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REG - Royal Bk Scot.Grp. - Half Yearly Report - Part 2 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RBS.L</Origin> - Part 3

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       £m     
                                                                                                       
 UK Personal & Business Banking         1,118     320     1,438      (1,044)     (126)          268    
 Ulster Bank                            152       88      240        (187)       (263)          (210)  
                                                                                                       
 Personal & Business Banking            1,270     408     1,678      (1,231)     (389)          58     
                                                                                                       
 Commercial Banking                     484       325     809        (425)       (155)          229    
 Private Banking                        159       110     269        (220)       (2)            47     
                                                                                                       
 Commercial & Private Banking           643       435     1,078      (645)       (157)          276    
                                                                                                       
 Corporate & Institutional Banking (1)  141       1,095   1,236      (1,487)     (144)          (395)  
 Central items                          228       207     435        (86)        3              352    
 Citizens Financial Group               469       278     747        (548)       (32)           167    
 Non-Core (2)                           19        254     273        (159)       (398)          (284)  
                                                                                                       
 Non-statutory basis                    2,770     2,677   5,447      (4,156)     (1,117)        174    
 Reconciling items:                                                                                    
 Own credit adjustments (3)             -         127     127        -           -              127    
 Gain on redemption of own debt         -         242     242        -           -              242    
 Strategic disposals                    -         6       6          -           -              6      
 RFS Holdings minority interest         (3)       1       (2)        1           -              (1)    
                                                                                                       
 Statutory basis                        2,767     3,053   5,820      (4,155)     (1,117)        548    
 
 
*Restated 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Reallocation of £1 million between net interest income and non-interest income to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss.                                                                              
 (2)  Reallocation of £11 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, £10 million, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £1 million.  
 (3)  Comprises £76 million gain included in 'Income from trading activities' and £51 million gain included in 'Other operating income' on a statutory basis.                                                                                                                
 
 
Notes 
 
10. Segmental analysis (continued) 
 
 Total revenue                                                                                                   
                                          Half year ended  
                                          30 June 2014              30 June 2013*  
                                                           Inter                               Inter             
                                          External         segment  Total            External  segment  Total    
 Total revenue                            £m               £m       £m               £m        £m       £m       
                                                                                                                 
 UK Personal & Business Banking           3,583            7        3,590            3,620     7        3,627    
 Ulster Bank                              408              40       448              549       36       585      
                                                                                                                 
 Personal & Business Banking              3,991            47       4,038            4,169     43       4,212    
                                                                                                                 
 Commercial Banking                       1,729            13       1,742            1,778     16       1,794    
 Private Banking                          470              258      728              503       340      843      
                                                                                                                 
 Commercial & Private Banking             2,199            271      2,470            2,281     356      2,637    
                                                                                                                 
 Corporate & Institutional Banking        3,033            2,028    5,061            3,461     2,691    6,152    
 Central items                            1,200            2,051    3,251            1,550     4,665    6,215    
 Citizens Financial Group                 1,724            5        1,729            1,644     50       1,694    
 RCR                                      443              254      697              n/a       n/a      n/a      
 Non-Core                                 n/a              n/a      n/a              1,081     223      1,304    
                                                                                                                 
 Non-statutory basis                      12,590           4,656    17,246           14,186    8,028    22,214   
 Reconciling items:                                                                                              
 Own credit adjustments                   (51)             -        (51)             376       -        376      
 Gain on redemption of own debt           20               -        20               191       -        191      
 Strategic disposals                      191              -        191              -         -        -        
 RFS Holdings minority interest           25               -        25               102       -        102      
 Elimination of intra-group transactions  -                (4,656)  (4,656)          -         (8,028)  (8,028)  
                                                                                                                 
 Statutory basis                          12,775           -        12,775           14,855    -        14,855   
 
 
*Restated 
 
Notes 
 
10. Segmental analysis (continued) 
 
Total revenue (continued) 
 
                                          Quarter ended  
                                          30 June 2014            31 March 2014*    30 June 2013*  
                                                         Inter                                     Inter                         Inter             
                                          External       segment  Total             External       segment  Total      External  segment  Total    
 Total revenue                            £m             £m       £m                £m             £m       £m         £m        £m       £m       
                                                                                                                                                   
 UK Personal & Business Banking           1,806          3        1,809             1,777          4        1,781      1,821     (7)      1,814    
 Ulster Bank                              210            20       230               198            20       218        289       27       316      
                                                                                                                                                   
 Personal & Business Banking              2,016          23       2,039             1,975          24       1,999      2,110     20       2,130    
                                                                                                                                                   
 Commercial Banking                       875            (18)     857               854            31       885        909       8        917      
 Private Banking                          234            127      361               236            131      367        255       162      417      
                                                                                                                                                   
 Commercial & Private Banking             1,109          109      1,218             1,090          162      1,252      1,164     170      1,334    
                                                                                                                                                   
 Corporate & Institutional Banking        1,383          1,128    2,511             1,650          900      2,550      1,628     1,470    3,098    
 Central items                            552            1,019    1,571             648            1,032    1,680      873       2,319    3,192    
 Citizens Financial Group                 947            2        949               777            3        780        813       25       838      
 RCR                                      193            97       290               250            157      407        n/a       n/a      n/a      
 Non-Core                                 n/a            n/a      n/a               n/a            n/a      n/a        620       144      764      
                                                                                                                                                   
 Non-statutory basis                      6,200          2,378    8,578             6,390          2,278    8,668      7,208     4,148    11,356   
 Reconciling items:                                                                                                                                
 Own credit adjustments                   (190)          -        (190)             139            -        139        127       -        127      
 Gain on redemption of own debt           -              -        -                 20             -        20         242       -        242      
 Strategic disposals                      -              -        -                 191            -        191        6         -        6        
 RFS Holdings minority interest           11             -        11                14             -        14         1         -        1        
 Elimination of intra-group transactions  -              (2,378)  (2,378)           -              (2,278)  (2,278)    -         (4,148)  (4,148)  
                                                                                                                                                   
 Statutory basis                          6,021          -        6,021             6,754          -        6,754      7,584     -        7,584    
 
 
Total assets and liabilities 
 
                                                                                                                                         
                                    30 June 2014           31 March 2014*               31 December 2013*  
 Assets                             Liabilities            Assets          Liabilities                     Assets  Liabilities  
 Total assets                       £m            £m                       £m           £m                         £m           £m       
                                                                                                                                         
 UK Personal & Business Banking     133,559       147,650                  132,802      146,264                    132,153      146,255  
 Ulster Bank                        26,734        24,718                   26,160       26,055                     28,183       27,047   
                                                                                                                                         
 Personal & Business Banking        160,293       172,368                  158,962      172,319                    160,336      173,302  
                                                                                                                                         
 Commercial Banking                 88,573        90,272                   89,608       90,158                     87,900       93,201   
 Private Banking                    20,794        36,379                   21,227       37,173                     21,168       37,564   
                                                                                                                                         
 Commercial & Private Banking       109,367       126,651                  110,835      127,331                    109,068      130,765  
                                                                                                                                         
 Corporate & Institutional Banking  537,563       493,282                  546,968      503,189                    551,200      512,691  
 Central items                      92,392        81,308                   91,219       82,839                     103,450      84,279   
 Citizens Financial Group           76,090        63,661                   76,063       63,547                     71,738       61,289   
 RCR                                34,449        12,731                   38,793       13,475                     n/a          n/a      
 Non-Core                           n/a           n/a                      n/a          n/a                        31,177       6,100    
                                                                                                                                         
 Non-statutory basis                1,010,154     950,001                  1,022,840    962,700                    1,026,969    968,426  
 Reconciling item:                                                                                                                       
 RFS Holdings minority interest     954           144                      930          134                        909          237      
                                                                                                                                         
 Statutory basis                    1,011,108     950,145                  1,023,770    962,834                    1,027,878    968,663  
                                                                                                                                         
 *Restated                                                                                                                               
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments 
 
Classification 
 
The following tables analyse the Group's financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the categories of financial
instruments in IAS 39 with assets and liabilities outside the scope of IAS 39 shown separately. 
 
                                                                                                                    Non                
 Financial instruments               financial          
                                                                                   Amortised  Finance  assets/              
 HFT (1)                             DFV (2)    HD (3)  AFS (4)  LAR (5)  HTM(6)   cost       leases   liabilities  Total   
 30 June 2014                        £m         £m      £m       £m       £m       £m         £m       £m           £m      £m         
                                                                                                                                       
 Assets                                                                                                                                
 Cash and balances at central banks  -          -                -        68,670   -                                        68,670     
 Loans and advances to banks                                                                                                           
 - reverse repos                     25,139     -                -        3,024    -                                        28,163     
 - other                             9,907      -                -        18,997   -                                        28,904     
 Loans and advances to customers                                                                                                       
 - reverse repos                     53,142     -                -        400      -                                        53,542     
 - other                             18,171     50               -        360,790  -                   6,543                385,554    
 Debt securities                     55,893     121              48,698   3,526    4,556                                    112,794    
 Equity shares                       6,444      338              1,052    -        -                                        7,834      
 Settlement balances                 -          -                -        19,682   -                                        19,682     
 Derivatives                         270,807            4,099                                                               274,906    
 Intangible assets                                                                                                  12,173  12,173     
 Property, plant and equipment                                                                                      7,115   7,115      
 Deferred tax                                                                                                       3,107   3,107      
 Prepayments, accrued income and                                                                                                       
 other assets                        -          -                -        -        -                                7,418   7,418      
 Assets of disposal groups                                                                                          1,246   1,246      
                                                                                                                                       
                                     439,503    509     4,099    49,750   475,089  4,556               6,543        31,059  1,011,108  
                                                                                                                                       
 Liabilities                                                                                                                           
 Deposits by banks                                                                                                                     
 - repos                             28,931     -                                             2,791                         31,722     
 - other                             22,168     -                                             17,011                        39,179     
 Customer accounts                                                                                                                     
 - repos                             46,861     -                                             4,679                         51,540     
 - other                             9,287      5,248                                         386,691                       401,226    
 Debt securities in issue            7,339      12,967                                        38,781                        59,087     
 Settlement balances                 -          -                                             15,128                        15,128     
 Short positions                     39,019     -                                                                           39,019     
 Derivatives                         266,544            3,543                                                               270,087    
 Accruals, deferred income and                                                                                                         
 other liabilities                   -          -                                             1,744    15           13,117  14,876     
 Retirement benefit liabilities                                                                                     2,742   2,742      
 Deferred tax                                                                                                       605     605        
 Subordinated liabilities            -          846                                           23,963                        24,809     
 Liabilities of disposal groups                                                                                     125     125        
                                                                                                                                       
                                     420,149    19,061  3,543                                 490,788  15           16,589  950,145    
                                                                                                                                       
 Equity                                                                                                                     60,963     
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            1,011,108  
 
 
For the notes to this table refer to the following page. 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments: Classification (continued) 
 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                              Non                  
 Financial instruments               financial          
                                                                          Amortised  Finance  assets/              
 HFT (1)                             DFV (2)    HD (3)  AFS (4)  LAR (5)  cost       leases   liabilities  Total   
 31 December 2013                    £m         £m      £m       £m       £m         £m       £m           £m      £m         
                                                                                                                              
 Assets                                                                                                                       
 Cash and balances at central banks  -          -                -        82,659                                   82,659     
 Loans and advances to banks                                                                                                  
 - reverse repos                     25,795     -                -        721                                      26,516     
 - other                             9,952      -                -        17,603                                   27,555     
 Loans and advances to customers                                                                                              
 - reverse repos                     49,897     -                -        -                                        49,897     
 - other                             19,170     49               -        364,772             6,834                390,825    
 Debt securities                     56,582     122              53,107   3,788                                    113,599    
 Equity shares                       7,199      400              1,212                                             8,811      
 Settlement balances                 -          -                -        5,591                                    5,591      
 Derivatives                         283,508            4,531                                                      288,039    
 Intangible assets                                                                                         12,368  12,368     
 Property, plant and equipment                                                                             7,909   7,909      
 Deferred tax                                                                                              3,478   3,478      
 Prepayments, accrued income and                                                                                              
 other assets                        -          -                -        -                                7,614   7,614      
 Assets of disposal groups                                                                                 3,017   3,017      
                                                                                                                              
                                     452,103    571     4,531    54,319   475,134             6,834        34,386  1,027,878  
                                                                                                                              
 Liabilities                                                                                                                  
 Deposits by banks                                                                                                            
 - repos                             23,127     -                                    5,523                         28,650     
 - other                             19,764     -                                    15,565                        35,329     
 Customer accounts                                                                                                            
 - repos                             52,300     -                                    4,184                         56,484     
 - other                             10,236     5,862                                398,298                       414,396    
 Debt securities in issue            8,560      15,848                               43,411                        67,819     
 Settlement balances                 -          -                                    5,313                         5,313      
 Short positions                     28,022     -                                                                  28,022     
 Derivatives                         281,299            4,227                                                      285,526    
 Accruals, deferred income and                                                                                                
 other liabilities                   -          -                                    1,764    19           14,234  16,017     
 Retirement benefit liabilities                                                                            3,210   3,210      
 Deferred tax                                                                                              507     507        
 Subordinated liabilities            -          868                                  23,144                        24,012     
 Liabilities of disposal groups                                                                            3,378   3,378      
                                                                                                                              
                                     423,308    22,578  4,227                        497,202  19           21,329  968,663    
                                                                                                                              
 Equity                                                                                                            59,215     
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                   1,027,878  
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Held-for-trading.             
 (2)  Designated as at fair value.  
 (3)  Hedging derivatives.          
 (4)  Available-for-sale.           
 (5)  Loans and receivables.        
 (6)  Held to maturity              
 
 
Apart from the reclassification of £3.6 billion of Treasury debt securities from AFS to HTM in Q1 2014, there were no other
reclassifications in the first half of 2014. 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments (continued) 
 
Valuation reserves 
 
When valuing financial instruments in the trading book, adjustments are made to mid-market valuations to cover bid-offer
spread, liquidity and credit risk. The table below shows credit valuation adjustments (CVA) and other valuation reserves. 
CVA represent an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the risk
inherent in derivative exposures. 
 
                                                                     30 June  31 December  
 2014                                                                2013     
                                                                     £m       £m           
                                                                                           
 Credit valuation adjustments                                                              
 - monoline insurers and credit derivative product companies (CDPC)  57       99           
 - other counterparties                                              1,433    1,667        
                                                                                           
                                                                     1,490    1,766        
                                                                                           
 Other valuation reserves                                                                  
 - bid-offer                                                         405      513          
 - funding valuation adjustment                                      522      424          
 - product and deal specific                                         718      745          
 - other                                                             27       8            
                                                                                           
                                                                     1,672    1,690        
                                                                                           
 Valuation reserves                                                  3,162    3,456        
 
 
 The table below analyses CVA relating to other counterparties by rating and sector.                        
                                                                                      30 June  31 December  
 Ratings:                                                                             2014     2013         
 £m                                                                                   £m       
                                                                                                            
 AAA                                                                                  85       104          
 AA to AA+                                                                            25       13           
 A to AA-                                                                             111      168          
 BBB- to A-                                                                           336      446          
 Non-investment grade                                                                 876      936          
                                                                                                            
                                                                                      1,433    1,667        
                                                                                                            
 Counterparty:                                                                                              
 Banks                                                                                38       89           
 Other financial institutions                                                         196      199          
 Corporate                                                                            1,013    1,126        
 Government                                                                           186      253          
                                                                                                            
                                                                                      1,433    1,667        
 
 
Key points 
 
 ·  The decrease in CVA was primarily driven by tightening of credit spreads.                                                             
                                                                                                                                          
 ·  Other valuation reserves were broadly flat with balance sheet reduction impacts being offset by additional funding related reserves.  
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments: Valuation reserves (continued) 
 
Own credit 
 
The cumulative own credit adjustment (OCA) recorded on held-for-trading (HFT) and designated as at fair value through
profit or loss (DFV) debt securities in issue, subordinated liabilities and derivative liabilities are set out below. 
 
 Cumulative OCA (CR)/DR (1)                                            Subordinated                                 
 Debt securities in issue (2)               liabilities                              
 HFT                                        DFV          Total  DFV    Total         Derivatives  Total (3)  
 £m                                         £m           £m     £m     £m            £m           £m         
                                                                                                                    
 30 June 2014                               (395)        (87)   (482)  237           (245)        54         (191)  
 31 December 2013                           (467)        (33)   (500)  256           (244)        96         (148)  
 30 June 2013                               (488)        244    (244)  380           136          309        445    
                                                                                                                    
 Carrying values of underlying liabilities  £bn          £bn    £bn    £bn           £bn                            
                                                                                                                    
 30 June 2014                               7.3          13.0   20.3   0.8           21.1                           
 31 December 2013                           8.6          15.8   24.4   0.9           25.3                           
 30 June 2013                               9.3          20.7   30.0   0.9           30.9                           
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  The OCA does not alter cash flows and is not used for performance management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 (2)  Includes wholesale and retail note issuances.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 (3)  The reserve movement between periods will not equate to the reported profit or loss for own credit. The balance sheet reserve is stated by conversion of underlying currency balances at spot rates for each period, whereas the income statement includes intra-period foreign exchange sell-offs.  
 
 
Key points 
 
 ·  The cumulative OCA decreased during the first half of 2014 due to tightening of RBS credit spreads in the second quarter of 2014 partially offset by the impact of time decay (e.g. the reduction in the remaining time to maturity of the trades reduces the impact of changes in RBS credit spreads).  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  Senior issued debt OCA is determined by reference to secondary debt issuance spreads, the five year spread tightened to 72 basis points (31 December 2013 - 92 basis points; 30 June 2013 - 140 basis points).                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  RBS CDS spreads tightened to 85 basis points (31 December 2013 - 114 basis points; 30 June 2013 - 228 basis points).                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments (continued) 
 
Financial instruments carried at fair value - valuation hierarchy 
 
Commentary on the control environment, valuation techniques and related aspects pertaining to financial instruments
measured at fair value are included in the Group's 2013 Annual Report and Accounts. There have been no material changes to
valuation or levelling approaches in the half year to 30 June 2014. 
 
The tables below show financial instruments carried at fair value on the Group's balance sheet by valuation hierarchy -
level 1, level 2 and level 3 and valuation sensitivities for level 3 balances. 
 
                                                                       Level 3 sensitivity  
                                  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total     Favourable           Unfavourable  
 30 June 2014                     £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn       £m                   £m            
                                                                                                          
 Assets                                                                                                   
 Loans and advances to banks      -        34.7     0.3      35.0      20                   (10)          
 Loans and advances to customers  -        71.2     0.2      71.4      20                   (30)          
 Debt securities                  58.3     44.6     1.8      104.7     130                  (60)          
 Equity shares                    6.1      1.1      0.6      7.8       100                  (80)          
 Derivatives                      0.1      271.8    3.1      275.0     330                  (190)         
                                                                                                          
                                  64.5     423.4    6.0      493.9     600                  (370)         
                                                                                                          
 Proportion                       13.1%    85.7%    1.2%     100.0%                                       
                                                                                                          
 Of which                                                                                                 
 RBS excluding RCR                64.4     409.5    4.4      478.3                                        
 RCR                              0.1      13.9     1.6      15.6                                         
                                                                                                          
                                  64.5     423.4    6.0      493.9                                        
 
 
 31 December 2013                        
                                                                            
 Assets                                                                     
 Loans and advances to banks      -      35.5   0.3   35.8      30   (10)   
 Loans and advances to customers  -      68.9   0.2   69.1      20   (30)   
 Debt securities                  58.0   49.7   2.1   109.8     160  (100)  
 Equity shares                    7.0    1.1    0.7   8.8       120  (110)  
 Derivatives                      0.1    284.4  3.5   288.0     390  (250)  
                                                                            
                                  65.1   439.6  6.8   511.5     720  (500)  
                                                                            
 Proportion                       12.7%  86.0%  1.3%  100.0%                
                                                                            
 Of which                                                                   
 RBS excluding Non-Core           64.9   436.2  4.9   506.0                 
 Non-Core                         0.2    3.4    1.9   5.5                   
                                                                            
                                  65.1   439.6  6.8   511.5                 
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments: Valuation hierarchy (continued) 
 
                                                                Level 3 sensitivity  
                           Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total     Favourable           Unfavourable  
 30 June 2014              £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn       £m                   £m            
                                                                                                   
 Liabilities                                                                                       
 Deposits by banks         -        51.0     0.1      51.1      10                   -             
 Customer accounts         -        61.2     0.2      61.4      -                    (10)          
 Debt securities in issue  -        19.0     1.3      20.3      30                   (50)          
 Short positions           34.3     4.7      -        39.0      -                    -             
 Derivatives               0.1      267.6    2.5      270.2     130                  (120)         
 Subordinated liabilities  -        0.8      -        0.8       -                    -             
                                                                                                   
                           34.4     404.3    4.1      442.8     170                  (180)         
                                                                                                   
 Proportion                7.8%     91.3%    0.9%     100.0%                                       
                                                                                                   
 Of which                                                                                          
 RBS excluding RCR         34.4     393.5    3.7      431.6                                        
 RCR                       -        10.8     0.4      11.2                                         
                                                                                                   
                           34.4     404.3    4.1      442.8                                        
 
 
 31 December 2013                
                                                                    
 Liabilities                                                        
 Deposits by banks         -     42.8   0.1   42.9      10   -      
 Customer accounts         -     68.2   0.2   68.4      -    (10)   
 Debt securities in issue  -     23.1   1.3   24.4      50   (70)   
 Short positions           23.9  4.1    -     28.0      -    -      
 Derivatives               0.1   282.4  3.0   285.5     130  (120)  
 Subordinated liabilities  -     0.9    -     0.9       -    -      
                                                                    
                           24.0  421.5  4.6   450.1     190  (200)  
                                                                    
 Proportion                5.3%  93.7%  1.0%  100.0%                
                                                                    
 Of which                                                           
 RBS excluding Non-Core    24.0  420.1  4.5   448.6                 
 Non-Core                  -     1.4    0.1   1.5                   
                                                                    
                           24.0  421.5  4.6   450.1                 
                                                                    
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments (continued) 
 
Valuation techniques 
 
The table below shows a breakdown of valuation techniques and the ranges for those unobservable inputs used in valuation
models and techniques that have a material impact on the valuation of Level 3 financial instruments. The table excludes
unobservable inputs where the impact on valuation is less significant. Movements in the underlying input may have a
favourable or unfavourable impact on the valuation depending on the particular terms of the contract and the exposure. For
example an increase in the credit spread of a bond would be favourable for the issuer and unfavourable for the note holder.
Whilst we indicate where we consider that there are significant relationships between the inputs, these inter-relationships
will be affected by macro economic factors including interest rates, foreign exchange rates or equity index levels. 
 
                           Level 3 (£bn)                                           Range                                   
 Financial instruments     Assets         Liabilities  Valuation technique         Unobservable inputs                     Low     High     
 Loans                     0.3            0.1          Discounted cash flow (DCF)  Credit spreads (2)                      285bps  1211bps  
                                                                                                                                            
 Deposits                  0.2            0.2          Option pricing              Volatility (3)                          27%     30%      
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       DCF                         Credit spreads (2)                      0bps    25bps    
                                                                                   Recovery rates (4)                      0%      71%      
                                                       Price based                 Price (5)                               80%     100%     
                                                                                                                                            
 Debt securities                                                                                                                            
 RMBS                      0.2                         Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      99%      
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       DCF                         Probability of default (6)              3%      12%      
                                                                                   Yield (5)                               10%     40%      
                                                                                   Conditional prepayment rates (CPR) (7)  0%      10%      
                                                                                                                                            
 CDO and CLO               0.8                         Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       DCF                         Yield (5)                               0%      40%      
                                                                                   Probability of default (6)              2%      10%      
 Other ABS                 0.4                         Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
 Other debt securities     0.4                         DCF                         Credit spreads (2)                      100bps  109bps   
                                                       Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
 Equity securities         0.6                         Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       EBITDA multiple             EBITDA multiple (8)                     12x     40x      
                                                       DCF                         Yield (5)                               10%     30%      
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                   Recovery rates (4)                      0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
 Derivatives                                                                                                                                
 Foreign exchange          1.0            0.6          Option pricing model        Correlation (9)                         (41%)   100%     
                                                                                   Volatility (3)                          6%      23%      
                                                                                                                                            
 Interest rate             1.3            0.5          Option pricing model        Correlation (9)                         (40%)   100%     
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       DCF                         CPR (7)                                 2%      20%      
                                                                                                                                            
 Equities and commodities  0.1            0.6          Option pricing model        Volatility (3)                          27%     30%      
                                                                                                                                            
 Credit                    0.7            0.8          Price based                 Price (5)                               0%      100%     
                                                                                                                                            
                                                       DCF based on defaults       Recovery rates (4)                      0%      100%     
                                                       and recoveries              Credit spreads (2)                      25bps   410bps   
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments: Valuation techniques (continued) 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)   Level 3 structured issued debt securities of £1.3 billion are not included in the table above as valuation is consistent with the valuation of the embedded derivative component.                                                                               
 (2)   Credit spreads and discount margins: Credit spreads and margins express the return required over a benchmark rate or index to compensate for the credit risk associated with a cash instrument. A higher credit spread would indicate that the underlying       
       instrument has more credit risk associated with it. Consequently, investors require a higher yield to compensate for the higher risk. The discount rate comprises credit spread or margin plus the benchmark rate; it is used to value future cash flows.       
 (3)   Volatility: A measure of the tendency of a price to change with time.                                                                                                                                                                                           
 (4)   Recovery rate: Reflects market expectations about the return of principal for a debt instrument or other obligations after a credit event or on liquidation. Recovery rates tend to move conversely to credit spreads.                                          
 (5)   Price and yield: There may be a range of price based information used for evaluating the value of an instrument. This may be a direct comparison of one instrument or portfolio with another or movements in a more liquid instrument may be used to indicate   
       the movement in the value of less liquid instrument. The comparison may also be indirect in that adjustments are made to the price to reflect differences between the pricing source and the instrument being valued, for example different maturity, credit    
       quality, seniority or expected payouts. Similarly to price, an instrument's yield may be compared to other instruments either directly or indirectly. Prices move inversely to yields.                                                                          
 (6)   Probability of default: This is a measure of the expected rate of losses in an underlying portfolio of mortgages or other receivables. The higher the probability of default the lower the value of the underlying portfolio. The cumulative losses tend to move 
       conversely to prepayment rates and in line with constant default rates. The higher the rate, the higher the expected number of defaults and therefore the expected losses. An increase in the default rate is likely to reduce the value of an asset.           
 (7)   Conditional prepayment rate: The measure of the rate at which underlying mortgages or loans are prepaid. An increase in prepayment rates in a portfolio may increase or decrease its value depending upon the credit quality and payment terms of the underlying 
       loans. For example an increase in prepayment rate of a portfolio of high credit quality underlying assets may reduce the value and size of the portfolio whereas for lower credit quality underlyings it may increase the value.                                
 (8)   EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) multiple: This is a commonly used valuation technique for equity holdings. The EBITDA of a company is used as a proxy for the future cash flows and when multiplied by an appropriate     
       factor gives an estimate for the value of the company.                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 (9)   Correlation: Measures the degree by which two prices or other variables are observed to move together. If they move in the same direction there is positive correlation; if they move in opposite directions there is negative correlation. Correlations        
       typically include relationships between: default probabilities of assets in a basket (a group of separate assets), exchange rates, interest rates and other financial variables.                                                                                
 (10)  Group does not have any material liabilities measured at fair value that are issued with an inseparable third party credit enhancement.                                                                                                                         
 (11)  Improvements in price discovery resulted in transfers of £0.2 billion and £0.1 billion of asset and liabilities respectively from level 3 to level 2. Transfers from level 2 to level 3 mainly comprised debt securities in issue of £0.2 billion, derivative   
       assets and liabilities of £0.1 billion each and debt securities of £0.1 billion due to increased unobservability of inputs used in the valuation of these instruments. There were no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2.                         
 
 
Notes 
 
11. Financial instruments: Movement in level 3 portfolios 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                               Amounts recorded in   
                                                                                                                                                                                               the income statement  
                           At             Amount recorded in                                         Purchases  Settlements         Sales       Foreign   At           in respect of balances  
 1 January                 Income         SOCI                Level 3 transfers  and  exchange       30 June    held at period end  
 2014                      statement (1)  (2)                 In                 Out  issuances (3)  and other  2014                Unrealised  Realised  
                           £m             £m                  £m                      £m      

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