Barclays H1 2022 Results
Outlook
Returns
Barclays continues to target a RoTE of >10% in 2022
Income
Costs
Impairment
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Barclays' diversified income streams position the Group well for the current economic and
market environment and rising interest rates
Given £1.3bn of litigation and conduct charges in Q222 and the appreciation of average USD
against GBP, Barclays now expects FY22 total operating expenses to be around £16.7bn¹ versus
previous outlook of £15.0bn²
While acknowledging macroeconomic uncertainty, the impairment charge is expected to remain
below pre-pandemic levels in coming quarters given reduced unsecured lending balances and
existing coverage ratios
Capital
Barclays continues to target a CET1 ratio within the range of 13-14%
Capital returns
Barclays' capital distribution policy incorporates a progressive ordinary dividend, supplemented
with buybacks as appropriate
1 Group cost outlook is based on an average USD/GBP FX rate of 1.23 across H222 and subject to foreign currency movements | 2 Previous FY22 Group cost outlook was based on an average USD/GBP FX rate of 1.31 throughout 2022 |
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