off balance sheet. The stress tests show the degree of resilience in times of stress and the ability for contingency actions to mitigate stressed conditions. The assumptions and nature of the risks driving the stress tests are refined and updated in light of changing conditions.

Contingency planning

Contingency plans developed to anticipate the potential for deterioration in market conditions and ensure that the Group can respond to adverse developments. The contingency plan considers actions including the use of liquid assets, reduction in lending commitments, and the use of collateral and management of derivative exposures.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Liquidity risk (continued)


Funding profile

In line with stated targets, the Group will seek to improve its liquidity position by attracting appropriate mix of customer deposits and wholesale funding;

 
30 September 2009
 
30 June 2009
 
31 December 2008
 
£m
%
 
£m 
 
£m 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits by banks (1)
138,584 
16.1 
 
135,601 
16.3 
 
178,943 
18.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities in issue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Commercial paper
45,508 
5.3 
 
49,270 
5.9 
 
69,891 
7.3 
 Certificates of deposits
79,305 
9.2 
 
76,095 
9.2 
 
73,925 
7.8 
 MTNs
112,091 
13.0 
 
104,190 
12.5 
 
94,298 
9.9 
 Other (bonds)
12,440 
1.4 
 
4,394 
0.5 
 
14,231 
1.5 
 Securitisations
16,869 
2.0 
 
14,761 
1.8 
 
17,113 
1.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
266,213 
30.9 
 
248,710 
29.9 
 
269,458 
28.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subordinated debt
33,085 
3.8 
 
32,106 
3.9 
 
43,678 
4.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total wholesale funding
437,882 
50.8 
 
416,417 
50.1 
 
492,079 
51.7 
Customer deposits (1)
423,769 
49.2 
 
415,267 
49.9 
 
460,318 
48.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
861,651 
100.0 
 
831,684 
100.0 
 
952,397 
100.0 

 


Note:

(1)  Excluding repurchase agreements and stock lending.


The mix of funding has remained relatively unchanged from June 2009 to September 2009. Increases in customer deposits of £8,502 million and wholesale funding of £21,465 million resulted in a slightly larger proportion of wholesale funding of 50.8% compared to 50.1% for June 2009. The Group manages actively the funding profile through targeting of structural funding measures such as loans to deposits gaps and also through its liquidity management.


Deposits by banks

The short term debt markets have improved markedly over the course of 2009 and the Group has been able to readily access this source of funding with improved maturities and reduced costs of spread. This easing of market conditions has enabled the Group to significantly reduce reliance on central bank facilities.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Liquidity risk (continued)


Debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities

The proportion of outstanding debt instruments issued, with a remaining maturity of greater than 12 months, has decreased from 46.8% at 30 June 2009 to 45.7% at 30 September 2009. The outstanding amount with a maturity greater than 12 months has increased from £131,551 million at June 2009 to £136,871 million at 30 September reflecting the increased term funding issuances over the period.


 
30 September 2009
 
30 June 2009
 
31 December 2008
 
Debt 
 securities 
 in issue 
Sub- 
ordinated 
 debt 
Total 
 
 
 
 
£m 
£m 
£m 
 
£m 
 
£m 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than one year
159,296 
3,131 
162,427 
54.3 
 
149,265 
53.2 
 
172,234 
55.0 
1-5 years
70,458 
4,769 
75,227 
25.1 
 
67,390 
24.0 
 
61,842 
19.8 
More than 5 years
36,459 
25,185 
61,644 
20.6 
 
64,161 
22.8 
 
79,060 
25.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
266,213 
33,085 
299,298 
100.0 
 
280,816 
100.0 
 
313,136 
100.0 

 


Customer deposits

An important source of funding for the Group is customer deposits that are diversified across the retail, wealth and small and medium enterprise customer base. The Group maintains customer depositor taking activities across the geographies in which it operates to maintain access to this stable source of core funding. The level of customer deposits increased over the period from £415,267 million at 30 June 2009 to £423,769 million at 30 September 2009.

Repo agreements 

As at 30 September 2009 the Group had £69.5 billion of customer secured funding and £39.8 billion of bank secured funding which includes borrowing using central bank funding schemes. With markets continuing to stabilise through the course of 2009, the Group has reduced its reliance on secured funding from central bank liquidity schemes significantly. 

Undrawn commitments  

The Group saw an increase in undrawn commitments from £297 billion at 30 June 2009 to £305 billion at 30 September 2009 as a result of a combination of foreign exchange movements and new business.

Conduits 

The Group has a multi-seller conduit business that funds assets through the issuance of short term asset backed commercial paper. The total of assets held in Group sponsored conduits fell from £35.0 billion at 30 June 2009 to £30.5 billion at 30 September 2009 as the Group reduced its exposure to this business in line with strategy. This reduced the liquidity risk to the Group through the commitments provided for this type of business.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market risk

Market risk arises from changes in interest rates, foreign currency, credit spread, equity prices and risk related factors such as market volatilities.  The Group manages market risk centrally within its trading and treasury portfolios through a comprehensive market risk management framework.  This framework contains limits based on, but not limited to: value-at-risk (VaR), scenario analysis, position and sensitivity analyses. 

The VaR disclosure is analysed between trading and non-trading where trading VaR relates to the main trading activities of the Group and non-trading reflects the VaR associated with reclassified assets, money market business and the management of internal funds flow within the Group's businesses.

Trading VaR (pro forma and statutory basis)


Average

Period end 

Maximum

Minimum


£m

£m 

£m

£m






30 September 2009 (as of and for quarter ended)





Interest rate

58.3 

43.3  

84.6 

34.2 

Credit spread

176.1 

150.3  

211.6 

135.7 

Currency

17.2 

18.2  

26.2 

10.5 

Equity 

14.9 

19.8  

23.2 

9.0 

Commodity

16.7 

25.8  

30.0 

9.8 

Diversification effects


(94.8)









175.0 

162.6  

214.7 

121.3 






Core 

99.5 

121.9  

134.7 

72.9 

Non-Core 

117.2 

91.3  

161.0 

62.4 






30 June 2009 (as of and for quarter ended)





Interest rate

70.6 

81.4  

112.8 

48.0 

Credit spread

163.3 

199.6  

231.2 

90.8 

Currency

15.6 

15.6  

31.4 

9.2 

Equity 

13.2 

11.7  

19.0 

8.3 

Commodity

15.8 

11.5  

21.4 

11.3 

Diversification effects


(129.2)









167.1 

190.6  

229.0 

97.3 






Core 

92.0 

94.3  

125.1 

54.2 

Non-Core 

112.8 

130.4  

166.5 

60.8 


Key points:

  • Trading VaR includes hedges taken against the risk of counterparty failures. The standalone VaR for these positions was £26.4 million at 30 September 2009 (30 June 2009 - £29.9 million).

  • Average interest rate VaR decreased in Q3 due to a reduction in positions in the flow rates business.

  • Credit spread period end VaR reduced significantly in Q3 due to positions relating to credit derivative product companies being capitalised under Pillar II approach from end of August 2009 and hence excluded from the VaR measure from this date. 


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market risk (continued)

Non-trading VaR 


Average

Period end 

Maximum

Minimum


£m

£m 

£m

£m






30 September 2009 (as of and for quarter ended)





Interest rate

13.6 

13.6  

16.3 

11.5 

Credit spread

220.0 

240.5  

245.8 

180.3 

Currency

1.7 

3.1  

5.8 

0.6 

Equity 

3.5 

3.4  

3.7 

3.3 

Diversification effects


(35.5)









212.6 

225.1  

234.3 

182.7 






Core 

123.0 

134.0  

142.7 

81.0 

Non-Core 

105.5 

94.9  

120.2 

94.9 






30 June 2009 (as of and for quarter ended)





Interest rate

14.9 

16.6  

16.7 

12.9 

Credit spread

214.9 

205.4  

270.3 

189.6 

Currency

1.7 

1.1  

3.8 

0.6 

Equity 

3.0 

3.7  

3.7 

2.2 

Diversification effects


(27.0)









213.7 

199.8  

274.9 

186.2 






Core 

88.6 

81.6  

133.5 

65.7 

Non-Core 

131.9 

132.6  

145.3 

120.2 


The data in the tables above exclude exposures to super senior tranches of asset-backed CDOs, as VaR does not provide an appropriate measure of risk for these exposures due to the continued illiquidity and opaqueness of pricing these instruments. 

The Group's VaR should be interpreted in light of the limitations of the methodologies used, as follows:

  • Historical Simulation VaR may not provide the best estimate of future market movements as it can only provide a prediction of the future based on events that occurred in the two year time series. Therefore, events more severe than those in the historical data series cannot be predicted.

  • VaR that uses a 99% confidence level does not reflect the extent of potential losses beyond that percentile.

  • VaR uses a one-day time horizon which will not fully capture the profit and loss implications of positions that cannot be liquidated or hedged within one day.

  • The Group computes the VaR of trading portfolios at the close of business however, positions may change substantially during the course of the trading day and intraday profit and losses will be incurred. 


These limitations mean that the Group cannot guarantee that losses will not exceed the VaR.


Key points:

  • Non-Core VaR decreased in Q3 due to a reduction in asset-backed security exposures.

  • Core VaR increased in Q3 reflecting downgrades in residential mortgage-backed positions and the effect of counterparties exercising put options on credit sensitive bonds.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures

Explanatory note

These disclosures are focused around certain of the Group's exposures which have been particularly affected by the widespread market disruptions.  They reflect the recommendations in the report of the Financial Stability Forum on Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors report on banks' transparency on activities and products affected by the recent market turmoil.




Acronyms used in Market turmoil exposures section


The following acronyms are used in this section



ABCP

Asset-backed commercial paper

ABS

Asset-backed security

CDO

Collateralised debt obligation

CDPC

Credit derivative product company

CDS

Credit default swap

CLO

Collateralised loan obligation

CMBS

Commercial mortgage-backed security

Fannie Mae

Federal National Mortgage Association

Freddie Mac

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

Ginnie Mae

Government National Mortgage Association

GSE

Government Sponsored Entity

RMBS

Residential mortgage-backed security

SPE

Special purpose entity

US agencies

Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and similar entities


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Asset-backed exposures

The carrying value of the Group's debt securities at 30 September 2009 was £251.3 billion compared with £229.1 billion at 30 June 2009. This comprised:

  • securities issued by central and local governments of £126.5 billion (30 June 2009 - £104.7 billion);

  • securities issued by banks and building societies of £14.7 billion (30 June 2009 - £13.6 billion);

  • asset-backed securities of £90.6 billion (30 June 2009 - £90.5 billion); and

  • securities issued by corporates and other entities of £19.4 billion (30 June 2009 - £20.3 billion).


The Group's credit market activities gave rise to risk concentrations in asset-backed securities that have been particularly affected by the market turmoil experienced in the second half of 2007 and in 2008.

The table below summarises the net exposures and balance sheet carrying values of these securities by the product and geography of the underlying assets, at 30 September 2009 and 30 June 2009.



US

UK

Europe

RoW

Total


Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 












Net exposure:











RMBS: G10 governments (2)

27,916 

30,798 

316 

271 

16,064 

14,771 

35 

37 

44,331 

45,877 

RMBS: prime

3,171 

3,184 

3,465 

3,166 

3,416 

3,461 

211 

188 

10,263 

9,999 

RMBS: non-conforming

1,002 

912 

2,005 

2,015 

130 

124 

3,137 

3,051 

RMBS: sub-prime

516 

493 

345 

340 

156 

143 

299 

271 

1,316 

1,247 

CMBS

2,529 

2,691 

1,159 

1,115 

659 

618 

22 

39 

4,369 

4,463 

CDOs (3)

1,038 

851 

83 

63 

561 

542 

17 

1,699 

1,456 

CLOs

1,055 

1,035 

55 

61 

1,266 

1,036 

181 

15 

2,557 

2,147 

Other ABS

2,389 

2,392 

1,380 

1,154 

4,750 

4,644 

1,022 

594 

9,541 

8,784 












Total

39,616 

42,356 

8,808 

8,185 

27,002 

25,339 

1,787 

1,144 

77,213 

77,024 












Carrying value: 











RMBS: G10 governments (2)

27,916 

30,798 

316 

271 

16,064 

14,771 

35 

37 

44,331 

45,877 

RMBS: prime

3,228 

3,242 

4,272 

3,880 

4,462 

4,445 

290 

196 

12,252 

11,763 

RMBS: non-conforming

1,011 

919 

2,005 

2,015 

130 

123 

3,146 

3,057 

RMBS: sub-prime

1,001 

906 

349 

347 

164 

152 

350 

311 

1,864 

1,716 

CMBS

3,248 

3,201 

1,242 

1,199 

1,007 

1,017 

175 

145 

5,672 

5,562 

CDOs 

2,866 

3,895 

212 

137 

719 

784 

108 

140 

3,905 

4,956 

CLOs

6,306 

6,199 

91 

88 

1,661 

1,400 

723 

36 

8,781 

7,723 

Other ABS

3,097 

2,966 

1,468 

1,252 

4,798 

4,694 

1,309 

890 

10,672 

9,802 












Total

48,673 

52,126 

9,955 

9,189 

29,005 

27,386 

2,990 

1,755 

90,623 

90,456 


Key points:

  • Total asset-backed securities, both net exposure and carrying value, at 30 September 2009 were at similar levels to the half year due to a combination of foreign exchange effects and tightening credit spreads, offset by redemptions.


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Asset-backed exposures (continued)


Key points (continued)

  • US securities declined in value. US agency trading portfolio decreased by £3.5 billion reflecting balance sheet reduction. CDO carrying values reduced by a net £1 billion as a result of some positions being classified as derivatives following change in valuation from macro level pricing to disaggregated collateral net asset values. This net decrease however included an increase in super senior positions reflecting higher prices of underlying collateral, with average prices increasing from 16% at 30 June 2009 to 21% at 30 September 2009.

  • European securities increased by £1.6 billion, primarily on Dutch government backed issues due to foreign currency effects and improved pricing.  

  • Security backed by assets originated in other countries increased by £1.2 billion mainly due to tightening of credit spreads and foreign exchange effects.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Asset-backed exposures (continued)


The table below summarises the net exposures and balance sheet carrying values of asset-backed securities by the product and measurement classification of the underlying assets, at 30 September 2009 and 30 June 2009.


Held-for-trading

Available-for-sale

Loans and receivables

Designated at fair value

Total


Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 

Sept 09 

Jun 09 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 












Net exposure: (1)











RMBS: G10 governments (2)

13,282 

16,228 

31,049 

29,649 

44,331 

45,877 

RMBS: prime

3,449 

3,218 

5,886 

5,910 

793 

751 

135 

120 

10,263 

9,999 

RMBS: non-conforming

399 

346 

1,235 

1,217 

1,503 

1,488 

3,137 

3,051 

RMBS: sub-prime

490 

439 

452 

432 

360 

363 

14 

13 

1,316 

1,247 

CMBS

1,227 

1,326 

1,522 

1,531 

1,420 

1,413 

200 

193 

4,369 

4,463 

CDOs (3)

813 

668 

601 

464 

284 

323 

1,699 

1,456 

CLOs

115 

293 

1,839 

1,287 

603 

567 

2,557 

2,147 

Other ABS

773 

461 

4,870 

4,466 

3,885 

3,841 

13 

16 

9,541 

8,784 












Total

20,548 

22,979 

47,454 

44,956 

8,848 

8,746 

363 

343 

77,213 

77,024 












Carrying value: 











RMBS: G10 governments (2)

13,282 

16,228 

31,049 

29,649 

44,331 

45,877 

RMBS: prime

5,438 

4,981 

5,886 

5,910 

793 

751 

135 

120 

12,252 

11,762 

RMBS: non-conforming

408 

353 

1,235 

1,217 

1,503 

1,488 

3,146 

3,058 

RMBS: sub-prime

711 

628 

779 

712 

360 

363 

14 

13 

1,864 

1,716 

CMBS

2,298 

2,241 

1,740 

1,704 

1,420 

1,413 

214 

204 

5,672 

5,562 

CDOs

2,265 

3,243 

1,355 

1,389 

284 

323 

3,905 

4,956 

CLOs

3,435 

3,386 

4,743 

3,770 

603 

567 

8,781 

7,723 

Other ABS

1,774 

1,479 

5,000 

4,466 

3,885 

3,841 

13 

16 

10,672 

9,802 












Total

29,611 

32,539 

51,787 

48,817 

8,848 

8,746 

377 

354 

90,623 

90,456 


Notes:

(1)

Net exposures represent the carrying value after taking account of hedge protection purchased from monolines and other counterparties but exclude the effect of counterparty credit valuation adjustments. The hedges provide credit protection of principal and interest cash flows in the event of default by the counterparty. The value of this protection is based on the underlying instrument being protected.

(2) 

RMBS: G10 government securities comprises securities that are:


(a)

guaranteed or effectively guaranteed by the US government, through its support for US federal agencies and GSEs;


(b)

guaranteed by the Dutch government; and


(c)

covered bonds, referencing primarily Dutch and Spanish government-backed loans.

(3)

Includes super senior net exposures of £796 million (30 June 2009 - £548 million).


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Counterparty valuation adjustments

Credit valuation adjustments

Counterparty valuation adjustments (CVAs) represent an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the credit risk inherent in counterparty derivative exposures.  



30 September 

2009 

30 June 

 2009 


£m 

£m 




Monoline insurers

6,300 

6,845 

CDPCs

592 

821 

Other counterparties 

1,856 

1,821 




Total CVA adjustments

8,748 

9,487 


The Group purchased protection from monoline insurers ("monolines") mainly against specific ABS, CDOs and CLOs.  Monolines are entities which specialise in providing credit protection against the notional and interest cash flows due to the holders of debt instruments in the event of default by the debt security counterparty.  This protection is typically held in the form of derivatives such as credit default swaps (CDSs), referencing the underlying exposures held by the Group.

The Group also purchased credit protection, both tranched and single name credit derivatives, from credit derivative product companies (CDPCs). CDPCs are similar to monolines however they are not regulated as insurers.  The Group's exposure to CDPCs is predominantly due to tranched credit derivatives ("tranches"). A tranche references a portfolio of assets and provides protection against total portfolio default losses exceeding a certain percentage of the portfolio notional (the attachment point) up to another percentage (the detachment point). 

The CVA for monolines is calculated on a trade-by-trade basis, and is derived using market observable monoline credit spreads. The majority of the monoline CVAs relate to credit derivative hedging exposures to ABSs The CDPC CVA is calculated using a similar approach. However, in the absence of market observable credit spreads, the cost of hedging the counterparty risk is estimated by analysing the underlying trades and the cost of hedging expected default losses in excess of the capital available in each vehicle.  

The CVA for all other counterparties is calculated by reference to observable credit spreads. The calculation is performed on a portfolio basis reflecting an estimate of the amount a third party would charge to assume the risk. 

Key points:

  • Monolines: CVA reduced in Q3 2009 due to an increase in the fair value of underlying assets.

  • CDPCs: CVA declined primarily due to the effect of higher prices of underlying assets.

  • CVA relating to other counterparties increased as additional reserves were taken against specific counterparties following downgrades.  


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Monoline insurers

The Group's exposure (all in Non-Core) to monoline counterparties is analysed in the table below:



30 September 

 2009 

30 June 

 2009 


£m 

£m 




Gross exposure to monolines

9,752 

10,950 

Hedges with financial institutions

(539)

(524)

Credit valuation adjustment

(6,300)

(6,845)




Net exposure to monolines

2,913 

3,581 


The net income statement effect arising from the change in level of monoline CVA and related trades is shown below. The reduction in CVA is primarily due to the impact of price increases on underlying assets which reduced the CDS protection against the monolines. These price increases also contributed to a reduction in value of the CDS hedging reclassified debt securities accounted for on an amortised cost basis. Spread tightening on CMBX indices contributed to the losses on the hedges offset



£m 



Credit valuation adjustment at 30 June 2009

(6,845)

Credit valuation adjustment at 30 September 2009

(6,300)



Decrease in credit valuation adjustment

545 

Hedges, foreign exchange and other movements

(228)

Net effect relating to reclassified debt securities (1)

(401)



Net income statement effect

(84)


Note:

(1)  Includes impairment losses.

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

The asset categories protected by CDSs written by monolines and the related CVA by monoline credit rating at the balance sheet date are analysed in the table below.



30 September 2009


30 June 2009


Notional 

amount: 

 protected 

assets 

Fair value: 

protected 

 assets 

Gross 

exposure 

Credit 

valuation 

adjustment 


Notional 

 amount: 

 protected 

 assets 

Fair value: 

 protected 

 assets 

Gross 

 exposure 

Credit 

 valuation 

 adjustment 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 











AAA/AA rated

7,421 

5,628 

1,793 

623 


7,689 

5,601 

2,088 

910 

Sub-investment grade

15,850 

7,891 

7,959 

5,677 


15,993 

7,131 

8,862 

5,935 











Total:

23,271 

13,519 

9,752 

6,300 


23,682 

12,732 

10,950 

6,845 











Of which:










CDOs

4,870 

774 

4,096 

3,126 


4,972 

687 

4,285 

2,745 

RMBS

84 

70 

14 


79 

66 

13 

CMBS

4,317 

1,974 

2,343 

1,592 


4,260 

1,569 

2,691 

1,947 

CLOs

10,214 

8,211 

2,003 

907 


10,563 

8,014 

2,549 

1,396 

Other ABS

3,092 

2,107 

985 

502 


3,055 

1,978 

1,077 

559 

Other

694 

383 

311 

171 


753 

418 

335 

196 












23,271 

13,519 

9,752 

6,300 


23,682 

12,732 

10,950 

6,845 

  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Monoline insurers (continued)

The Group also has indirect exposure to monolines through wrapped securities and other assets with credit enhancement monolines. These securities are traded with the benefit of this credit enhancement. Any deterioration in the credit rating of the monoline is reflected in the fair value of these assets. 

Credit derivative product companies

The Group's exposure to CDPCs has reduced considerably due to a combination of tighter credit spreads and a decrease in the relative value of senior tranches compared to the underlying reference portfolios.  


The overall level of CVA has decreased in line with the reduction in the exposure, however, on a relative basis the CVA has increased. This reflects the perceived deterioration of the credit quality of the CDPCs as reflected by ratings downgrades.


The Group's exposure to CDPC is analysed in the table below:


 
30 September 
2009 
30 June 
2009 
 
£m 
£m 
 
 
 
Gross exposure to CDPCs
1,593 
2,303 
Credit valuation adjustment
(592)
(821)
 
 
 
Net exposure to CDPCs
1,001 
1,482 

 


The net income statement effect arising from the change in level of CVA and related trades is shown in the table below.  The Group has additional market risk hedges in place which effectively cap the exposure to CDPCs where the Group has significant risk.  As the exposure to these CDPCs has reduced, losses have been incurred on the additional hedges.  These losses, together with losses arising on trades hedging CVA, are the primary cause of the loss arising on hedges, foreign exchange and other movements.



£m 



Credit valuation adjustment at 30 June 2009

(821)

Credit valuation adjustment at 30 September 2009

(592)



Decrease in credit valuation adjustment

229 

Hedges, foreign exchange and other movements

(505)



Net income statement effect

(276)



  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Further analysis of the Group's exposure to CDPCs (predominantly Non-Core) by CDPC credit rating is shown below. Some of the CDPCs with the AAA/AA and A/BBB rating at 31 December 2008 were subsequently downgraded or had ratings withdrawn.



30 September 2009


30 June 2009


Notional 

 amount: 

 protected 

assets 

Fair value: 

 protected 

 reference 

 assets 

Gross 

 exposure 

Credit 

 valuation 

adjustment 


Notional 

 amount: 

 protected 

 assets 

Fair value: 

 protected 

reference 

assets 

Gross 

 exposure 

Credit 

 valuation 

 adjustment 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 











AAA/AA rated

1,683 

1,650 

33 

10 


1,636 

1,580 

56 

18 

A/BBB rated

1,092 

1,062 

30 


15,965 

14,484 

1,481 

470 

Sub-investment grade

17,685 

16,486 

1,199 

446 


1,399 

1,097 

302 

151 

Rating withdrawn

4,041 

3,710 

331 

130 


3,914 

3,450 

464 

182 












24,501 

22,908 

1,593 

592 


22,914 

20,611 

2,303 

821 


Leveraged finance

The table below shows the Group's global markets sponsor-led, leveraged finance exposures by industry and geography.  All these exposures are in Non-Core.


30 September 2009


30 June 2009


Americas 

UK 

Europe 

RoW 

Total 


Americas 

UK 

Europe 

RoW 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 













Gross exposure:












TMT (1)

1,669 

1,692 

1,578 

570 

5,509 


1,625 

1,652 

1,477 

506 

5,260 

Industrial

1,634 

1,620 

1,833 

226 

5,313 


1,616 

1,553 

1,641 

175 

4,985 

Retail

69 

505 

1,405 

81 

2,060 


69 

1,134 

1,327 

79 

2,609 

Other

272 

1,536 

1,368 

146 

3,322 


350 

1,566 

1,228 

131 

3,275 














3,644 

5,353 

6,184 

1,023 

16,204 


3,660 

5,905 

5,673 

891 

16,129 













Net exposure:












TMT (1)

1,340 

1,563 

1,502 

553 

4,958 


1,283 

1,517 

1,367 

506 

4,673 

Industrial

497 

1,201 

1,629 

224 

3,551 


578 

1,126 

1,416 

172 

3,292 

Retail

69 

488 

1,329 

81 

1,967 


69 

537 

1,257 

79 

1,942 

Other

272 

1,470 

1,354 

147 

3,243 


350 

1,383 

1,204 

131 

3,068 














2,178 

4,722 

5,814 

1,005 

13,719 


2,280 

4,563 

5,244 

888 

12,975 

Of which:












Drawn

1,835 

3,992 

4,537 

916 

11,280 


1,825 

3,859 

4,193 

813 

10,690 

Undrawn

343 

730 

1,277 

89 

2,439 


455 

704 

1,051 

75 

2,285 














2,178 

4,722 

5,814 

1,005 

13,719 


2,280 

4,563 

5,244 

888 

12,975 

Of which:












Syndicate portfolio (2)

1,423 

1,314 

1,075 

71 

3,883 


1,428 

1,398 

1,125 

88 

4,039 

Hold portfolio

755 

3,408 

4,739 

934 

9,836 


852 

3,165 

4,119 

800 

8,936 














2,178 

4,722 

5,814 

1,005 

13,719 


2,280 

4,563 

5,244 

888 

12,975 













Notes:

(1)

Telecommunications, media and technology.

(2)

Includes held-for-trading exposures of £38 million at 30 June 2009.


Additionally, there are UK Corporate leveraged finance net exposures of £7.5 billion at 30 September 2009 (30 June 2009 - £6.9 billion) relating to debt and banking facilities provided to UK mid-corporates.

  

Risk and capital management (continued) 


Market turmoil exposures (continued)


The table below analyses the movement in the amounts reported above.



Drawn 

Undrawn 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Balance at 1 July 2009

10,690 

2,285 

12,975 

Sales

(19)

(18)

Repayments and facility reductions

(52)

(23)

(75)

Funded deals

69 

(69)

Changes in fair value

(10)

28 

18 

Impairment provisions

(170)

(170)

Exchange and other movements

772 

217 

989 





Balance at 30 September 2009

11,280 

2,439 

13,719 


During Q3 the Group's sterling exposure has increased largely as a result of the strengthening of US dollar and Euro against sterling, partly offset by a number of impairments and write-offs.  


Special purpose entities

For background on the Group's involvement with securitisations and special purpose entities (SPEs), refer to Business Review - SPEs and conduits in the Annual Report and Accounts 2008.


Securitisations

The table below details the carrying amount by asset category of the assets and associated liabilities for those securitisations and other asset transfers, other than conduits, where the assets continue to be recorded on the Group's balance sheet.



30 September 2009

30 June 2009

31 December 2008


Assets 

Liabilities 

Assets 


Liabilities 

Assets 


Liabilities


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 


£m










Residential mortgages

79,394 

18,263 

69,266 

*

17,812 

55,714 

*

20,075

Credit card receivables

2,975 

1,607 

2,975 


1,567 

3,004   


3,197 

Other loans

9,997 

1,039 

10,472 


1,031 

1,679 


1,071

Finance lease receivables

743 

739 

950 


750 

1,077 


857

* revised


The increase in residential mortgage and other loan assets in the third quarter primarily relate to balances that have been securitised to facilitate access to central bank special liquidity schemes.  As all the notes issued by the SPEs are purchased by Group companies, securitised assets are significantly greater than secured liabilities.


  

Risk and capital management (continued)


Market turmoil exposures (continued)

Conduits 

The exposure from conduits which are consolidated, including those to which the Group is economically exposed on a shared basis with other consortium members and its involvement with third-party conduits, is set out below. 

The Group's multi-seller conduits have continued to fund the vast majority of their assets through ABCP issuance. The relative stability experienced in the first half has continued in Q3 2009 with increased demand from ABCP investors. The average maturity of ABCP issued by the Group's conduits was 52.2 days at 30 September 2009, relatively consistent with 55.2 days at 30 June 2009.

Sponsored conduits


30 September 2009

30 June 2009 

31 December 2008 


Core

Non-core

Total

Total 

Total 


£m

£m

£m

£m 

£m 







Total assets held by the conduits (1)

26,226

4,277

30,503

35,007 

49,857 







Commercial paper issued (1)

25,383

3,155

28,538

33,452 

48,684 







Liquidity and credit enhancements:






Deal specific liquidity: 






- drawn

814

1,165

1,979

1,440 

1,172 

- undrawn

31,396

3,959

35,355

39,744 

57,929 

Programme-wide liquidity

-

-

-

PWCE (2)

1,193

350

1,543

1,663 

2,391 








33,403

5,474

38,877

42,847 

61,492 













Maximum exposure to loss (3)

32,199

5,044

37,243

41,184 

59,101 


Third party conduits


30 September 2009

30 June 2009

31 December 2008


Core

Non-core

Total

Total

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 







Liquidity and credit enhancements:






Deal specific liquidity: 






- drawn

148

2,383

2,531

2,361

3,078

- undrawn

517

37

554

1,161

198

Programme-wide liquidity:






- drawn

99 

102

- undrawn

504

PWCE (2)








665

2,420

3,085

3,621

3,882













Maximum exposure to loss (3)

665

1,874

2,539

3,621

3,882


Notes:

(1)

Total assets and commercial paper issued relating to conduits shared with consortium members was £9 billion (30 June 2009 - £11 billion; 31 December 2008 - £14 billion).

(2)

Programme-wide credit enhancement.

(3)

Maximum exposure to loss is the total of the Group's liquidity commitments to conduits and programme-wide credit support which would absorb first loss on transactions where liquidity support is provided by a third party.  Third party maximum exposure to loss is reduced by repo trades conducted with an external counter party. 



Risk and capital management (continued) 


Market turmoil exposures (continued)


Structured investment vehicles

The Group does not sponsor any structured investment vehicles.


Investment funds set up and managed by the Group

The Group has established and manages a number of money market funds for its customers. When a new money market fund is launched, the Group typically provides a limited amount of seed capital to the funds. The Group has investments in these funds of £611.9 million at 30 September 2009 (30 June 2009 - £723.2 million). These funds are not consolidated by the Group.


Money market funds

The Group's money market funds held assets of £11.6 billion at 30 September 2009 (30 June 2009 - £13.2 billion).


Non-money market funds

The Group has also established a number of non-money market funds to enable investors to invest in a range of assets including bonds, equities, hedge funds, private equity and real estate. As the Group does not have significant holdings in these funds, they are not consolidated by the Group.

The Group non-money market funds had total assets of £15 billion at 30 September 2009 (30 June 2009 - £14.2 billion).

  

Statutory results 


The condensed consolidated income statement, condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income, condensed consolidated balance sheet and related notes presented on pages 102 to 113 inclusive are on a statutory basis and include the results and financial position of ABN AMRO. The interests of the State of the Netherlands and Santander in RFS Holdings are included in minority interests.  



 







  Condensed consolidated income statement

for the quarter ended 30 September 2009 (unaudited) 


In the income statement below, amortisation of purchased intangible assets and integration and restructuring costs are included in operating expenses. Data for 2008 have been restated for the amendment to IFRS 2 'Share-based Payment'.


Quarter ended


Nine months ended


30 September 

 2009 

30 June  

2009 

30 September 

 2008 


30 September 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








Interest receivable

7,594 

8,941 

12,085 


25,930 

36,263 

Interest payable 

(3,731)

(4,962)

(7,295)


(13,693)

(22,778)








Net interest income

3,863 

3,979 

4,790 


12,237 

13,485 








Fees and commissions receivable 

2,226 

2,451 

2,550 


7,214 

7,467 

Fees and commissions payable

(541)

(656)

(583)


(1,881)

(1,771)

Income/(loss) from trading activities

1,091 

283 

1,219 


3,085 

(2,154)

Gain on redemption of own debt

3,790 


3,790 

Other operating income (excluding insurance

  premium income)

169 

254 

439 


1,383 

2,074 

Net insurance premium income

1,272 

1,352 

1,547 


4,093 

4,703 








Non-interest income

4,217 

7,474 

5,172 


17,684 

10,319 








Total income

8,080 

11,453 

9,962 


29,921 

23,804 








Staff costs

(2,792)

(2,805)

(2,733)


(8,800)

(8,291)

Premises and equipment

(748)

(745)

(623)


(2,281)

(1,841)

Other administrative expenses

(1,325)

(1,276)

(1,207)


(4,007)

(3,627)

Depreciation and amortisation 

(687)

(595)

(758)


(2,044)

(2,281)

Write-down of goodwill and other intangible

  assets 

(311)


(311)








Operating expenses*

(5,552)

(5,732)

(5,321)


(17,443)

(16,040)








Profit before other operating charges and

  impairment losses

2,528 

5,721 

4,641 


12,478 

7,764 

Net insurance claims

(1,209)

(1,047)

(1,046)


(3,343)

(3,235)

Impairment losses

(3,488)

(4,970)

(1,397)


(11,548)

(3,058)








Operating (loss)/profit before tax

(2,169)

(296)

2,198 


(2,413)

1,471 

Tax credit/(charge)

597 

682 

(785)


1,038 

(452)








(Loss)/profit from continuing operations

(1,572)

386 

1,413 


(1,375)

1,019 

(Loss)/profit from discontinued operations, net

  of tax

(19)

54 

3,526 


(81)

3,760 







 

(Loss)/profit for the period

(1,591)

440 

4,939 


(1,456)

4,779 

Minority interests 

36 

(148)

(3,849)


(595)

(4,301)

Other owners' dividends

(245)

(432)

(219)


(791)

(434)








(Loss)/profit attributable to ordinary

 shareholders 

(1,800)

(140)

871 


(2,842)

44 

 














*Operating expenses include:














Integration and restructuring costs:







- administrative expenses

321 

352 

280 


1,047 

582 

- depreciation and amortisation


11 

23 









324 

355 

289 


1,058 

605 

Amortisation of purchased intangible assets

73 

55 

119 


213 

381 









397 

410 

408 


1,271 

986 

  Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

for the quarter ended 30 September 2009 (unaudited) 



Quarter ended


Nine months ended



30 September 

 2009 

30 June  

2009 

30 September  

2008 


30 September 

 2009 

30 September 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








(Loss)/profit for the period

(1,591)

440 

4,939 


(1,456)

4,779 








Other comprehensive income:







Available-for-sale financial assets

3,079 

1,447 

(1,737)


1,419 

(3,533)

Cash flow hedges

(90)

472 

(619)


274 

(293)

Currency translation

1,777 

(3,726)

1,103 


(2,504)

4,612 

Tax on other comprehensive income

(857)

(72)

552 

 

(379)

975 








Other comprehensive income for the

  period, net of tax

3,909 

(1,879)

(701)


(1,190)

1,761 








Total comprehensive income for the

  period

2,318 

(1,439)

4,238 


(2,646)

6,540 








Attributable to:







Equity shareholders

1,243 

(364)

1,135 


(1,903)

199 

Minority interests

1,075 

(1,075)

3,103 


(743)

6,341 









2,318 

(1,439)

4,238 


(2,646)

6,540 


  

Financial review 


Loss

Loss before tax for the quarter was £2,169 million compared with a loss of £296 million in the second quarter of 2009. 


Total income

Total income fell 29% to £8,080 million in the third quarter of the year. 


Net interest income decreased by 3% to £3,863 million. 


Non-interest income decreased to £4,217 million in the quarter. 


Operating expenses

Operating expenses decreased to £5,552 million of which integration and restructuring costs were £324 million compared with £355 million in the second quarter.  


Net insurance claims

Bancassurance and general insurance claims, after reinsurance, increased by 15% to £1,209 million. 


Impairment losses

Impairment losses were £3,488 million, compared with £4,970 million in the second quarter of 2009.


Taxation

The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2009 was 27.5% compared with 230.4% in the second quarter.


Earnings 

Basic earnings per ordinary share, including discontinued operations, worsened from a loss of 0.3p to a loss of 3.2p.


Capital 

Capital ratios at 30 September 2009 were 6.5% (Core Tier 1), 8.8% (Tier 1) and 11.3% (Total). 


  Condensed consolidated balance sheet

at 30 September 2009 (unaudited) 



30 September

2009

30 June

2009

31 December 

2008 

 (audited)


£m

£m

£m 





Assets




Cash and balances at central banks

37,147

39,946

12,400 

Net loans and advances to banks

68,858

60,330

79,426 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing

37,190

35,076

58,771 

Loans and advances to banks

106,048

95,406

138,197 

Net loans and advances to customers

725,766

722,260

835,409 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing 

43,463

47,514

39,313 

Loans and advances to customers

769,229

769,774

874,722 

Debt securities

270,366

244,089

267,549 

Equity shares

20,594

17,580

26,330 

Settlement balances

28,639

23,264

17,832 

Derivatives

555,072

557,284

992,559 

Intangible assets

18,531

18,180

20,049 

Property, plant and equipment 

19,900

17,895

18,949 

Deferred taxation

8,367

8,392

7,082 

Prepayments, accrued income and other assets

22,385

23,265

24,402 

Assets of disposal groups

4,877

3,848

1,581 





Total assets

1,861,155

1,818,923

2,401,652 





Liabilities 




Bank deposits

126,551

126,852

174,378 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending

39,816

44,142

83,666 

Deposits by banks

166,367

170,994

258,044 

Customer deposits

556,088

540,674

581,369 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending

69,465

75,015

58,143 

Customer accounts

625,553

615,689

639,512 

Debt securities in issue

292,419

274,180

300,289 

Settlement balances and short positions

71,952

60,287

54,277 

Derivatives

540,005

537,064

971,364 

Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities

28,802

30,121

31,482 

Retirement benefit liabilities

1,808

1,731

2,032 

Deferred taxation 

4,090

4,022

4,165 

Insurance liabilities

10,113

9,542

9,976 

Subordinated liabilities

37,663

35,703

49,154 

Liabilities of disposal groups

8,232

7,498

859 





Total liabilities

1,787,004

1,746,831

2,321,154 





Equity:




Minority interests

17,485

16,426

21,619 

Owners' equity*




  Called up share capital

14,120

14,120

9,898 

  Reserves

42,546

41,546

48,981 





Total equity

74,151

72,092

80,498 





Total liabilities and equity

1,861,155

1,818,923

2,401,652 









*Owners' equity attributable to:




Ordinary shareholders

48,820

47,820

45,525 

Other equity owners

7,846

7,846

13,354 






56,666

55,666

58,879 

  

Commentary on condensed consolidated balance sheet 


Total assets of £1,861.2 billion at 30 September 2009 were up £42.2 billion, 2%, compared with 30 June 2009, primarily due to exchange rate movements following the weakening of sterling since June.

Loans and advances to banks increased by £10.6 billion, 11%, to £106.0 billion with reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing ('reverse repos') up by £2.1 billion, 6% to £37.2 billion and growth in bank placings, up £8.5 billion, 14%, to £68.9 billion as a result of increased wholesale lending

Loans and advances to customers were down £0.5 billion at £769.2 billion. Within this, reverse repos decreased by 9%, £4.0 billion to £43.4 billion. Excluding reverse repos, lending increased by £3.5 billion to £725.8 billion or by £5.1 billion, 1%, before impairment provisions.  This reflected reductions in Global Banking & Markets of £11.0 billion, Non-Core, £9.5 billion, US Retail & Commercial, £2.2 billion, and Ulster Bank, £0.8 billion, partially offset by growth in UK Retail, £3.8 billion, UK Corporate & Commercial, £1.3 billion, Wealth, £1.0 billion, and Global Transaction Services, £0.7 billion, together with the effect of exchange rate movements, £22.0 billion.

Debt securities increased by £26.3 billion, 11%, to £270.4 billion and equity shares increased by £3.0 billion, 17%, to £20.6 billionprincipally due to increased holdings in Global Banking & MarketsGroup Treasury, in part reflecting a £6.0 billion growth in the gilt liquidity portfolio, and the RFS minority interest.

Settlement balances were up £5.4 billion, 23%, at £28.6 billion as a result of increased customer activity.

Deposits by banks declined by £4.6 billion, 3%, to £166.4 billion, largely due to a decrease in repurchase agreements and stock lending ('repos'), down £4.3 billion, 10%to £39.8 billion. 

Customer accounts were up £9.9 billion, 2%, to £625.6 billion. Within this, repos decreased £5.5 billion, 7%, to £69.5 billion.  Excluding repos, deposits increased by £15.4 billion, 3%, to £556.1 billion, with reductions in Global Banking & Markets, down £9.0 billion and the RFS minority interest, down £2.2 billion, more than offset by growth across all other divisions, up £11.1 billion, and the effect of exchange rate movements, £15.4 billion

Debt securities in issue increased £18.2 billion, 7% to £292.4 billion mainly as a result of growth in Global Banking & Markets and Group Treasury, partly to fund the growth in the gilt liquidity portfolio, together with the effect of movements in exchange rates. 

Settlement balances and short positions were up £11.7 billion, 19%, to £72.0 billion reflecting increased customer activity.

Subordinated liabilities rose by £2.0 billion, 5%, to £37.7 billion, due to the issue of £0.7 billion undated loan capital and the effect of exchange rate movements and other adjustments, £2.2 billion, partially offset by the redemption of £0.9 billion undated loan capital.  

Owners' equity increased by £1.0 billion, 2% to £56.7 billion. Reductions in available-for-sale reserve losses of £2.1 billion, net of tax, and exchange rate movements of £0.6 billion were offset in part by the £1.5 billion attributable loss for the period and the payment of other owners' dividends of £0.2 billion.

  

Notes on statutory results


1.

Basis of preparation


The IMS for the nine months ended 30 September 2009 has been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed the Group's forecasts, projections and other relevant evidence including the ongoing measures from governments and central banks in the UK and around the world to sustain the banking sector. Whilst the Group has received no guarantees, the directors have a reasonable expectation, based on experience to date, of continued and sufficient access to funding and capital and, accordingly, that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.



2.

Pensions


The pension cost for the nine months ended September 2009 amounting to £674 million (nine months ended 30 September 2008 - £521 million; full year 2008 - £638 million) is based on the actuarially determined pension cost rates at 31 December 2008.  The pension cost and scheme deficits have not been adjusted for market movements since 31 December 2008 or for Board approved changes to the Group's main scheme.


3.

Litigation


United Kingdom

In common with other banks in the United Kingdom, RBS and NatWest have received claims and complaints from a large number of customers challenging unarranged overdraft charges (the 'Charges') as contravening the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (the 'Regulations') or being unenforceable penalties (or both).  

On 27 July 2007, the OFT issued proceedings in a test case against the banks which was intended to determine certain preliminary issues concerning the legal status and enforceability of contractual terms relating to the Charges. Because of the test case, most existing and new claims in the County Courts are currently stayed, the FSA temporarily waived the customer complaints-handling process and there is a standstill of Financial Ombudsman Service decisions.

A High Court judgment in April 2008 addressed preliminary issues in respect of the banks' contractual terms relating to the Charges in force in early 2008 (the 'Current Terms'). The judgment held that the Current Terms used by RBS and NatWest (i) are not unenforceable as penalties, but (ii) are not exempt from assessment for fairness under the Regulations. 

RBSG (in common with the other banks) has accepted that the ruling in the April judgment that the Current Terms are not exempt from assessment for fairness applies also to a sample of the RBS and NatWest contractual terms relating to the Charges in force between 2001 and 2007 (the 'Historic Terms'). The High Court made an order to this effect in October 2008. 

RBSG and the other banks have appealed against the rulings in April 2008 and October 2008 that the Current Terms and Historic Terms are not exempt from assessment for fairness under the Regulations. The hearing of the appeal in relation to Current Terms took place before the Court of Appeal in October and November 2008. The Court of Appeal delivered its judgment on 26 February 2009 and rejected the appeals. The House of Lords granted RBSG and the other banks leave to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision. That further appeal took place on 23 June 2009. The House of Lords' (now the Supreme Court) judgment is likely to be delivered later in 2009.  The appeal in relation to the Historic Terms is stayed pending the resolution of the appeal in relation to the Current Terms.

  

Notes on statutory results


3.

Litigation (continued)



United Kingdom (continued)

High Court judgments on further preliminary issues were handed down in October 2008 and January 2009. These judgments primarily addressed the question of whether certain Historic Terms were capable of being unenforceable penalties. The Judge decided that all of RBS's and most of NatWest's Historic Terms were not penalties, but that a term contained in a set of NatWest 2001 terms and conditions was a contractual prohibition against using a card to obtain an unarranged overdraft. The Judge did not decide whether any charge payable upon a breach of this prohibition was a penalty. RBSG has not appealed that decision.  

The issues relating to the legal status and enforceability of the Charges are complex. RBSG maintains that its Charges are fair and enforceable and believes that it has a number of substantive and credible defences. RBSG cannot at this stage predict with any certainty the final outcome of the customer claims and complaints, the appeals referred to above and any further stages of the test case. It is unable reliably to estimate the liability, if any, that may arise as a result of or in connection with these matters or its effect on the Group's consolidated net assets, operating results or cash flows in any particular period. 

United States

Proceedings, including consolidated class actions on behalf of former Enron securities holders, have been brought in the United States against a large number of defendants, including the Group, following the collapse of Enron. The claims against the Group could be significant; the class plaintiff's position is that each defendant is responsible for an entire aggregate damage amount less settlements - they have not quantified claimed damages against the Group in particular. The Group considers that it has substantial and credible legal and factual defences to these claims and will continue to defend them vigorously. Recent decisions by the US Supreme Court and the US Federal Court for the Fifth Circuit provide further support for the Group's position. In light of these developments the Group does not expect that these claims will have a material impact on its consolidated net assets, operating results or cash flows in any particular period.

RBS Group companies have been named as defendants in a number of purported class action and other lawsuits in the United States that relate to the sub-prime mortgage business. In general, the cases involve the issuance of sub-prime-related securities or the issuance of shares in companies with sub-prime-related exposure, where the plaintiffs have brought actions against the issuers and underwriters (including RBS Group companies) of such securities claiming that certain disclosures made in connection with the relevant offerings of such securities were false or misleading. The Group considers that it has substantial and credible legal and factual defences to these claims and will continue to defend them vigorously. The Group does not currently expect that these lawsuits, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material impact on its consolidated net assets, operating results or cash flows in any particular period. 



  

Notes on statutory results


3.

Litigation (continued)



United States (continued)

RBS Group and a number of its subsidiaries and certain individual officers and directors have been named as defendants in a class action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The consolidated amended complaint alleges certain false and misleading statements and omissions in public filings and other communications during the period 1 March 2007 to 19 January 2009, and variously asserts claims under Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act 1933, Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5. The putative class is composed of (1) all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired RBS Group securities between 1 March 2007 and 19 January 2009; and/or (2) all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired RBS Series Q, R, S, T and/or U Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares issued pursuant or traceable to the 8 April 2005 Registration Statement and were damaged thereby. Plaintiffs seek unquantified damages on behalf of the putative class. The Group considers that it has substantial and credible legal and factual defences to these claims and will defend them vigorously. The Group is unable reliably to estimate the liability, if any, that might arise or its effect on the Group's consolidated net assets, operating results or cash flows in any particular period. 


Summary of other disputes, legal proceedings and litigation

Members of the Group are engaged in other litigation in the United Kingdom and a number of overseas jurisdictions, including the United States, involving claims by and against them arising in the ordinary course of business. The Group has reviewed these other actual, threatened and known potential claims and proceedings and, after consulting with its legal advisers, does not expect that the outcome of these other claims and proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated net assets, operating results or cash flows in any particular period.



4.

Regulatory enquiries and investigations


The Group's businesses and financial condition can be affected by the fiscal or other policies and other actions of various governmental and regulatory authorities in the UK, the European Union, the United States and elsewhere. The Group has engaged, and will continue to engage, in discussions with relevant regulators, including in the UK and the United States, on an ongoing and regular basis informing them of operational, systems and control evaluations and issues as deemed appropriate or required, and it is possible that any matters discussed or identified may result in investigatory actions by the regulators, increased costs being incurred by the Group, remediation of systems and controls, public or private censure or fines. Any of these events or circumstances could have a material adverse impact on the Group, its business, reputation, results of operations or the price of securities issued by it.

There is continuing political and regulatory scrutiny of the operation of the retail banking and consumer credit industries in the UK and elsewhere. The nature and impact of future changes in policies and regulatory action are not predictable and are beyond the Group's control but could have an adverse impact on the Group's businesses and earnings.


  

Notes on statutory results


4.

Regulatory enquiries and investigations (continued)


European Union

In the European Union, regulatory actions included an inquiry into retail banking in all of the then 25 member states by the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition. The inquiry examined retail banking in Europe generally. On 31 January 2007, the European Commission announced that barriers to competition in certain areas of retail banking, payment cards and payment systems in the European Union had been identified. The European Commission indicated that it will consider using its powers to address these barriers and will encourage national competition authorities to enforce European and national competition laws where appropriate.

In 2007, the European Commission issued a decision that while interchange is not illegal per se, MasterCard's current multilateral interchange fee ("MIF") arrangement for cross-border payment card transactions with MasterCard and Maestro branded consumer credit and debit cards in the European Union are in breach of competition law. MasterCard was required by the decision to withdraw the relevant cross border MIFs by 21 June 2008. MasterCard appealed against the decision to the European Court of First Instance on 1 March 2008, and the Group has intervened in the appeal proceedings. In April 2009 MasterCard agreed a level of cross-border MIF with the European Commission and as a result the European Commission has advised it will no longer investigate this issue (although MasterCard is continuing with its appeal). Visa's MIFs were exempted in 2002 by the European Commission for a period of five years up to 31 December 2007 subject to certain conditions. On 26 March 2008, the European Commission opened a formal inquiry into Visa's current MIF arrangements for cross-border payment card transactions with Visa branded debit and consumer credit cards in the European Union and on 6 April 2009 the European Commission announced that it had issued Visa with a formal Statement of Objections. There is no deadline for the closure of the inquiry.

United Kingdom

In the UK, in September 2005, the OFT received a super-complaint from the Citizens Advice Bureau relating to payment protection insurance ("PPI"). As a result, the OFT commenced a market study on PPI in April 2006. In October 2006, the OFT announced the outcome of the market study and, on 7 February 2007, following a period of consultation, the OFT referred the PPI market to the Competition Commission ("CC") for an in-depth inquiry. The CC published its final report on 29 January 2009. It found a lack of competition in the PPI market as a result of various factors, including a lack of transparency and barriers to entry for standalone providers. The CC therefore announced its intention to impose by order a range of remedies, including a prohibition on actively selling PPI at point of sale of the credit product (and for 7 days thereafter), a ban on single premium policies and other measures to increase transparency (in order to improve customers' ability to search and improve price competition). Barclays subsequently appealed certain CC findings to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the "CAT"). On 16 October 2009, the CAT handed down judgment, quashing the ban on selling PPI at the point of sale of credit products and remitted the matter back to the CC for review.





Notes on statutory results


4.

Regulatory enquiries and investigations (continued)


United Kingdom (continued)

The FSA has been conducting a broad industry thematic review of PPI sales practices and in September 2008 announced that it intends to escalate its level of regulatory intervention. Substantial numbers of customer complaints alleging the mis-selling of PPI policies have been made to banks and to the FOS and many of these are being upheld by the FOS against the banks. 

In September 2009, the FSA issued a consultation paper on guidance on the fair assessment of PPI mis-selling complaints and, where necessary, the provision of an appropriate level of redress. The consultation also covers rules requiring firms to re-assess (against the new guidance) all PPI mis-selling complaints received and rejected since 14 January 2005. A policy statement containing final guidance and rules is expected by the end of December 2009, for implementation in January 2010. The consultation currently indicates that the FSA will be requiring firms to have completed their review of past complaints within 12 months of the date the new rules are implemented.  Separately, discussions continue between the FSA and RBS in respect of concerns expressed by the FSA over certain categories of historic PPI sales

The OFT has carried out investigations into Visa and MasterCard domestic credit card interchange rates. The decision by the OFT in the MasterCard interchange case was set aside by the Competition Appeals Tribunal in June 2006. The OFT's investigations in the Visa interchange case and a second MasterCard interchange case are ongoing. The outcome is not known, but these investigations may have an impact on the consumer credit industry in general and, therefore, on the Group's business in this sector. On 9 February 2007, the OFT announced that it was expanding its investigation into domestic interchange rates to include debit cards.

On 29 March 2007, the OFT announced that, following an initial review into bank current account charges, it had decided to conduct a market study into personal current accounts in the UK and a formal investigation into the fairness of bank current account charges.

On 16 July 2008, the OFT published the results of its market study into personal current accounts in the UK. The OFT found evidence of competition and several positive features in the personal current account market but believes that the market as a whole is not working well for consumers and that the ability of the market to function well has become distorted. The OFT then began a process of consultation with the banking industry, consumer groups and interested parties on its report. 

On 7 October 2009, the OFT published a report summarising the initiatives agreed between the OFT and personal current account providers to address the OFT's concerns about transparency and switching, following its market study. Personal current account providers will take a number of steps to improve transparency, including providing customers with an annual summary of the cost of their account and making charges prominent on monthly statements. To improve the switching process, a number of steps are being introduced following work with Bacs, the payment processor, including measures to reduce the impact on consumers of any problems with transferring direct debits.



  

Notes on statutory results


4.

Regulatory enquiries and investigations (continued)


United Kingdom (continued)

The OFT's investigation into the fairness of bank current account charges is ongoing. On 12 August 2008, the OFT indicated to the Group and other banks that, although it had not concluded its investigation and had reached no final view, it had serious concerns that contractual terms relating to the Charges in personal current account agreements were unfair under the Regulations. The OFT is currently consulting with the Group and other banks on this issue. The OFT has advised it will make further comments on the complexity of unarranged overdrafts after the judgment from the Supreme Court regarding the test case, referred to in Note 3 above, has been handed down.

Given the stage of the investigation, the Group cannot reliably estimate the impact of any adverse outcome of the OFT's market study or investigation upon it, if any. However, the Group is co-operating fully with the OFT to achieve resolution of the matters under investigation.

On 26 January 2007, the FSA issued a Statement of Good Practice relating to Mortgage Exit Administration Fees. On 1 March 2007, the Group adopted a policy of charging all customers the fee applicable at the time the customers took out the mortgage or, if later, varied their mortgage. RBS believes that it is currently in compliance with the Statement of Good Practice and will continue to monitor its performance against those standards.

In April 2009 the FSA notified the Group that it was commencing a supervisory review of the acquisition of ABN AMRO in 2007 and the 2008 capital raisings and an investigation into conduct, systems and controls within the Global Banking & Markets division of the Group. The Group and its subsidiaries are cooperating fully with the review and investigation.

United States

In connection with a previously disclosed investigation of ABN AMRO's New York Branch by US regulatory authorities, ABN AMRO and members of ABN AMRO's management continue to provide information to law enforcement authorities relating to ABN AMRO's dollar clearing activities, United States Department of Treasury compliance procedures and other Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 compliance matters. Although no written agreement has yet been reached and negotiations are ongoing, ABN AMRO has reached an agreement in principle with the United States Department of Justice that would resolve all presently known aspects of the ongoing investigation. Under the terms of the agreement in principle, ABN AMRO and the United States would enter into a deferred prosecution agreement in which ABN AMRO would waive indictment and agree to the filing of information in the United States District Court charging it with certain violations of federal law based on information disclosed in an agreed factual statement. ABN AMRO would also agree to continue co-operating in the United States' ongoing investigation and to settle all known civil and criminal claims currently held by the United States for the sum of $500 million. The precise terms of the deferred prosecution agreement are still under negotiation.



  

Notes on statutory results


4.

Regulatory enquiries and investigations (continued)


United States (continued)

The New York State Attorney General has issued subpoenas to a wide array of participants in the sub-prime mortgage industry, focusing on the information underwriters obtained as part of the due diligence process from the independent due diligence firms. RBS Securities Inc. has produced documents requested by the New York State Attorney General principally related to sub-prime loans that were pooled into one securitisation transaction and will continue to cooperate with the investigation. More recently, the Massachusetts Attorney General has issued a subpoena to RBS Securities Inc. seeking information related to residential mortgage lending practices and sales and securitisation of residential mortgage loans. The investigation is in its very early stages and therefore it is difficult to predict the potential exposure from such an investigation. At this time RBS Securities Inc. is fully cooperating with the request.

In addition to the above, certain of the Group's subsidiaries have received requests for information from various United States governmental agencies, self-regulatory organisations and state governmental agencies, including in connection with sub-prime mortgages and securitisations, collateralised debt obligations and synthetic products related to sub-prime mortgages. In particular, during March 2008, the Group was advised by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had commenced a non-public, formal investigation relating to the Group's United States sub-prime securities exposures and United States residential mortgage exposures. RBS and its subsidiaries are co-operating with these various requests for information and investigations.


5. 

Goodwill


The Group's goodwill acquired in business combinations is reviewed annually as at 30 September for impairment by comparing the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated with its carrying value.

Impairment reviews have been undertaken in respect of all RBS businesses as at 30 September 2009 and no further impairment of goodwill has been identified.

Due to complexities relating to legal separation of the other consortium members' interests in ABN AMRO, the detailed impairment review of goodwill attaching to the minority interest in ABN AMRO has not yet been completed. A preliminary review indicates that goodwill relating to the State of Netherlands minority interest is not impaired; the detailed impairment review will be completed prior to the Group's financial year end.


  

Capital resources and ratios - statutory



30 September 

2009 

30 June  

2009 

31 December  

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Capital base




Core Tier 1 capital

44,831 

46,173 

46,190 

Preference shares and tax deductible securities

15,745 

14,793 

24,038 

Deductions from Tier 1 capital net of tax credit on expected losses

184 

(79)

(381)





Tier 1 capital

60,760 

60,887 

69,847 

Tier 2 capital

21,616 

21,078 

32,223 

Tier 3 capital

232 

260 






82,376 

82,197 

102,330 

Less: Supervisory deductions  

(4,781)

(4,536)

(4,155)





Total regulatory capital 

77,595 

77,661 

98,175 





Risk-weighted assets 




Credit risk

510,400 

512,000 

551,300 

Counterparty risk

82,000 

53,000 

61,100 

Market risk

62,300 

56,300 

46,500 

Operational risk

33,900 

33,900 

36,900 






688,600 

655,200 

695,800 


Risk asset ratio




Core Tier 1

6.5%

7.0%

6.6%

Tier 1

8.8%

9.3%

10.0%

Total

11.3%

11.9%

14.1%


  

Capital resources and ratios - statutory


Capital resources 





30 September 

2009 

30 June  

2009 

31 December  

2008 

Composition of regulatory capital

£m 

£m 

£m 





Tier 1 




Ordinary shareholders' equity

48,820 

47,820 

45,525 

Minority interests

17,485 

16,426 

21,619 

Adjustments for:




Goodwill and other intangible assets - continuing

(18,531)

(18,180)

(20,049)

Unrealised losses on available-for-sale debt securities

2,317 

4,194 

3,687 

Reserves arising on revaluation of property and unrealised gains 

  on available-for-sale equities

(145)

(25)

(984)

Reallocation of preference shares and innovative securities

(656)

(656)

(1,813)

Other regulatory adjustments

(959)

(507)

(362)

Less expected losses over provisions

(2,313)

(1,502)

(770)

Less securitisation positions

(1,187)

(1,397)

(663)





Core Tier 1 capital

44,831 

46,173 

46,190 

Preference shares

11,313 

11,207 

16,655 

Innovative Tier 1 securities

4,432 

3,586 

7,383 

Tax on the excess of expected losses over provisions

922 

599 

308 

Less deductions from Tier 1 capital 

(738)

(678)

(689)





Total Tier 1 capital

60,760 

60,887 

69,847 





Tier 2 




Reserves arising on revaluation of property and unrealised gains 

  on available-for-sale equities

145 

25 

984 

Collective impairment allowances

850 

744 

666 

Perpetual subordinated debt

4,980 

4,844 

9,829 

Term subordinated debt

20,790 

19,630 

23,162 

Minority and other interests in Tier 2 capital

11 

11 

11 

Less deductions from Tier 2 capital 

(5,160)

(4,176)

(2,429)





Total Tier 2 capital

21,616 

21,078 

32,223 





Tier 3 

232 

260 





Supervisory deductions




Unconsolidated investments 

4,704 

4,461 

4,044 

Other deductions

77 

75 

111 





Total deductions other than from Tier 1 capital

4,781 

4,536 

4,155 





Total regulatory capital

77,595 

77,661 

98,175 

  

Additional information


Statutory results

Financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985 ('the Act'). The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The auditors have reported on these accounts: their report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 237(2) or (3) of the Act.










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