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Risk Management<br />

Assets and Liabilities Committee<br />

The Assets and Liabilities Committee (“ALCO”) is chaired by<br />

the Group Chief Financial Officer and includes the Group Chief<br />

Executive Officer, the Chief Risk Officer and other members of<br />

Group Senior Management.<br />

It is tasked with optimising Asset Liabilities Management risks,<br />

within the risk appetite limits set by the ptsb Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, and in line<br />

with the Group’s medium term plan and strategic direction.<br />

The ALCO reviews and is responsible for all activities relating<br />

to funding and liquidity management and strategy, structural<br />

asset and liability management, interest rate and m<strong>ar</strong>ket risk<br />

and for Treasury counterp<strong>ar</strong>ty risk.<br />

It is the accountable body for evaluation of other potential<br />

drivers of e<strong>ar</strong>nings volatility, such as competitive pressures<br />

and other non‐interest rate related changes to m<strong>ar</strong>ket<br />

conditions, and for agreeing on optimisation and hedging<br />

strategies against those risks.<br />

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