Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
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Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
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 that there are roughly four million customers in Barclays UK today that have sufficient liquidity and/or investment appetite that could benefit from the services of PBWM. Within the UK Corporate Bank and the Investment Bank, there are also a significant number of business owners, family offices and executives of large corporations who would benefit from our Private Bank services. Our priorities for the year ahead include further improvements to our UK Digital Investing proposition, launching our new UK Affluent proposition, and continuing to improve our proposition and digital experience in the Private Bank &#8211; both in the UK and internationally. We are also focused on progressing our plans to establish a new Private Bank booking centre in Singapore. We remain committed to improving our underlying technology infrastructure and digital client experience. Note: 1 The Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) Balanced PCI Index provides a comparative measure of performance, using the returns of actual client portfolios where risk relative to world equities is 40%-60%. The data is taken from 138 investment managers. Data as of 30 June 2024. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Governance Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 10 2024 divisional review (continued)

Investment Bank Investment Bank provides money managers, financial institutions, governments, supranational organisations and corporate clients with advisory, finance and risk management services. Our business &#8226; Barclays&#8217; Global Markets division provides institutional investors, sovereigns and corporates with a full range of execution services, ideas and risk management solutions across asset classes (Equities, Credit, Rates, FX and Securitised Products). The Research team provides institutional investors with data- driven analysis, actionable insights and access to our analysts across global sectors, markets and economies. &#8226; Barclays&#8217; Investment Banking division partners with companies, governments and financial institutions worldwide to provide expert advice, innovative solutions and access to capital. It includes International Corporate Banking, which provides financial institutions and large corporate clients with wholesale lending and sophisticated treasury solutions &#8211; supported by deep industry knowledge and local, on-the- ground specialists. Focus areas &#8226; Monetising our deep client relationships while maintaining prudent risk management. &#8226; In Global Markets, sustaining momentum in our businesses with Top 5 market share2, growing our next focus businesses and continuing to scale more stable financing income. &#8226; In Investment Banking, maintaining our historical strength in Debt Capital Markets (DCM) while growing share in Advisory and Equity Capital Markets