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REG - Royal Bk Scot.Grp. - Half-year Report <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RBS.L</Origin> - Part 5

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market-leading brands such as NatWest,     
                                                     Royal Bank of Scotland, Lombard and Mentor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 ●                                                   Our NatWest brand has the number one NPS in England and Wales(1). This reflects the positive steps we are taking to improve customer experience; making banking with us easier, less time consuming and adding real value to every interaction. Our strategy    
                                                     will continue to focus on end-to-end business performance aimed at improving customer service, trust and advocacy.                                                                                                                                              
 ●                                                   Overall net lending volumes have reduced since H1 2016, however, we have successfully achieved growth during H1 2017 in target segments, including 6% annualised growth in the core SME and Commercial book. The transformation of our lending proposition means 
                                                     62% of lending decisions can be communicated in five days, and we have further simplified the new lending process for loans less than £25,000 through the launch of digital self-serve account opening for SMEs. In addition, Lombard has been named 'Best      
                                                     Leasing & Asset Finance Provider' at the Business Moneyfacts Awards for a ninth time.                                                                                                                                                                           
 ●                                                   Our Bankline online digital platform, now used by 90% of our active customer base and with 400,000 payments processed daily, has been independently rated as market leading for digital customer experience, and we are now launching an upgraded version.      
                                                     During the first half we launched the ClearSpend mobile app, helping corporate card customers exercise better control and oversight of spending on company accounts. We also continued the build out of Esme, our digital 24/7 online lending platform and      
                                                     progressed development of a range of new modular business solutions to expand and improve our customer offering.                                                                                                                                                
 ●                                                   We continue to provide enhanced support for UK entrepreneurs through our award-winning E-Spark partnership, supporting 1,736 companies to secure £151 million investment and created 3,152 jobs since inception, and now have nationwide coverage with 12 hubs  
                                                     in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Financial performanceH1 2017 compared with H1 2016  
 ●                                                   Operating profit of £660 million in H1 2017 compared with £612 million in H1 2016. Adjusted operating profit of £781 million was £118 million, or 17.8%, higher than H1 2016 reflecting lower adjusted operating expenses and higher income.                    
 ●                                                   Total income increased by £51 million, or 3.0%, to £1,750 million driven by increased deposit volumes and re-pricing benefits, partially offset by margin pressure. Active re-pricing of assets and deposits has been offset by wider asset margin pressure in a 
                                                     lower rate environment causing net interest margin to fall by 8 basis points to 1.75%.                                                                                                                                                                          
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating expenses of £875 million were £58 million, or 6.2%, lower than H1 2016, principally reflecting the impact of a 700 reduction in headcount to 5,200 and a £25 million intangible asset write-down in H1 2016.                                 
 ●                                                   Net impairment losses of £94 million, 19 basis points of gross customer loans, were £9 million lower than H1 2016.                                                                                                                                              
 ●                                                   Net loans and advances decreased by £1.1 billion to £98.1 billion, compared with H1 2016. Whilst overall net lending volumes have reduced since H1 2016, we have successfully achieved growth during H1 2017 in target segments, including 6% annualised growth 
                                                     in the core SME and Commercial book.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 ●                                                   RWAs of £76.2 billion reduced by £1.3 billion, or 1.7%, compared with H1 2016 as planned reductions in exposures with weak returns have been offset by lending growth in some segments.                                                                         
 
 
Commercial Banking 
 
 Q2 2017 compared with Q1 2017  
 ●                              Operating profit of £406 million was £152 million higher than Q1 2017, principally reflecting lower restructuring costs and lower impairment losses. Adjusted operating profit of £425 million was £69 million higher than Q1 2017 reflecting lower impairment losses, lower adjusted operating expenses and higher income.  
 ●                              Total income increased by £20 million, or 2.3%, to £885 million compared with Q1 2017. Net interest margin reduced by 3 basis point to 1.73% due to continuing asset margin pressure.                                                                                                                                        
 ●                              Adjusted operating expenses decreased by £21 million, or 4.7%, to £427 million as headcount continued to be reduced and discretionary expenditure remained tightly controlled.                                                                                                                                               
 ●                              Net impairment losses of £33 million, 13 basis points of gross customer loans, were £28 million lower than Q1 2017 with one specific impairment charge of £12 million in the quarter.                                                                                                                                        
 
 
 Q2 2017 compared with Q2 2016  
 ●                              Adjusted operating profit of £425 million was £165 million, or 63.5%, higher than Q2 2016 due to lower adjusted expenses, lower impairment losses and higher income.    
 ●                              Total income of £885 million was £39 million, or 4.6%, higher than Q2 2016 reflecting deposit volume growth and re-pricing actions.                                     
 ●                              Adjusted operating expenses decreased by £70 million, or 14.1%, to £427 million reflecting reduced headcount and a £25 million intangible asset write-down in Q2 2016.  
 
 
 (1)  Source: Charterhouse Research Business Banking Survey, YE Q2 2017. Commercial £2m+ in England & Wales (NatWest sample size, excluding don't knows: 606).  Question: "How likely would you be to recommend (bank)". Base: Claimed main bank. Data weighted by region and turnover to be representative of businesses in Great Britain.  
 
 
Private Banking 
 
                                            Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                            30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2017                                       2016                      2017           2017     2016      
 Income statement                           £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                                 
 Net interest income                        226              226                     114      112       113      
 Net fees and commissions                   83               94                      41       42        48       
 Other non-interest income                  12               11                      6        6         5        
 Non-interest income                        95               105                     47       48        53       
                                                                                                                 
 Total income                               321              331                     161      160       166      
 Direct expenses                                                                                                 
 - staff costs                              (74)             (77)                    (36)     (38)      (37)     
 - other costs                              (12)             (23)                    (5)      (7)       (9)      
 Indirect expenses                          (132)            (156)                   (64)     (68)      (73)     
 Restructuring costs                                                                                             
 - direct                                   -                (1)                     -        -         -        
 - indirect                                 (14)             (19)                    (3)      (11)      (4)      
 Litigation and conduct costs               -                (2)                     -        -         (2)      
 Operating expenses                         (232)            (278)                   (108)    (124)     (125)    
                                                                                                                 
 Operating profit before impairment losses  89               53                      53       36        41       
 Impairment losses                          (7)              (2)                     (4)      (3)       -        
                                                                                                                 
 Operating profit                           82               51                      49       33        41       
                                                                                                                 
 Operating expenses - adjusted (1)          (218)            (256)                   (105)    (113)     (119)    
 Operating profit - adjusted (1)            96               73                      52       44        47       
 
 
 Analysis of income by business                             
 Investments                     51   50     26   25   22   
 Banking                         270  281    135  135  144  
                                                            
 Total income                    321  331    161  160  166  
 
 
 Performance ratios                                                      
 Return on equity (2)               7.7%   5.1%     9.6%   6.0%   8.6%   
 Return on equity - adjusted (1,2)  9.3%   7.6%     10.3%  8.6%   9.9%   
 Net interest margin                2.52%  2.76%    2.47%  2.58%  2.73%  
 Cost:income ratio                  72.3%  84.0%    67.1%  77.5%  75.3%  
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (1)   67.9%  77.3%    65.2%  70.6%  71.7%  
                                                                         
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding restructuring costs and litigation and conduct costs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 (2)  Return on equity is based on segmental operating profit after tax adjusted for preference dividends divided by average notional equity (based on 14% (15% prior to Q1 2017) of the monthly average of segmental risk-weighted assets incorporating the effect of capital deductions (RWAes)), assuming 28% tax rate.  
 
 
Return on equity is based on segmental operating profit after tax adjusted for preference dividends divided by average
notional equity (based on 14% (15% prior to Q1 2017) of the monthly average of segmental risk-weighted assets incorporating
the effect of capital deductions (RWAes)), assuming 28% tax rate. 
 
Private Banking 
 
                                                                                                        
                                                30 June  31 March                 31 December           
 2017                                           2017               2016  
 Capital and balance sheet                      £bn      £bn             Change   £bn          Change   
                                                                                                        
 Loans and advances to customers (gross)                                                                
 - Personal                                     2.2      2.2             -        2.3          (4%)     
 - Mortgages                                    7.7      7.4             4%       7.0          10%      
 - Other                                        2.9      2.9             -        2.9          -        
                                                                                                        
 Total loans and advances to customers (gross)  12.8     12.5            2%       12.2         5%       
                                                                                                        
 Total assets                                   19.6     18.1            8%       18.6         5%       
 Funded assets                                  19.6     18.1            8%       18.5         6%       
 Assets under management (1)                    17.9     17.8            1%       17.0         5%       
 Risk elements in lending                       0.1      0.1             -        0.1          -        
 Provision coverage (2)                         43%      29%             1,400bp  30%          1,300bp  
                                                                                                        
 Customer deposits                              26.1     25.7            2%       26.6         (2%)     
 Loan:deposit ratio (excluding repos)           49%      49%             -        46%          300bp    
                                                                                                        
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                   
 - Credit risk (non-counterparty)               8.0      7.7             4%       7.5          7%       
 - Operational risk                             1.0      1.0             -        1.1          (9%)     
                                                                                                        
 Total risk-weighted assets                     9.0      8.7             3%       8.6          5%       
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Comprises assets under management, assets under custody and investment cash.                           
 (2)  Provision coverage represents loan impairment provisions as a percentage of risk elements in lending.  
 
 
Private Banking 
 
Key points 
 
Private Banking adjusted operating profit increase by £23 million, or 31.5%, compared with H1 2016, driving an increase in
adjusted return on equity from 7.6% to 9.3%. A £38 million, or 14.8%, decrease in adjusted operating expenses was supported
by a 5.6% reduction in front office headcount. Net loans and advances increased by 8.5% to £12.8 billion and assets under
management increased by 14.0% to £17.9 billion compared with H1 2016, adjusting for a change in accounting treatment of
certain customer deposits. 
 
Serving our customers 
 
 ●                                                   Our Private Banking business offers high net-worth clients private banking, wealth planning and investment management services through Coutts and Adam & Company. Significant progress has been made in re-focusing the business on deep and lasting customer relationships and we continue to drive forward with its goal of being the leading UK private bank and wealth manager.                                                       
 ●                                                   Strong loan growth, driven by UK mortgages, has been supported by new products and a proactive pricing strategy to gain market share. The addition of market-leading multi-currency functionality to the Coutts Debit Card, allowing clients to access their funds globally without incurring any charges, is driving greater client engagement.                                                                                          
 ●                                                   Our funds have achieved top quartile returns across one, three and five year time frames, and Coutts Invest was successfully rolled out to eligible clients in the first half of the year providing a cost effective, self select investment solution.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Financial performanceH1 2017 compared with H1 2016  
 ●                                                   Operating profit increased by £31 million, or 60.8%, to £82 million compared with H1 2016. Adjusted operating profit of £96 million was £23 million, or 31.5%, higher than H1 2016 principally reflecting lower adjusted operating expenses, partially offset by lower income. An adjusted return on equity of 9.3% compared with 7.6% in H1 2016.                                                                                        
 ●                                                   Total income of £321 million decreased by £10 million, or 3.0%, compared with H1 2016 largely due to lower margins and lower advice fees. Net interest margin fell 24 basis points to 2.52% reflecting the competitive market and lower rate environment.                                                                                                                                                                                 
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating expenses of £218 million decreased by £38 million, or 14.8%, compared with H1 2016 largely reflecting management actions to reduce costs. Staff costs reduced by £3 million, or 3.9%, reflecting a 5.6% reduction in front office headcount.                                                                                                                                                                           
 ●                                                   Net loans and advances of £12.8 billion were £1.0 billion, or 8.5%, higher than H1 2016 principally driven by growth in mortgages. Assets under management of £17.9 billion were £3.3 billion, or 22.6%, higher than H1 2016, reflecting both organic growth and favourable market conditions. Investment cash balances were included in assets under management for the first time in Q3 2016. Excluding this, growth was £2.2 billion.  
 ●                                                   RWAs of £9.0 billion were £0.9 billion, or 11.1%, higher than H1 2016, primarily due to increased mortgage lending.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Q2 2017 compared with Q1 2017                       
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating profit of £52 million was £8 million, or 18.2%, higher than Q1 2017 reflecting lower operating expenses. Adjusted return on equity of 10.3% compared with 8.6% in Q1 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ●                                                   Total income of £161 million increased by £1 million on Q1 2017 as higher asset volumes more than offset a reduced net interest margin, down 11 basis points to 2.47% primarily reflecting the competitive market and low rate environment.                                                                                                                                                                                               
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating expenses reduced by £8 million, or 7.1%, reflecting management actions to reduce operational costs. An adjusted cost:income ratio of 65.2% compared with 70.6% in Q1 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
 Q2 2017 compared with Q2 2016  
 ●                              Adjusted operating profit increased by £5 million, or 10.6%, to £52 million. Adjusted return on equity of 10.3% compared with 9.9% in Q2 2016.   
 ●                              Total income of £161 million was £5 million, or 3.0%, lower than Q2 2016 reflecting reduced fee income.                                          
 ●                              Adjusted expenses decreased £14 million, or 11.8%, to £105 million, principally reflecting the impact of a 100 reduction in headcount to 1,700.  
 
 
RBS International 
 
                                                       Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                                       30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2017                                                  2016                      2017           2017     2016      
 Income statement                                      £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                                            
 Net interest income                                   161              151                     81       80        76       
 Net fees and commissions                              22               25                      10       12        14       
 Other non-interest income                             12               9                       6        6         5        
 Non-interest income                                   34               34                      16       18        19       
                                                                                                                            
 Total income                                          195              185                     97       98        95       
 Direct expenses                                                                                                            
 - staff costs                                         (23)             (22)                    (11)     (12)      (12)     
 - other costs                                         (7)              (8)                     (4)      (3)       (3)      
 Indirect expenses                                     (60)             (38)                    (32)     (28)      (18)     
 Restructuring costs                                                                                                        
 - direct                                              -                (1)                     -        -         (1)      
 - indirect                                            (4)              (2)                     (1)      (3)       (1)      
                                                                                                                            
 Operating expenses                                    (94)             (71)                    (48)     (46)      (35)     
                                                                                                                            
 Operating profit before impairment (losses)/releases  101              114                     49       52        60       
 Impairment (losses)/releases                          (5)              (11)                    2        (7)       (9)      
                                                                                                                            
 Operating profit                                      96               103                     51       45        51       
                                                                                                                            
 Operating expenses - adjusted (1)                     (90)             (68)                    (47)     (43)      (33)     
 Operating profit - adjusted (1)                       100              106                     52       48        53       
 
 
 Performance ratios                                                      
 Return on equity (2)               13.1%  15.4%    14.0%  12.0%  15.0%  
 Return on equity - adjusted (1,2)  13.7%  15.9%    14.3%  13.0%  15.7%  
 Net interest margin                1.35%  1.42%    1.30%  1.41%  1.40%  
 Cost:income ratio                  48.2%  38.4%    49.5%  46.9%  36.8%  
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (1)   46.2%  36.8%    48.5%  43.9%  34.7%  
 
 
                                                                                                          
                                                30 June  31 March                   31 December           
 2017                                           2017               2016  
 Capital and balance sheet                      £bn      £bn             Change     £bn          Change   
                                                                                                          
 Loans and advances to customers (gross)                                                                  
 - Corporate                                    6.1      6.3             (3%)       6.2          (2%)     
 - Mortgages                                    2.7      2.6             4%         2.6          4%       
                                                                                                          
 Total loans and advances to customers (gross)  8.8      8.9             (1%)       8.8          -        
                                                                                                          
 Total assets                                   24.7     25.1            (2%)       23.4         6%       
 Funded assets                                  24.7     25.1            (2%)       23.4         6%       
 Risk elements in lending                       0.1      0.1             -          0.1          -        
 Provision coverage (3)                         40%      54%             (1,400bp)  35%          500bp    
                                                                                                          
 Customer deposits                              25.5     25.3            1%         25.2         1%       
 Loan:deposit ratio (excluding repos)           34%      35%             (100bp)    35%          (100bp)  
                                                                                                          
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                     
 - Credit risk (non-counterparty)               8.7      8.8             (1%)       8.8          (1%)     
 - Operational risk                             0.7      0.7             -          0.7          -        
                                                                                                          
 Total risk-weighted assets                     9.4      9.5             (1%)       9.5          (1%)     
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding restructuring costs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (2)  Return on equity is based on segmental operating profit after tax adjusted for preference dividends divided by average notional equity (based on 12% of the monthly average of segmental risk-weighted assets incorporating the effect of capital deductions (RWAes)), assuming 10% tax rate.  
 (3)  Provision coverage represents loan impairment provisions as a percentage of risk elements in lending.                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
RBS International 
 
Key points 
 
RBS International (RBSI) income increased by £10 million, or 5.4%, compared with H1 2016 reflecting increased lending and
deposit volumes. Adjusted operating expenses increased by £22 million, or 32.4%, as the business absorbs additional
regulatory costs and invests for the future as RBSI prepares to be a bank outside of the ring-fence. Despite this, adjusted
return on equity remained robust at 13.7%. 
 
Serving our customers 
 
 ●                                                   RBSI continues to deliver strong support to retail, commercial, corporate and financial institution customers in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Luxembourg by leveraging a strong multi-currency banking platform combined with a comprehensive product suite.  
 ●                                                   We are shaping the future of the business, which will become the key hub for Funds sector customers. We have received regulatory approval for our London branch, which marks an important milestone in ensuring we are compliant with ring-fencing legislation.               
 ●                                                   We continue to deliver strong support to our personal customers, including gross new mortgage lending of £235 million in H1 2017, representing 9% of our total mortgage book.                                                                                                 
 ●                                                   86% of our non-personal customers use our digital banking platform and we are investing in enhancing the digital customer experience further in 2017 and into 2018.  We are expanding our product suite by launching a new notice deposit account in July 2017.               
 Financial performanceH1 2017 compared with H1 2016  
 ●                                                   Operating profit of £96 million was £7 million, or 6.8%, lower than H1 2016 due to higher operating expenses, partially offset by higher income.                                                                                                                              
 ●                                                   Total income of £195 million was £10 million, or 5.4%, higher than H1 2016 principally reflecting increased volumes. Net interest margin of 1.35% was 7 basis points lower as margin pressures outweigh mitigating pricing actions.                                           
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating expenses increased by £22 million, or 32.4%, to £90 million principally reflecting increased regulatory costs related to becoming a bank outside of the ring-fence.                                                                                        
 ●                                                   Net loans and advances increased by £0.3 billion, or 3.5%, compared with H1 2016 to £8.8 billion reflecting underlying business growth and foreign exchange movements.                                                                                                        
 ●                                                   Customer deposits increased by £1.4 billion, or 5.8%, to £25.5 billion principally reflecting increase call volumes in the Funds sector.                                                                                                                                      
 Q2 2017 compared with Q1 2017                       
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating profit of £52 million was £4 million, or 8.3%, higher than Q1 2017 reflecting lower impairments, partially offset by higher adjusted operating expenses.                                                                                                   
 
 
 Q2 2017 compared with Q2 2016  
 ●                              Adjusted operating profit of £52 million reduced by £1 million, or 1.9%, compared with Q2 2016, reflecting higher adjusted expenses.                                                    
 ●                              Total income increased by £2 million, or 2.1%, to £97 million as increased lending volumes more than offset margin pressures.                                                           
 ●                              Adjusted operating expenses of £47 million were £14 million, or 42.4%, higher than Q2 2016 reflecting increased regulatory costs related to becoming a bank outside of the ring-fence.  
 
 
NatWest Markets 
 
                                              Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                              30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2017                                         2016                      2017           2017     2016      
 Income statement                             £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                                   
 Net interest income from banking activities  42               43                      13       29        24       
                                                                                                                   
 Net fees and commissions                     27               17                      11       16        6        
 Income from trading activities               908              620                     445      463       374      
 Own credit adjustments                       (48)             137                     (28)     (20)      73       
 Other operating income                       3                1                       3        -         -        
                                                                                                                   
 Non-interest income                          890              775                     431      459       453      
                                                                                                                   
 Total income                                 932              818                     444      488       477      
 Direct expenses                                                                                                   
 - staff costs                                (297)            (131)                   (142)    (155)     (64)     
 - other costs                                (99)             (21)                    (48)     (51)      (7)      
 Indirect expenses                            (242)            (488)                   (127)    (115)     (238)    
 Restructuring costs                                                                                               
 - direct                                     (30)             (10)                    (10)     (20)      (10)     
 - indirect                                   (73)             (23)                    (25)     (48)      (11)     
 Litigation and conduct costs                 (34)             (56)                    (3)      (31)      (38)     
                                                                                                                   
 Operating expenses                           (775)            (729)                   (355)    (420)     (368)    
                                                                                                                   
 Operating profit before impairment losses    157              89                      89       68        109      
 Impairment losses                            (1)              -                       (1)      -         -        
                                                                                                                   
 Operating profit                             156              89                      88       68        109      
                                                                                                                   
 Total income - adjusted (1)                  980              681                     472      508       404      
                                                                                                                   
 Operating expenses - adjusted (2)            (638)            (640)                   (317)    (321)     (309)    
                                                                                                                   
 Operating profit - adjusted (1,2)            341              41                      154      187       95       
                                                                                                                     
 Analysis of income by product                                                                                       
 Rates                                        612              385                     287      325       264        
 Currencies                                   256              266                     128      128       122        
 Financing                                    187              91                      99       88        49         
 Other                                        (75)             (61)                    (42)     (33)      (31)       
                                                                                                                     
 Total excluding own credit adjustments       980              681                     472      508       404        
 Own credit adjustments                       (48)             137                     (28)     (20)      73         
                                                                                                                     
 Total income                                 932              818                     444      488       477        
                                                                                                                         
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding restructuring costs and litigation and conduct costs.  
 (2)  Excluding own credit adjustments.                                
 
 
NatWest Markets 
 
                                    Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                    30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 Performance ratios                 2017             2016                    2017     2017      2016     
                                                                                                         
 Return on equity (1)               2.3%             0.8%                    2.9%     1.7%      4.3%     
 Return on equity - adjusted (1,2)  7.2%             (0.5%)                  6.6%     7.9%      3.5%     
 Net interest margin                0.50%            0.74%                   0.31%    0.68%     0.81%    
 Cost:income ratio                  83.2%            89.1%                   80.0%    86.1%     77.1%    
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (1)   65.1%            94.0%                   67.2%    63.2%     76.5%    
 
 
                                              30 June  31 March                 31 December           
 2017                                         2017               2016  
 Capital and balance sheet                    £bn      £bn             Change   £bn          Change   
                                                                                                      
 Loans and advances to customers (gross) (3)  17.7     17.9            (1%)     17.4         2%       
 Loans and advances to banks (4)              4.4      4.9             (10%)    3.3          33%      
 Reverse repos                                36.8     40.8            (10%)    38.6         (5%)     
 Securities                                   28.3     25.4            11%      22.0         29%      
 Cash and eligible bills                      17.0     15.0            13%      13.4         27%      
 Other                                        12.8     9.9             29%      6.2          106%     
                                                                                                      
 Total assets                                 230.9    225.3           2%       240.0        (4%)     
 Funded assets                                117.0    113.9           3%       100.9        16%      
                                                                                                      
 Customer deposits (excluding repos)          8.1      8.0             1%       8.4          (4%)     
 Bank deposits (excluding repos)              7.5      7.8             (4%)     9.8          (23%)    
 Repos                                        31.6     30.7            3%       27.3         16%      
 Debt securities in issue                     5.9      6.0             (2%)     5.4          9%       
 Loan:deposit ratio (excluding repos)         219%     224%            (500bp)  208%         1,100bp  
                                                                                                      
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                 
 - credit risk                                                                                        
 - non-counterparty                           5.8      5.3             9%       5.5          5%       
 - counterparty                               11.0     13.1            (16%)    14.1         (22%)    
 - market risk                                11.4     12.2            (7%)     11.6         (2%)     
 - operational risk                           3.5      3.5             -        4.0          (13%)    
                                                                                                      
 Total risk-weighted assets                   31.7     34.1            (7%)     35.2         (10%)    
                                                                                                      
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Return on equity is based on segmental operating profit after tax adjusted for preference dividends divided by average notional equity (based on 15% of the monthly average of segmental risk-weighted assets incorporating the effect of capital deductions (RWAes)), assuming 28% tax rate.  
 (2)  Excluding own credit adjustments, restructuring costs and litigation and conduct costs.                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 (3)  Excludes reverse repos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 (4)  Excluding reverse repos and disposal groups.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
NatWest Markets 
 
Key points 
 
NatWest Markets adjusted income increased by £299 million, or 43.9%, to £980 million. This reflected high levels of
customer activity and an improved Q1 2017 trading environment compared to a particularly difficult Q1 2016. Although
customer activity eased somewhat in Q2 2017, NatWest Markets continued to navigate the more challenging markets well.
Adjusted operating expenses were stable as ongoing cost reductions have been offset by the impact of investment spend that
was previously capitalised in H1 2016. RWAs of £31.7 billion were £5.0 billion lower than H1 2016 and reduced by £3.5
billion in the first half. 
 
Serving our customers 
 
NatWest Markets continued to focus on customers: 
 
 ●                                                   Leveraging its global hubs the business has led major capital raising transactions in the UK, Europe and the US for both          
                                                     corporate customers and financial institutions.                                                                                   
 ●                                                   NatWest Markets continues to simplify processes and invest in improving the customer experience. The Agile Markets platform, for 
                                                     example, provides customers with both simple and complex financial markets trading, analysis and post-trade functionality.      
 Financial performanceH1 2017 compared with H1 2016  
 ●                                                   Operating profit was £156 million compared with £89 million in H1 2016, driven by higher income, partially offset by increased  
                                                     restructuring costs. H1 2017 adjusted operating profit was £341 million compared with £41 million in H1 2016 reflecting higher  
                                                     adjusted income.                                                                                                                
 ●                                                   Adjusted income increased by £299 million, or 43.9%, to £980 million. This reflected high levels of customer activity and an    
                                                     improved Q1 2017 trading environment compared to a particularly difficult Q1 2016. Although customer activity eased somewhat in 
                                                     Q2 2017, NatWest Markets continued to navigate the more challenging markets well. Income from Financing doubled to £187 million, 
                                                     reflecting an improved performance across all areas of the business and the impact of the difficult market conditions seen in H1 
                                                     2016. Total income, which includes own credit adjustments, increased by £114 million to £932 million in H1 2017.                
 ●                                                   Adjusted operating expenses were stable at £638 million as the impact of investment spend previously capitalised in H1 2016 was 
                                                     offset by ongoing cost reductions. The majority of NatWest Markets Functions and Services staff have now been aligned directly  
                                                     to NatWest Markets, with employee numbers now reported within NatWest Markets and the associated costs through direct expenses. 
 ●                                                   Funded assets decreased by £8.6 billion, or 6.8%, to £117.0 billion. H1 2016 included a spike in funded assets due to heightened 
                                                     customer activity and the impact of the rapid depreciation in sterling following the EU referendum.                             
 ●                                                   RWAs decreased by £5.0 billion to £31.7 billion compared with H1 2016. The reduction primarily reflects lower levels of         
                                                     counterparty and market risk, due to both a spike immediately after the EU referendum in H1 2016 as well as further counterparty 
                                                     and market risk reductions, through mitigation activities and business initiatives, since H1 2016.                              
 Q2 2017 compared with Q1 2017                       
 ●                                                   Operating profit was £88 million compared with £68 million in Q1 2017, with the increase reflecting lower expenses partially    
                                                     offset by lower income. Adjusted operating profit was £154 million compared with £187 million in Q1 2017.                       
 ●                                                   Total income decreased by £44 million to £444 million. Adjusted income reduced by £36 million to £472 million as customer       
                                                     activity eased following a particularly strong Q1 2017.                                                                         
 ●                                                   Total expenses decreased by £65 million to £355 million, reflecting lower restructuring costs and lower litigation and conduct  
                                                     costs.                                                                                                                          
 ●                                                   RWAs reduced by £2.4 billion to £31.7 billion due to a lower level of counterparty and market risk during Q2 2017 compared with 
                                                     Q1 2017.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                         
 
 
 Q2 2017 compared with Q2 2016  
 ●                              Operating profit was £88 million compared with £109 million in Q2 2016 principally reflecting lower income. Adjusted operating profit was £154 million compared with £95 million in Q2 2016, driven by higher adjusted income, partially offset by higher adjusted expenses.  
 ●                              Total income decreased by £33 million to £444 million. Adjusted income improved by £68 million, or 16.8%, to £472 million primarily reflecting improvements in Financing and Rates, with income up £50 million and £23 million respectively.                                  
 ●                              Adjusted operating expenses increased by £8 million, or 2.6%, reflecting the impact of investment spend previously capitalised in Q2 2016.                                                                                                                                    
 
 
Capital Resolution 
 
                                                        Half year ended         Quarter ended  
 30 June                                                30 June                 30 June        31 March  30 June  
                                                        2017             2016                  2017      2017     2016   
 Income statement                                       £m               £m                    £m        £m       £m     
                                                                                                                         
 Net interest income                                    24               168                   (9)       33       82     
                                                                                                                         
 Net fees and commissions                               14               54                    7         7        24     
 Income from trading activities                         (163)            (552)                 (87)      (76)     (478)  
 Other operating income                                 45               25                    61        (16)     16     
 Own credit adjustments                                 (22)             184                   (15)      (7)      76     
 Strategic disposals                                    -                (51)                  -         -        (45)   
                                                                                                                         
 Non-interest income                                    (126)            (340)                 (34)      (92)     (407)  
                                                                                                                         
 Total income                                           (102)            (172)                 (43)      (59)     (325)  
                                                                                                                         
 Direct expenses                                                                                                         
 - staff costs                                          (26)             (62)                  (10)      (16)     (17)   
 - operating lease depreciation                         -                (6)                   -         -        (3)    
 - other costs                                          (19)             (58)                  (10)      (9)      (28)   
 Indirect expenses                                      (88)             (289)                 (44)      (44)     (135)  
 Restructuring costs                                                                                                     
 - direct                                               (130)            (12)                  (60)      (70)     (5)    
 - indirect                                             (4)              (25)                  12        (16)     (16)   
 Litigation and conduct costs                           (272)            (26)                  (266)     (6)      (16)   
                                                                                                                         
 Operating expenses                                     (539)            (478)                 (378)     (161)    (220)  
                                                                                                                         
 Operating loss before impairment releases/(losses)     (641)            (650)                 (421)     (220)    (545)  
 Impairment releases/(losses)                           78               (263)                 33        45       (67)   
                                                                                                                         
 Operating loss                                         (563)            (913)                 (388)     (175)    (612)  
                                                                                                                         
 Total income - adjusted (1)                            (80)             (305)                 (28)      (52)     (356)  
 Operating expenses - adjusted (2)                      (133)            (415)                 (64)      (69)     (183)  
 Operating loss - adjusted (1,2)                        (135)            (983)                 (59)      (76)     (606)  
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
 Analysis of income by portfolio                                                                                         
 Portfolio and GTS                                      36               75                    20        16       23     
 Shipping                                               7                31                    2         5        15     
 Markets                                                (7)              (389)                 (23)      16       (360)  
 Other                                                  (13)             31                    26        (39)     23     
                                                                                                                         
 Income excluding disposals and own credit adjustments  23               (252)                 25        (2)      (299)  
 Disposal (losses)                                      (103)            (104)                 (53)      (50)     (102)  
 Own credit adjustments                                 (22)             184                   (15)      (7)      76     
                                                                                                                         
 Total                                                  (102)            (172)                 (43)      (59)     (325)  
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding own credit adjustments and strategic disposals.        
 (2)  Excluding restructuring costs and litigation and conduct costs.  
                                                                       
 
 
Capital Resolution 
 
                                          30 June  31 March            31 December           
 2017                                     2017                 2016                 
 Capital and balance sheet                £bn      £bn         Change  £bn          Change   
                                                                                             
 Loans and advances to customers (gross)  10.7     13.0        (18%)   13.6         (21%)    
 Loan impairment provisions               (0.6)    (0.7)       (14%)   (0.8)        (25%)  

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