FY'20 and 4Q'20 Results and investor update
25 February 2021
Contents
Bill Winters Group Chief Executive | 3 and 19 | |
Andy Halford Group Chief Financial Officer | 4 | |
Appendix | ||
Income guidance, macroeconomic indicators and interest rate sensitivity | 30 | |
Vulnerable sectors and COVID-19 relief measures | 35 | |
Information for fixed income investors | 38 | |
Sustainability | 50 | |
Notes, abbreviated terms and important notice | 58 |
We are weathering the health crisis and geopolitical tensions well Our strategic transformation continues
Strategic progress
• We have been successfully executing the 2019 strategic priorities
o Delivering our differentiated network and affluent businesses
o Launching transformational digital capabilities
o Optimising returns in target markets: PBT up 34% YoY1 and we sold Permata
• Actions since 2015 ensured operational and financial resilience in 2020
o Encouraging signs of agility in response to COVID-19 and with new initiatives
• The refreshed priorities announced today link directly to our Purpose
Performance
• COVID-19 led to severe economic dislocation and sharply lower interest rates
• But we remain profitable, with very strong capital and liquidity
o We are determined to optimise our capital to maximise RoTE
o We are resuming the dividend and buying back shares
• The strategic drivers to achieve our RoTE targets are still in place
o We were on the right track to reach >10% until the pandemic hit …
o … and the path to deliver that objective remains clear
Footnotes on pages 59-64; Glossary on pages 65-66
Andy Halford
Group Chief Financial Officer
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