Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 188

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 188
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 strategy. Risk profile i.e. the impact on the Group&#8217;s risk profile of geopolitical and macroeconomic developments and conditions. &#8226; To evaluate and report to the Board on the Group&#8217;s risk profile and monitoring of the principal risks in the ERMF. &#8226; To consider proposed material changes to the Group&#8217;s risk profile. &#8226; The Committee received regular updates on the Group's risk profile and compliance profile from the Group Chief Risk Officer and Group Chief Compliance Officer respectively. &#8226; The Committee examined key risk themes in order to monitor the evolving risk environment in which Barclays operates, the response of management, and the changing risk profile of the Group. &#8226; The Committee considered macroeconomic developments, including the evolving rates environment, US Government fiscal position, disintermediation, the UK economy, the EU geopolitical and economic landscape and execution risk relating to the Group&#8217;s strategy. &#8226; The Committee monitored the Group's exposures to geopolitical risks and considered longer-term and emerging risk themes. &#8226; The Committee received regular business division risk reviews from the first and second lines of defence. Areas of focus Key role of Committee Conclusion / action taken Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 98Governance Directors&#8217; report: Board Risk Committee report (continued)

Credit risk and market risk i.e. the risk of loss from the failure of customers, clients or counterparties to fully honour their obligations; or due to market movements. &#8226; To review and consider vulnerabilities to credit losses in the Group&#8217;s lending and banking transactions which expose the firm to credit risk &#8226; To review and consider the risk of loss arising from potential adverse changes in the value of the firm&#8217;s assets and liabilities from fluctuation in market variables. &#8226; The Committee received regular updates on credit risk and market risk within the Investment Bank, with a particular focus on the structured lending and finance and leveraged finance portfolios. Treasury and capital risk i.e. liquidity risk, capital risk and interest rate risk in the banking book. &#8226; To review capital performance against plan, tracking the capital trajectory, any challenges and opportunities and regulatory policy developments. &#8226; To assess liquidity performance against both internal and regulatory requirements, and review any challenges and opportunities. &#8226; To monitor capital and funding requirements. &#