Resolution Plan Public Section October 2013
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Resolution Plan Public Section October 2013 In many instances, the information contained in this US resolution plan is derived from systems used for internal management purposes that were not designed for resolution planning and are not subject to Barclays internal controls over financial reporting. AlthougAlthoughh Barclays believes the information presented is accurate, this resolution plan necessarily contains certain summaries and data, particularly projections, estimates and other forward-looking statements that may not reflect actual results. © Barclays Bank PLC 2013 Table of Contents Public Section ...............................................................................................................................................................................................3 1 Summary of resolution plan ............................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................3 1.2 Material entities ...........................................................................................................................................................................6 1.3 Core business lines .....................................................................................................................................................................9 1.4 Summary financial information regarding assets, liabilities, capital and major funding sources ..................... 10 1.5 Derivative and hedging activities ......................................................................................................................................... 15 1.6 Top twenty memberships in payment, clearing and settlement systems for US Operations ............................ 16 1.7 Foreign operations ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 1.8 Material supervisory authorities .......................................................................................................................................... 19 1.9 Principal officers ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21 1.10 Resolution planning, corporate governance structure and processes related to resolution planning .......... 22 1.11 Material management information systems .................................................................................................................. 24 1.12 Description of resolution strategy .................................................................................................................................... 26 2 Public Section 1 Summary of resolution plan 1.1 Introduction Barclays1 has developed a comprehensive and robust US resolution plan as mandated by the Resolution Plan Final Rule2 (Final Rule) issued pursuant to Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 20103 (DFA) and the regulatory “Guidance for 2013 §165(d) Annual Resolution Plan Submissions by Foreign-Based Covered Companies that Submitted Initial Resolution Plans in 2012” (the Guidance) published 15 April 2013 by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Section 165(d) of DFA and the Final Rule specifies that a foreign banking organization4 that has $50.0bn or more in worldwide consolidated assets is a covered company subject to the resolution plan requirements set forth in the Final Rule. A covered company must submit a resolution plan annually that provides for the covered company's rapid and orderly resolution in the event of material financial distress4 at, or failure of, the covered company. Barclays PLC (BPLC), a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales, is a bank holding company under section 8(a) of the International Banking Act of 1978 (IBA). BPLC has over £1,488bn in global consolidated assets as of 31 December 2012, which exceeds the $50bn threshold, and is therefore a covered company subject to the resolution planning requirements of Section 165(d) of DFA and the Final Rule. Barclays operates a universal banking model through which it seeks to build strong and stable relationships with customers and clients by meeting a wide range of their needs across different locations. Barclays’ presence in the US dates back to the 1890s. Barclays has steadily increased its US footprint, specifically in investment banking, credit card and wealth management businesses. Barclays’ US business is critical to the continued growth of the organization and enables Barclays to serve a global client base, diversify income across geographies, access important strategic markets and achieve growth objectives. Due to Barclays' size,5 Barclays was among the covered companies required to submit its initial US resolution plan on or before 1 July 2012. Per the Guidance, Barclays’ second US resolution submission is due on or before 1 October 2013 (Barclays 2013 US Resolution Plan). Barclays is supportive of reform efforts to promote global financial stability and mitigate repercussive impact from the distress or failure of any individual large financial institutions. The DFA was developed in response to the recent financial crisis caused by the multiple idiosyncratic failures of individual institutions and their effect on the global financial ecosystem and on broader global economies. As a Global Systemically Important Financial Institution (G-SIFI), as designated by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Barclays is subject to requirements for resolvability assessments, recovery and resolution planning, and requirements regarding additional loss absorption capacity. Regulatory supervision regarding recovery and resolution planning includes stronger mandates, increased resources and powers, and higher expectations for risk management functions, data aggregation capabilities, risk governance and internal controls. In addition to developing and maintaining resolution plans in the US, implementation of the DFA and other regulatory reform initiatives has contributed to a more stable financial system since 2008. Regulatory authorities, including the FRB and the FDIC in the US and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England (BoE) in the UK, actively work to address cross- border considerations in order to develop sound policies and regulations that will strengthen the global financial system. 1 “Barclays” and “Group” are terms which are used to refer to Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries and/or Barclays Bank PLC together with its subsidiaries. The term “Company”, “Parent Company” or “Parent” refers to Barclays PLC and the term “Bank” or “BBPLC” refers to Barclays Bank PLC. 2 See Federal Reserve System Regulation QQ, 12 CFR Part 243, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Regulation 12 CFR Part 381 (the “Final Rule”). 3 12. U.S.C. 5365(d). 4 See Final Rule definition. 5 Barclays’ worldwide consolidated assets exceeded $250bn as per the Final Rule requirement. 3 The industry has been further shaped by initiatives aimed at reducing systemic risk. These initiatives include: . Oversight Committees: Establishment of the Payments Risk Committee (PRC) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; . Financial Market Utilities: The designation of systemically important financial market utilities (SIFMUs) by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the FRB’s supervision of those SIFMUs; . Payment, Clearing and Settlement Systems: Definition of the roles and responsibilities in all jurisdictions of FMUs and the minimum standards to be adopted to support the effective management of payment, clearing and settlement processes, specifically avoidance of contagion in the market, particularly in periods of stress; . Tri-party Repo Reform: Development of policies and regulations aimed at the reduction in intraday credit exposures, thus mitigating system risk; . OTC Derivative Reform: Use of central clearing processes for derivatives trading. The establishment of a swap data repository for swap data reporting and record keeping and the deployment of swap execution facilities for regulated trading of swaps. Barclays has also registered BBPLC as a swap dealer with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and will register BBPLC as a security-based swap dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in compliance with Sections 7316 and 764(a)7 of the DFA; and . Legal Entity Identifier: Global regulatory and industry initiative instituting a standardized and controlled global legal entity identifier to be utilized worldwide in support of trading activity. As a result of these initiatives and others, significant progress has been made in the financial industry to reduce the likelihood of future G-SIFI failures and enhance the overall safety and soundness of the financial system. Barclays actively supports the progress made by the industry and has undertaken significant initiatives to reduce systemic risks, such as: . Cross-border regulatory coordination: Barclays has actively engaged with US and UK authorities to share information on the progress made by the