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REG - Royal Bk Scot.Grp. - Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RBS.L</Origin> - Part 3

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2.19% for Q4 2016, 9 basis points higher than Q4 2015 as the benefit associated with reductions in low yielding 'non-core' assets has been partially offset by modest asset margin pressure and mix impacts across PBB and CPB.  
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
                                        Year ended                Quarter ended  
                                        31 December  31 December                 31 December  30 September  31 December  
 2016                                   2015                      2016           2016         2015          
 Non-interest income                    £m           £m                          £m           £m            £m           
                                                                                                                         
 Net fees and commissions               2,535        2,933                       608          643           653          
 Income from trading activities         820          806                         622          465           59           
 Own credit adjustments                 180          309                         (114)        (156)         (115)        
 (Loss)/gain on redemption of own debt  (126)        (263)                       1            3             (263)        
 Strategic disposals                    164          (157)                       -            (31)          (22)         
 Other operating income                 309          528                         (109)        219           10           
                                                                                                                         
 Total non-interest income              3,882        4,156                       1,008        1,143         322          
                                                                                                                         
 Of which:                                                                                                               
 Capital Resolution                     (601)        174                         (337)        76            (268)        
 IFRS volatility in Treasury            (510)        15                          308          (150)         59           
 
 
Key points 
 
2016 compared with 2015 
 
 ·  Non-interest income was £3,882 million, a reduction of £274 million, or 7%, compared with 2015. Capital Resolution non-interest income reduced by £775 million reflecting planned asset disposal, including £572 million of disposal losses compared with £367  
    million in 2015, and a funding valuation adjustment of £170 million. In addition, we recognised a charge of £510 million for volatile items under IFRS compared with a £15 million gain in 2015. Partially offsetting, we reported a strategic disposal gain of 
    £164 million, compared with a loss of £157 million in 2015, a loss on redemption of own debt of £126 million, compared with £263 million in 2015, an FX gain of £349 million following the significant weakening of sterling against the dollar and a £97       
    million foreign exchange reserve recycling gain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 ·  Net fees and commissions decreased by £398 million, or 14%, compared with 2015 reflecting the planned Capital Resolution asset run-down, £168 million, a reduction in NatWest Markets, £175 million, and a £36 million reduction in UK PBB, driven by lower     
    credit card interchange fees and increased cash back payments following the launch of the Rewards account.                                                                                                                                                      
 ·  Income from trading activities increased by £14 million to £820 million as a £219 million increase in NatWest Markets income has been partially offset by Capital Resolution, £133 million, and an increased charge for volatile items under IFRS.              
 ·  Other operating income reduced by £219 million principally reflecting planned asset disposals in Capital Resolution.                                                                                                                                            
 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q3 2016 
 
 ·  Non-interest income of £1,008 million was £135 million, or 12%, lower than Q3 2016. Capital Resolution decreased by £413 million reflecting planned disposal activity, including disposal losses of £325 million compared with £143 million in Q3 2016, and NatWest Markets reduced by £183 million. Partially offsetting, we recognised a £308 million gain for volatile items under IFRS compared with a loss of £150 million in Q3 2016.  
 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q4 2015 
 
 ·  Non-interest income was £686 million higher than Q4 2015. A gain of £308 million was recognised for volatile items under IFRS, compared with £59 million in Q4 2015, and Q4 2015 included a £263 million loss on redemption of own debt. In addition, NatWest Markets non-interest income increased by £98 million to £256 million.  
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                       Year ended   Quarter ended  
                                                       31 December  31 December          31 December  30 September  31 December  
 2016                                                  2015                        2016  2016         2015          
 Operating expenses                                    £m           £m                   £m           £m            £m           
                                                                                                                                 
 Staff costs                                           4,482        4,896                1,025        1,128         1,072        
 Premises and equipment                                1,297        1,483                346          321           422          
 Other administrative expenses                         1,619        2,124                601          393           786          
 Restructuring costs (see below)                       2,106        2,931                1,007        469           614          
 Litigation and conduct costs                          5,868        3,568                4,128        425           2,124        
                                                                                                                                 
 Administrative expenses                               15,372       15,002               7,107        2,736         5,018        
 Depreciation and amortisation                         705          778                  178          175           170          
 Write down of goodwill                                -            498                  -            -             498          
 Write down of intangible assets                       117          75                   69           -             75           
                                                                                                                                 
 Operating expenses                                    16,194       16,353               7,354        2,911         5,761        
                                                                                                                                 
 Adjusted operating expenses (1)                       8,220        9,356                2,219        2,017         2,525        
                                                                                                                                 
 Restructuring costs comprise:                                                                                                   
 - staff expenses                                      642          830                  117          159           205          
 - premises, equipment, depreciation and amortisation  164          746                  107          33            41           
 - other                                               1,300        1,355                783          277           368          
                                                                                                                                 
                                                       2,106        2,931                1,007        469           614          
 Of which: Williams & Glyn                             1,456        658                  810          301           209          
                                                                                                                                 
 Staff costs as a % of total income                    36%          38%                  32%          34%           43%          
 Cost:income ratio                                     129%         127%                 229%         88%           232%         
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (2)                      66%          72%                  67%          58%           88%          
 Employee numbers (FTE - thousands)                    77.8         91.5                 77.8         82.5          91.5         
 
 
                                     Year ended   
                                     31 December  31 December  
                                     2016         2015         
 UK Bank levy segmental allocations  £m           £m           
                                                               
 UK Personal & Business Banking      34           45           
 Ulster Bank RoI                     3            9            
 Commercial Banking                  90           103          
 Private Banking                     19           22           
 RBS International Banking           19           18           
 NatWest Markets                     13           24           
 Capital Resolution                  22           43           
 Central items                       (10)         (34)         
                                                               
 Total UK Bank levy                  190          230          
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding restructuring costs, litigation and conduct costs and write down of goodwill.                                                                                      
 (2)  Excluding own credit adjustments, (loss)/gain on redemption of own debt, strategic disposals, restructuring costs, litigation and conduct costs and write down of goodwill.  
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
Key points 
 
2016 compared with 2015 
 
 ·  Operating expenses of £16,194 million were £159 million, or 1%, lower than 2015 reflecting a £1,136 million, or 12%, reduction in adjusted operating expenses and a £825 million, or 28%, reduction in restructuring costs. In addition, 2015 included a £498   
    million write down of goodwill relating to Private Banking. Partially offsetting the above, litigation and conduct costs increased by £2,300 million.                                                                                                           
 ·  Adjusted operating expenses reduced by £1,136 million, or 12%, compared with 2015 to £8,220 million. Excluding expenses associated with Williams & Glyn, write down of intangibles and a £227 million VAT recovery, adjusted expenses reduced by £985(1)        
    million, or 11%, in excess of our £800 million target. RBS has achieved a cumulative cost reduction of £3.1 billion across 2014 - 2016.                                                                                                                         
 ·  Staff costs of £4,482 million were £414 million, or 8%, lower than 2015 underpinned by a 13,700, or 15%, reduction in FTEs.                                                                                                                                     
 ·  Restructuring costs were £2,106 million for 2016, compared with £2,931 million in 2015, and included a £750 million provision in respect of the 17 February 2017 update on RBS's remaining State Aid obligation regarding Williams & Glyn. In addition, £706    
    million of the remaining restructuring costs relate to Williams & Glyn, including £146 million of termination costs associated with the decision to discontinue the programme to create a cloned banking platform.                                              
 ·  Litigation and conduct costs of £5,868 million included; a £3,107 million provision in relation to various investigations and litigation matters relating to RBS's issuance and underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), £601 million of  
    additional PPI provisions, a £400 million provision in respect of the FCA review of RBS's treatment of SMEs, an additional £169 million charge in respect of the settlement with the National Credit Union Administration Board to resolve two outstanding  RMBS 
    lawsuits in the United States relating to residential mortgage backed securities, a £172 million provision in Ulster Bank RoI, principally in respect of remediation and programme costs associated with an industry wide examination of tracker mortgages, and 
    a provision in respect of the UK 2008 rights issue shareholder litigation.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q3 2016 
 
 ·  Operating expenses of £7,354 million were £4,443 million higher than Q3 2016 driven by a £3,703 million increase in litigation and conduct costs, a £538 million increase in restructuring costs and a £202 million increase in adjusted operating expenses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 ·  Adjusted operating expenses of £2,219 million were £202 million higher than Q3 2016 principally reflecting the UK bank levy charge of £190 million.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  Restructuring costs of £1,007 million, compared with £469 million in Q3 2016, and included a £750 million provision in respect of the 17 February 2017 update on RBS's remaining State Aid obligation regarding Williams & Glyn. In addition, £60 million of the remaining cost related to Williams & Glyn, £241 million, or 80%, lower than Q3 2016 following the decision to discontinue the programme to create a cloned banking platform.                                                                   
 ·  Litigation and conduct costs of £4,128 million included; a £3,107 million provision in relation to various investigations and litigation matters relating to RBS's issuance and underwriting of RMBS, a £400 million provision in respect of the FCA review of RBS's treatment of SMEs, £201 million of additional PPI provisions and a £77 million provision in Ulster Bank RoI, principally in respect of remediation and programme costs associated with an industry wide examination of tracker mortgages.  
 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q4 2015 
 
 ·  Operating expenses of £7,354 million were £1,593 million higher than Q4 2015 reflecting a £2,004 million increase in litigation and conduct costs and a £393 million increase in restructuring costs, partially offset by a £498 million write down of goodwill in Q4 2015 and a £306 million reduction in adjusted operating expenses, principally driven by a £218 million reduction in Capital Resolution.  
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Operating expenses excluding restructuring costs £2,106 million (2015 - £2,931 million), litigation and conduct costs £5,868 million (2015 - £3,568 million), write down of goodwill nil (2015 - £498 million), write down of other intangible assets of £117 million (2015 - £75 million), the operating costs of Williams and Glyn £393 million (2015 - £359 million) and the VAT recovery £227 million in 2016.  
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
                                          Year ended                Quarter ended  
                                          31 December  31 December                 31 December  30 September  31 December  
 2016                                     2015                      2016           2016         2015          
 Impairment (releases)/losses             £m           £m                          £m           £m            £m           
                                                                                                                           
 Loan impairment (releases)/losses                                                                                         
 - individually assessed                  535          (406)                       (40)         217           (271)        
 - collectively assessed                  218          (35)                        (1)          176           (27)         
 - latent                                 (216)        (408)                       (25)         (202)         (28)         
                                                                                                                           
 Customer loans                           537          (849)                       (66)         191           (326)        
 Bank loans                               -            (4)                         -            -             -            
                                                                                                                           
 Total loan impairment (releases)/losses  537          (853)                       (66)         191           (326)        
 Securities                               (59)         126                         (9)          (47)          (1)          
                                                                                                                           
 Total impairment (releases)/losses       478          (727)                       (75)         144           (327)        
 
 
                                                                                    
                                            31 December  30 September  31 December  
 Credit metrics (1)                         2016         2016          2015         
                                                                                    
 Gross customer loans                       £327,478m    £332,917m     £315,111m    
 Loan impairment provisions                 £4,455m      £6,181m       £7,139m      
 Risk elements in lending (REIL)            £10,310m     £12,625m      £12,157m     
 Provisions as a % of REIL                  43%          49%           59%          
 REIL as a % of gross customer loans        3.1%         3.8%          3.9%         
 Provisions as a % of gross customer loans  1.4%         1.9%          2.3%         
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Includes disposal groups and excludes reverse repos.  
 
 
Key points 
 
2016 compared with 2015 
 
 ·  A net impairment loss of £478 million, 15 basis points of gross customer loans, compared with a net impairment release of £727 million in 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 ·  Capital Resolution reported a net impairment loss of £253 million in 2016 compared with a release of £725 million in 2015. The loss for the year included a charge of £424 million in respect of the shipping portfolio reflecting difficult conditions in some parts of the sector.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 ·  Commercial Banking net impairment loss of £206 million was £137 million higher than 2015 principally reflecting a single name charge in respect of the oil and gas portfolio.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 ·  UK PBB reported a net impairment loss of £83 million compared with a net release of £7 million in 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 ·  Ulster Bank RoI reported a net impairment release of E138 million compared with E194 million in 2015. The 2016 impairment release included a write back associated with the sale of a portfolio of loans. REIL reduced by E0.6 billion driven by the portfolio sale, partially offset by a widening of the definition of loans which are considered to be impaired.                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  REIL reduced by £1,847 million during 2016 to £10,310 million reflecting Capital Resolution run-down and a portfolio sale in Ulster Bank RoI partially offset by an increase in the shipping portfolio, foreign exchange movements and the implementation of a revised mortgage methodology in Ulster Bank RoI. REIL represented 3.1% of gross customer loans compared with 3.9% at 31 December 2015. Provision coverage was 43% compared with 59% at 31 December 2015, with the reduction largely driven by Ulster Bank RoI and 
    Capital Resolution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  Excluding Ulster Bank RoI and Capital Resolution, REIL represented 1.5% of gross customer loans, compared with 2.0% at end 2015, and provision coverage was 54% compared with 56% in 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
Key points (continued) 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q3 2016 
 
 ·  A net impairment release of £75 million compared with a net impairment charge of £144 million in Q3 2016.                                                                                
 ·  Capital Resolution reported a net impairment release of £130 million compared with a net impairment charge of £120 million in Q3 2016.                                                   
 ·  Commercial Banking reported a net impairment loss of £83 million compared with £20 million in Q3 2016, with the uplift reflecting single name charges in the quarter.                    
 ·  REIL of £10,310 million were 3.1% of gross customer loans compared with 3.8% as at 30 September 2016, with the reduction largely reflecting the loan portfolio sale in Ulster Bank RoI.  
 
 
Q4 2016 compared with Q4 2015 
 
 ·  A net impairment release of £75 million compared with £327 million in Q4 2015. Capital Resolution reported a net impairment release of £130 million compared with £356 million in Q4 2015.  
 
 
 Selected credit risk portfolios                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                
                                  31 December 2016          30 September 2016    31  December 2015  
                                  CE (1)            PE (1)  EAD (2)              CE (1)             PE (1)  EAD (2)    CE (1)  PE (1)  EAD (2)  
 Natural resources                £m                £m      £m                   £m                 £m      £m         £m      £m      £m       
                                                                                                                                                
 Oil and gas                      2,911             5,286   4,278                2,989              6,000   4,739      3,544   6,798   5,606    
 Mining and metals                623               1,887   1,344                652                1,782   1,375      729     1,823   1,555    
 Electricity                      3,430             9,076   6,143                3,256              8,466   5,782      2,851   7,683   5,205    
 Water and waste                  5,436             9,176   6,779                5,875              8,772   7,381      4,657   8,261   5,873    
                                  12,400            25,425  18,544               12,772             25,020  19,277     11,781  24,565  18,239   
 Shipping                         4,553             5,173   5,035                5,514              6,043   6,154      6,776   7,301   7,509    
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Current Exposure (CE) and Potential Exposure (PE) are both net of impairment provisions and credit valuation adjustments and after the effect of risk transfer. For a full description of what is included and excluded from Current and Potential Exposure refer to page 209 of the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts.  
 (2)  Exposure at default (EAD) reflects an estimate of the extent to which a bank will be exposed under a specific facility on the default of a customer or counterparty.Uncommitted undrawn facilities are excluded from CE but included within EAD; therefore EAD can exceed CE.                                          
 
 
Key points 
 
 ·  Oil and gas - Exposures to the oil and gas sector further reduced by £1.5 billion on a PE basis during 2016. Regulated gas distribution companies are no longer reported under the oil and gas sector and this reclassification reduced sector exposure by £724 
    million. There were also reductions due to the continued run-off of the US and APAC portfolios. Credit quality remained stable with the majority of the portfolio being investment grade. AQ10 potential exposure, net of provisions, was £182 million (31      
    December 2015 - £38 million).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 ·  Mining and metals - The sector remained largely stable during 2016. The sector was subject to continued tight credit monitoring and ongoing risk appetite review, although concerns have reduced. AQ10 potential exposure, net of provisions was £3 million (31 
    December 2015 - £21 million).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 ·  Shipping - RBS has decided to wind down its shipping finance portfolio and has also sold some assets. This contributed to the reduction in exposure, which has seen challenging market conditions affect vessel values and contribute to high levels of         
    forbearance and impairments. Impairment charges of £424 million partially offset by write offs in 2016, increasing provisions by £206 million to £387 million (30 September 2016 - £565 million; 31 December 2015 - £181 million). AQ10 exposure, net of        
    provisions, was £952 million (30 September 2016 - £1,031 million; 31 December 2015 - £239 million). In addition £363 million of current exposure was classified as at risk of credit loss (30 September 2016 - £775 million).                                   
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
 Capital and leverage ratios                                                                                                                          
                                             End-point CRR basis (1)                PRA transitional basis  
                                             31 December              30 September  31 December               31 December  30 September  31 December  
                                             2016                     2016          2015                      2016         2016          2015         
 Risk asset ratios                           %                        %             %                         %            %             %            
                                                                                                                                                      
 CET1                                        13.4                     15.0          15.5                      13.4         15.0          15.5         
 Tier 1                                      15.2                     16.7          16.3                      17.7         19.1          19.1         
 Total                                       19.2                     20.6          19.6                      22.9         24.1          24.7         
                                                                                                                                                      
 Capital                                     £m                       £m            £m                        £m           £m            £m           
                                                                                                                                                      
 Tangible equity                             34,982                   39,822        40,943                    34,982       39,822        40,943       
                                                                                                                                                      
 Expected loss less impairment provisions    (1,371)                  (862)         (1,035)                   (1,371)      (862)         (1,035)      
 Prudential valuation adjustment             (532)                    (734)         (381)                     (532)        (734)         (381)        
 Deferred tax assets                         (906)                    (838)         (1,110)                   (906)        (838)         (1,110)      
 Own credit adjustments                      (304)                    (435)         (104)                     (304)        (435)         (104)        
 Pension fund assets                         (208)                    (209)         (161)                     (208)        (209)         (161)        
 Cash flow hedging reserve                   (1,030)                  (1,565)       (458)                     (1,030)      (1,565)       (458)        
 Other deductions                            (8)                      (9)           (86)                      (8)          (9)           (64)         
                                                                                                                                                      
 Total deductions                            (4,359)                  (4,652)       (3,335)                   (4,359)      (4,652)       (3,313)      
                                                                                                                                                      
 CET1 capital                                30,623                   35,170        37,608                    30,623       35,170        37,630       
 AT1 capital                                 4,041                    4,041         1,997                     9,796        9,662         8,716        
 Tier 1 capital                              34,664                   39,211        39,605                    40,419       44,832        46,346       
 Tier 2 capital                              9,161                    9,181         8,002                     11,884       11,773        13,619       
                                                                                                                                                      
 Total regulatory capital                    43,825                   48,392        47,607                    52,303       56,605        59,965       
                                                                                                                                                      
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 Credit risk                                                                                                                                          
 - non-counterparty                          162,200                  166,600       166,400                                                           
 - counterparty                              22,900                   25,100        23,400                                                            
 Market risk                                 17,400                   17,800        21,200                                                            
 Operational risk                            25,700                   25,700        31,600                                                            
                                                                                                                                                      
 Total RWAs                                  228,200                  235,200       242,600                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 Leverage (2)                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                      
 Derivatives                                 247,000                  283,000       262,500                                                           
 Loans and advances                          340,300                  346,500       327,000                                                           
 Reverse repos                               41,800                   46,000        39,900                                                            
 Other assets                                169,600                  176,900       186,000                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 Total assets                                798,700                  852,400       815,400                                                           
 Derivatives                                                                                                                                          
 - netting and variation margin              (241,700)                (281,700)     (258,600)                                                         
 - potential future exposures                65,300                   64,100        75,600                                                            
 Securities financing transactions gross up  2,300                    2,200         5,100                                                             
 Undrawn commitments                         58,600                   62,100        63,500                                                            
 Regulatory deductions and other                                                                                                                      
 adjustments                                 100                      4,100         1,500                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
 Leverage exposure                           683,300                  703,200       702,500                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 Tier 1 capital                              34,664                   39,211        39,605                                                            
                                                                                                                                                      
 Leverage ratio %                            5.1                      5.6           5.6                                                               
                                                                                                                                                      
 Average leverage exposure (3)               712,145                  717,056                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                      
 Average Tier 1 capital (3)                  37,959                   38,919                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                      
 Average leverage ratio % (3)                5.3                      5.4                                                                             
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  CRR as implemented by the PRA in the UK, with effect from 1 January 2014. All regulatory adjustments and deductions to CET1 have been applied in full for both bases with the exception of unrealised gains on available-for-sale securities which have been included from 2015 under the PRA transitional basis.  
 (2)  Based on end-point CRR Tier 1 capital and leverage exposure under the CRR Delegated Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 (3)  Based on 3 month average of month end leverage exposure and Tier 1 Capital.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
Analysis of results 
 
Key points 
 
 ·  The CET1 ratio decreased by 210 basis points to 13.4% in 2016, reflecting lower CET1 capital partially offset by a reduction in RWAs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 ·  Litigation and conduct charges of £5.9 billion in 2016 contributed to a significant reduction in the CET1 capital. Management actions to normalise the ownership structure and improve the long-term resilience of RBS also contributed to the reduction. These actions included the final Dividend Access Share payment of £1.2 billion and the impact of the accelerated pension payment of £4.2 billion.                      
 ·  Tier 1 capital benefitted from the successful issuance of £2 billion of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital notes in August 2016. Total end-point CRR compliant AT1 capital now stands at £4.0 billion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 ·  RWAs decreased by £14.4 billion in the year to £228.2 billion consisting of reductions across all risk types predominantly driven by the run down activity within Capital Resolution which resulted in an RWA decrease of £14.5 billion.                                                                                                                                                                                         
    o  Non-counterparty credit risk RWAs have decreased by £4.2 billion reflecting disposal activity in Capital Resolution partly offset by the adverse impact of foreign exchange movements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
    o  The impact of sterling weakening and the implementation of a new risk model for banks in the first half of the year, led to an increase of £2.8 billion in counterparty credit risk RWAs in NatWest Markets. This was offset by a reduction of £3.3 billion in Capital Resolution to result in an overall decrease of £0.5 billion.                                                                                           
    o  Market risk RWAs reduced by £3.8 billion driven by disposals in Capital Resolution, business mitigation activity in NatWest Markets and lower US dollar position risk in Treasury.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    o  Operational risk RWAs decreased by £5.9 billion as a result of the annual recalculation and the removal of the element relating to Citizens following regulatory approval.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 ·  The leverage ratio reduced by 50 basis points to 5.1% at 31 December 2016, primarily reflecting CET1 capital erosion partially offset by additional AT1 issuance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 ·  The leverage exposure decreased by £19.2 billion to £683.3 billion. Growth in PBB and CPB lending has been more than offset by lower undrawn commitments and derivative potential future exposures. During 2016, approximately half the interest rate trades cleared through London Clearing House have been settled-to-market each day rather than being collateralised, reducing potential future exposures by £10.3 billion.  
 ·  The UK leverage ratio reflecting the post EU referendum measures announced by the Bank of England in Q3 2016 was estimated at 5.6%.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
Segment performance 
 
                                                                    Year ended 31 December 2016  
                                                                    PBB                                    CPB                                        Central              
                                                                                                 Ulster         Commercial  Private  RBS              NatWest  Capital     Williams    items &    Total     
                                                                    UK PBB                       Bank RoI       Banking     Banking  International    Markets  Resolution  & Glyn (1)  other (2)  RBS       
                                                                    £m                           £m             £m          £m       £m               £m       £m          £m          £m         £m        
 Income statement                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Net interest income                                                4,287                        409            2,143       449      303              104      239         658         116        8,708     
 Other non-interest income                                          1,003                        164            1,272       208      71               1,417    (654)       179         4          3,664     
 Total income - adjusted (3)                                        5,290                        573            3,415       657      374              1,521    (415)       837         120        12,372    
 Own credit adjustments                                             -                            3              -           -        -                53       134         -           (10)       180       
 Loss on redemption of own debt                                     -                            -              -           -        -                -        -           -           (126)      (126)     
 Strategic disposals                                                -                            -              -           -        -                -        (81)        -           245        164       
 Total income                                                       5,290                        576            3,415       657      374              1,574    (362)       837         229        12,590    
 Direct expenses - staff costs                                      (690)                        (207)          (522)       (154)    (45)             (256)    (102)       (250)       (2,256)    (4,482)   
 - other costs                                                      (293)                        (55)           (235)       (44)     (17)             (35)     (84)        (59)        (2,916)    (3,738)   
 Indirect expenses                                                  (2,022)                      (195)          (1,179)     (313)    (107)            (1,029)  (578)       (84)        5,507      -         
 Operating expenses - adjusted (4)                                  (3,005)                      (457)          (1,936)     (511)    (169)            (1,320)  (764)       (393)       335        (8,220)   
 Restructuring costs  - direct                                      (51)                         (38)           (25)        (7)      (2)              (19)     (56)        (57)        (1,851)    (2,106)   
 - indirect                                                         (136)                        (2)            (83)        (30)     (3)              (93)     (22)        -           369        -         
 Litigation and conduct costs                                       (634)                        (172)          (423)       (1)      -                (528)    (3,413)     -           (697)      (5,868)   
 Operating expenses                                                 (3,826)                      (669)          (2,467)     (549)    (174)            (1,960)  (4,255)     (450)       (1,844)    (16,194)  
 Profit/(loss) before impairment (losses)/releases                  1,464                        (93)           948         108      200              (386)    (4,617)     387         (1,615)    (3,604)   
 Impairment (losses)/releases                                       (83)                         113            (206)       3        (10)             -        (253)       (42)        -          (478)     
 Operating profit/(loss)                                            1,381                        20             742         111      190              (386)    (4,870)     345         (1,615)    (4,082)   
 Operating profit/(loss) - adjusted (3,4)                           2,202                        229            1,273       149      195              201      (1,432)     402         455        3,674     
 Additional information                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Return on equity (5)                                               16.2%                        0.7%           4.1%        5.6%     13.8%            (6.6%)   nm          nm          nm         (17.9%)   
 Return on equity - adjusted (3,4,5)                                26.8%                        8.4%           8.4%        7.8%     14.2%            1.1%     nm          nm          nm         1.6%      
 Cost:income ratio                                                  72%                          116%           72%         84%      47%              125%     nm          54%         nm         129%      
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (3,4)                                 57%                          80%            57%         78%      45%              87%      nm          47%         nm         66%       
 Total assets (£bn)                                                 155.6                        24.1           150.5       18.6     23.4             240.0    132.5       25.8        28.2       798.7     
 Funded assets (£bn) (6)                                            155.6                        24.0           150.5       18.5     23.4             100.9    27.6        25.8        25.4       551.7     
 Net loans and advances to customers (£bn)                          132.1                        18.9           100.1       12.2     8.8              17.4     12.8        20.6        0.1        323.0     
 Risk elements in lending (£bn)                                     2.0                          3.5            1.9         0.1      0.1              -        2.3         0.4         -          10.3      
 Impairment provisions (£bn)                                        (1.3)                        (1.2)          (0.8)       -        -                -        (0.8)       (0.2)       (0.2)      (4.5)     
 Customer deposits (£bn)                                            145.8                        16.1           97.9        26.6     25.2             8.4      9.5         24.2        0.2        353.9     
 Risk-weighted assets (RWAs) (£bn)                                  32.7                         18.1           78.5        8.6      9.5              35.2     34.5        9.6         1.5        228.2     
 RWA equivalent (£bn) (5)                                           35.7                         19.5           82.6        8.6      9.5              37.2     37.5        10.1        1.7        242.4     
 Employee numbers (FTEs - thousands)                                18.3                         3.1            5.5         1.7      0.8              1.2      0.4         4.5         42.3       77.8      
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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Segment performance 
 
                                                                Quarter ended 31 December 2016  
                                                                PBB                                       CPB                                        Central              
                                                                                                Ulster         Commercial  Private  RBS              NatWest  Capital     Williams    items &    Total    
                                                                UK PBB                          Bank RoI       Banking     Banking  International    Markets  Resolution  & Glyn (1)  other (2)  RBS      
                                                                £m                              £m             £m          £m       £m               £m       £m          £m          £m         £m       
 Income statement                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Net interest income                                            1,093                           105            542         111      77               29       44          170         37         2,208    
 Other non-interest income                                      246                             32             325         50       19               285      (329)       47          446        1,121    
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Total income adjusted (3)                                      1,339                           137            867         161      96               314      (285)       217         483        3,329    
 Own credit adjustments                                         -                               -              -           -        -                (29)     (8)         -           (77)       (114)    
 Gain on redemption of own debt                                 -                               -              -           -        -                -        -           -           1          1        
 Total income                                                   1,339                           137            867         161      96               285      (293)       217         407        3,216    
 Direct expenses - staff costs                                  (161)                           (57)           (130)       (39)     (12)             (64)     (23)        (60)        (479)      (1,025)  
 - other costs                                                  (72)                            (23)           (69)        (12)     (4)              (7)      (3)         (13)        (991)      (1,194)  
 Indirect expenses                                              (544)                           (65)           (357)       (95)     (45)             (267)    (150)       (24)        1,547      -        
 Operating expenses - adjusted (4)                              (777)                           (145)          (556)       (146)    (61)             (338)    (176)       (97)        77         (2,219)  
 Restructuring costs  - direct                                  (1)                             (6)            (12)        (6)      (1)              (3)      (21)        -           (957)      (1,007)  
 - indirect                                                     (50)                            2              (34)        (8)      (1)              (43)     13          -           121        -        
 Litigation and conduct costs                                   (214)                           (77)           (407)       1        (1)              (466)    (3,156)     -           192        (4,128)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Operating expenses                                             (1,042)                         (226)          (1,009)     (159)    (64)             (850)    (3,340)     (97)        (567)      (7,354)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Profit/(loss) before impairment (losses)/releases              297                             (89)           (142)       2        32               (565)    (3,633)     120         (160)      (4,138)  
 Impairment (losses)/releases                                   (16)                            47             (83)        8        1                -        130         (11)        (1)        75       
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Operating profit/(loss)                                        281                             (42)           (225)       10       33               (565)    (3,503)     109         (161)      (4,063)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Operating profit/(loss) - adjusted (3,4)                       546                             39             228         23       36               (24)     (331)       109         559        1,185    
 Additional information                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Return on equity (5)                                           13.5%        

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