Fred Goodwin Group Chief Executive Slide 3 First Active Offer z Cash offer of €6.20 per share z Values First Active at €887 million z Recommended by First Active Board z Accretive to RBS earnings Slide 4 First Active Branch Network First Active Slide 5 First Active Branch Networks 90 Branches First Active Ulster Bank Slide 6 First Active First Active Branches Customers Market shares – Mortgages – Savings accounts – Personal loans 51 335,000 12% 3% 1% Slide 7 First Active Ulster Bank Republic of Ireland First Active 122 51 506,000 335,000 3% 4% 3% 9% 7% 14% 12% 3% 1% – – – Branches Customers Market shares – Mortgages – Savings accounts – Personal loans – Personal current accounts – Credit cards – SME accounts Slide 8 First Active Ulster Bank +First Active Republic of Ireland Branches Customers Market shares – Mortgages – Savings accounts – Personal loans – Personal current accounts – Credit cards – SME accounts 173 approx 800,000 15% 7% 4% 9% 7% 14% Slide 9 First Active Mortgages Market Ranking Irish Life and Permanent #1 Ulster Bank + First Active #2 Bank of Ireland #3= AIB #3= Slide 10 First Active Savings Accounts Market Ranking AIB #1 Bank of Ireland #2 Irish Life and Permanent #3= Ulster Bank + First Active #3= Slide 11 First Active Ulster Bank 1H03 First Active 1H03 €191m €34m Loans to customers €14.9bn €7.6bn* Customer deposits €12.9bn €3.9bn Profit before tax * Gross of securitisation of e2.7bn Slide 12 First Active Strategy z Retain First Active and Ulster Bank brands and branch networks Cost Savings z Combine technology, processing activities, central functions z Leverage Group functions z Lower funding costs Revenue Benefits z Strengthen Ulster Bank’s mortgage offering z Broaden First Active’s product range Fred Goodwin Group Chief Executive Slide 14 Group Structure CUSTOMERS • Coutts • Adam • NatWest Offshore • RBSI • Direct Line • Churchill • NIG • International Wealth Management RBS Insurance • • • • • • • • RBS Cards NatWest Cards RBS Advanta Joint Ventures DLFS Lombard Direct Direct Bank Internet Platform Retail Direct • Personal • Small Business • RSA RBS • Personal • Small Business • NW Life NatWest • Large Corporates - RBS • Mid Corporates and Commercials-RBS/NW • Treasury - RBS • Greenwich Capital (US) • Lombard • Angel Trains • Specialist Businesses CBFM MANUFACTURING Technology Operations Services • Personal • Business • Corporate Ulster Bank • Personal • Business • Commercial Citizens Slide 15 Group Employees Employees 31 Aug 2003 Corporate Banking and Financial Markets Retail Banking Retail Direct Manufacturing Wealth Management RBS Insurance Ulster Bank Citizens Centre Group Total 16,100 30,000 7,000 21,200 5,500 19,600 4,500 13,800 1,700 119,400 Slide 16 Group Operating Profit 2002 £m Corporate Banking and Financial Markets Retail Banking Retail Direct Manufacturing Wealth Management Direct Line Group Ulster Bank Citizens Central items 3,203 3,019 701 (1,682) 432 355 244 766 (587) Group operating profit 6,451 Slide 17 Group Structure CUSTOMERS • Coutts • Adam • NatWest Offshore • RBSI • Direct Line • Churchill • NIG • International Wealth Management RBS Insurance • • • • • • • • RBS Cards NatWest Cards RBS Advanta Joint Ventures DLFS Lombard Direct Direct Bank Internet Platform Retail Direct • Personal • Small Business • RSA RBS • Personal • Small Business • NW Life NatWest • Large Corporates - RBS • Mid Corporates and Commercials-RBS&NW • Treasury - RBS • Greenwich Capital (US) • Lombard • Angel Trains • Specialist Businesses CBFM MANUFACTURING Technology Operations Services • Personal • Business • Corporate Ulster Bank • Personal • Business • Commercial Citizens Slide 18 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers Mark Fisher Chief Executive, Manufacturing Slide 20 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work z More to come Slide 21 What is Manufacturing? Manufacturing Technology Group Technology – IT Operations – IT Development Operations Account Management Telephony Lending Payments Services Group Purchasing Other support units Slide 22 Group Technology z 3,800 staff z Locations – Edinburgh – London – Dublin z Role – IT Operations – IT Development z Scope – Group wide Slide 23 Account Management Operations z 5,000 staff z 15 centres (Customer Service Centres) z Role – Opening and closing accounts – Standing orders and direct debits – Customer accounting z Scope – NatWest Retail Banking – RBS Retail Banking – CBFM – Coutts/Adam & Co – Offshore Banking – Tesco Personal Finance Slide 24 Account Management Operations Bolton Customer Service Centre Slide 25 Telephony Operations z 3,700 staff z 13 centres z Role – Inbound customer requests to call centres – Support branch telephony z Scope – NatWest Retail Banking – RBS Retail Banking – Tesco Personal Finance Slide 26 Lending Operations z 3,800 staff z 15 centres z Role – Mortgage processing – Retail lending – Security for lending – Debt recovery z Scope – NatWest Retail Banking – RBS Retail Banking – CBFM – Tesco Personal Finance Slide 27 Payment Operations z 3,000 staff z 17 centres z Role – Coins, notes, cheques – BACS, CHAPS, SWIFT payments – ATMs z Scope – NatWest Retail Banking – RBS Retail Banking – CBFM – Coutts/Adam & Co – Offshore Banking – Tesco Personal Finance Slide 28 Group Purchasing z 1,000 staff (110 Purchasing, 890 Facilities Management) z Locations – Edinburgh – London z Role – Group centre of excellence for purchasing – Facilities and logistics management z Scope – Group wide Slide 29 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work z More to come Slide 30 What Does it Deliver? Need to Support Multiple Brands Slide 31 What Does it Deliver? Need to Support Multiple Distribution Channels z Branches z ATMs z Telephone z Internet z Mail Slide 32 What Does it Deliver? Challenge z Maximise efficiency and flexibility, whilst supporting multiple brands and channels Slide 33 What Does it Deliver? Solution z Single platform, multi-brand/channel Slide 34 Single Platform, Multi-Brand/Channel z Single IT system – Banking engine – Payments engine – Cards engine – Desktop engine z Common – Processes – Management – Infrastructure Slide 35 Single Platform, Multi-Brand/Channel Turning Size into Scale z Aggregation gives size z Aggregation with single platform and common processes gives scale Bringing z Economies of scale z Benefits of specialisation Slide 36 Scale z So far today... – 3.5m cheques and credits processed – £38m dispensed from ATMs – £100m of Streamline payments acquired – £127bn of CHAPS payments made – £89m of mortgage lending drawn down – 18,900 Standing Orders and Direct Debits set up – 5,210 accounts opened – 132,700 telephone calls answered Slide 37 Specialisation z Our core business z Operational specialisation – Systems architecture – Business process design – Change capability – Operations management – Improvement capability z Supporting specialisation – Property, purchasing, security Slide 38 Single Platform, Multi-Brand/Channel z Scale z Specialisation Enable us to z Support income growth z Improve efficiency Slide 39 Support Income Growth £m 20,000 RBS Group Income 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 1999 * 1H03 annualised 2000 2001 2002 2003* Slide 40 Improve Efficiency FTEs 25,000 Manufacturing Headcount 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1999 2000 Published headcount per statutory accounts 2001 2002 1H03 Slide 41 Improve Efficiency FTEs 25,000 Manufacturing Headcount Showing Transfers from Other Divisions 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1999 2000 Published headcount per statutory accounts 2001 2002 1H03 Slide 42 Improve Efficiency 4,000 Account Management Operations Accounts per FTE 3,000 2,000 1H02 2H02 1H03 Slide 43 Improve Efficiency 12,000 Lending Operations Accounts per FTE 8,000 4,000 1H02 2H02 1H03 Slide 44 Improve Efficiency 15,000 Payments Operations Payments per FTE 10,000 5,000 1H02 2H02 1H03 Slide 45 Improve Efficiency % 60 RBS Group Cost:Income Ratio 50 40 1999 2000 2001 2002 Cost:income ratios calculated after netting operating lease depreciation against rental income 1H03 Slide 46 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work z More to come Slide 47 Making it Work z Management processes z Managing costs z Knowing where to draw the line z People Slide 48 Management Processes z Short lines of communication z Fast clock speed – Quick decisions – Issue resolution z Centralised – Communications – HR – Finance – Risk Slide 49 Managing Costs z Manufacturing focuses on improving efficiency z Other divisions focus on improving income z No allocation of shared costs z No disputes over internal transfer pricing Slide 50 Knowing Where to Draw The Line z Not a simple rule z Entrepreneurial flair takes precedence z Exploit centres of excellence z Understand what is truly core z Understand where value can be added z Manage risk Slide 51 Knowing Where to Draw The Line Example: Direct Line / Churchill z Integrate IT operations z Separate IT development – RBS Insurance centre of excellence – Manufacturing integration skills z Integrate purchasing, property and security z Separate customer sales call centres Slide 52 People z 21,200 FTE z Diverse workforce z HR strategy – Performance management – Reward by specialisation and location – Leadership – Talent management Slide 53 People Voluntary Attrition % 14 12 10 8 2001 * Annualised 2002 1H03* Slide 54 People Manufacturing 2003 v UK Financial Services Norm* Workload and stress Communication Employment security Management leadership Customer focus and quality Training and development Total reward Performance management Job satisfaction and engagement Co-operation and working relationships Employee involvement Work organisation and efficiency Management practices Image and competitive position +0 * Percent difference between scores Survey by International Survey Research, 1st quarter of 2003 +5 +10 +15 % Slide 55 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work? z More to come Slide 56 More to Come Interim Results, August 2003 Slide 1 Further Efficiency Improvement Outlook z Further progress expected z Continue to centralise Manufacturing, where appropriate z Eliminate duplication, simplify processes z Projects under way Slide 57 More to Come z Continue to improve efficiency z Continue to support income growth z Achieve further consolidation z Support acquisitions Slide 58 Continue to Improve Efficiency Examples z Image and Workflow z Customer query management system z Fraud management – Automated profiling – Automated ‘Know Your Customer’ z E-enabled internal processes – Routine reports on screen – Self service HR and training Slide 59 Continue to Support Income Growth Examples z Product development z Sales and pipeline management z Quicker, easier account opening z Removing work from Corporate Relationship Managers Slide 60 Achieve Further Consolidation Mortgages z Build new Group mortgage platform z RBS and NatWest plus – One Account – Direct Line Financial Services – Lombard Direct – Coutts – Ulster Slide 61 Achieve Further Consolidation Technology z Consolidate IT operations on to Group single platform – Direct Line – Churchill – Ulster – Coutts – The One Account – Direct Line Financial Services – Lombard Asset Finance – RBS Commercial Services Slide 62 Achieve Further Consolidation Other Initiatives z Complete RBS branch back office centralisation z Consolidate back offices – Lombard Asset Finance – RBS Commercial Services z Consolidate Group collections and recoveries z Centralise printing Slide 63 Support Acquisitions z Scaleable platform – IT – Process – Organisation z Proven integration capability z Early involvement Slide 64 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work z More to come Slide 65 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers John White Director, Group Technology Slide 67 What is Manufacturing ? Manufacturing Technology Group Technology – IT Operations – IT Development Operations Account Management Telephony Lending Payments Services Group Purchasing Other support units Slide 68 Group Technology z NatWest IT integration z Results of IT integration z More to come Slide 69 NatWest IT Integration Challenge z Integrate NatWest on to RBS operating platform – Technology – Business processes Slide 70 NatWest IT Integration NatWest Bid Presentation, November 1999 Sl ide 62 Clear Business Plan Common Products From To Products Processes Platform Creating Creat ing aa New New Force Force in in Banking Banking Slide 71 NatWest IT Integration Decisive and Fast Mobilisation z Confirmed target platform in first 30 days z Cancelled 472 projects z By end 2000: – 2,200 headcount on Integration – Common Financial Markets, Risk Systems and General Ledger Slide 72 NatWest IT Integration Integration Approach Scale RBS systems Migrate customer-facing systems early Convert customer and accounting data for migration in one weekend 2000 2001 2002 u Slide 73 NatWest IT Integration Scale RBS Systems z Scale RBS systems by a factor of 5 z Consolidate the network z Create a single development capability Slide 74 NatWest IT Integration Migrate Customer-Facing Systems Early Jul 2001 12.6 million credit cards Nov 2001 3,500 ATMs Dec 2001 1.0 million internet customers Dec 2001 1,650 branches - converted hardware Jul 2002 29,000 card merchants Slide 75 NatWest IT Integration Convert Customer and Accounting Data in One Weekend Prove full data conversion 4 months elapsed Prove Day 1 operation Prove Day 2 onwards Repeat at full volume until perfect Final conversion 7 October 2002 Slide 77 NatWest IT Integration Slide 78 NatWest IT Integration Summary z A single platform in 942 days - 5 months ahead of target z 40,000 people trained z Minimal impact on customers z Significant contribution to NatWest cost savings Slide 79 NatWest IT Integration z Financial Services Technology Awards 2002: – Winner best use of IT in Retail Banking – Winner best systems integration project z Financial News Awards 2003: – Winner best systems integration project z British Computer Society IT Professional Awards 2003: – Winner financial services category for Business Achievement, for the IT Integration Programme – Winner flagship award for business achievement, for the IT Integration Programme Slide 80 Group Technology z NatWest IT integration z Results of IT integration z More to come Slide 81 Results of IT Integration z Single IT platform z Know our systems and processes z Excellent systems availability z Assured disaster recovery z Experienced change capability Slide 82 Single IT Platform z 8 mainframe computers – Single sysplex (operate as one) – Over 16 billion instructions per second z Single network – Supporting 95,000 connected PCs z Branches, ATMs, telephone, internet for multi-brands Slide 83 Know Our Systems and Processes z We understand – the architectures – the applications – the business processes – the data and data structure Slide 84 Excellent Systems Availability Key System Availability (%) 100.00 Oct 02 Conversion 99.95 99.90 99.85 99.80 99.75 Industry Standard 99.70 99.65 Dec 99 Jun 00 Jun 01 Jun 02 Aug 03 Slide 85 Assured Disaster Recovery z Industry leading recovery capability z Regularly tested z Live operations managed from disaster recovery site Slide 86 Experienced Change Capability Group Executive Management Committee Technology Integration Directorate Programme Implementation Boards z Tried and tested management approach z Across businesses, across functions z Approach will be used to manage change in future Slide 87 Experienced Change Capability Acquisitions z Experienced technology due diligence team z Project management skills leading multiple and complex programmes z Capability to deliver benefits Slide 88 Group Technology z NatWest IT integration z Results of IT integration z More to come Slide 89 More to Come Achieve Further Consolidation - Technology S lid e 5 7 Achieve Further Consolidation Technology z Consolidate IT operations on to Group single platform – Direct Line – Churchill – Ulster – Coutts – The One Account – Direct Line Financial Services – Lombard Asset Finance – RBS Com mercial Services Slide 90 More to Come Achieve Further Consolidation - Direct Line/Churchill z Migrate Direct Line IBM platform on to the RBS single platform – Save 120 jobs – Improve resilience and disaster recovery z Migrate Churchill applications and data to Direct Line – On the RBS single platform – Save further 130 jobs Slide 91 More to Come Delivering Change for the Business - Examples z New mortgage platform z Image and workflow z New processes – Web-enabled finance and HR – Account opening Slide 92 More to Come In Addition, Deliver New Technologies z Introduce Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) – Enables more re-use of data and transactions z Move to Broadband network – Variable bandwidth using IPVPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) – “Pay as you go” Slide 93 Group Technology Summary z Integration: a success z Single platform – Reliable – Flexible – Scaleable z Change capability – Support organic growth – Support acquisitions Slide 94 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers Ed Smith Director, Group Purchasing Slide 97 What is Manufacturing? Manufacturing Technology Group Technology – IT Operations – IT Development Operations Account Management Telephony Lending Payments Services Group Purchasing Other support units Slide 98 Group Purchasing Challenge z Deliver NatWest purchasing integration benefits and create leading edge purchasing capability in RBS Slide 99 Group Purchasing z Building capability z Doing deals z Changing the game z More to come Slide 100 Building Capability z Global purchasing – Clear leadership – Overcome resistance by demonstrating savings z Flexibility – Single global deals – Regional deals – Small, local deals Slide 101 Building Capability z People z 70% new external recruits Slide 102 Doing Deals z Aggregation z Agility z Hard bargaining Slide 103 Doing Deals Aggregation z Leverage absolute volume z Standard specification Example z Combined demand for office supplies and paper – Citizens acquisition of Mellon – Pennsylvania versus Rhode Island suppliers – 36% saving Slide 104 Doing Deals Agility z Close monitoring of volatile markets z Rapid decision making Example z UK electricity supply – Worked closely with supply market – Captured market low point – 33% saving Slide 105 Doing Deals Hard Bargaining z Classic purchasing technique z Excellent negotiation skills z Opportunistic Example z Mobile phones – 3 suppliers reduced to 1 – Short window of negotiation – 31% saving Slide 106 Changing the Game Breakthrough Deals z Marketing and media z Cheque books New Route to Market z Reverse Auctions Slide 107 Changing the Game Breakthrough Deals z Marketing - media buying – All brands across Group – Single supplier – Benchmarked quality and service improvement – 20% saving Slide 108 Changing the Game Breakthrough Deals z Print - cheque books – Standardised design format with individual brand identity – Supplier consolidation (3 to 1) – Re-designed key processes with suppliers – Long term, strategic, Group wide deal – 40% saving Slide 109 Changing the Game New Route to Market - Reverse Auctions z Internet based electronic auction – Hosted by independent third party – Multiple suppliers pre-qualify to bid – Bid downward to win the business – Can see competing bids “RBS run the largest reverse auction programme of any Financial services organisation in the world” FreeMarkets 2003 Slide 110 Changing the Game New Route to Market - Reverse Auctions z Example - Direct Mail Campaigns – 18 suppliers pre-qualified to bid – 2 hour bid process – 668 bids received - over 30 bids per supplier – 35% saving Slide 111 Reverse Auctions Example: Direct Mail Price 11.00 11.16 11.33 11.50 12.06 12.23 12.40 12.56 Time 11.00 11.16 11.33 11.50 12.06 12.23 12.40 12.56 Slide 113 More to Come Slide 114 More to Come “RBS are leaders in Purchasing and Supplier management within the Global Financial Services Sector” AT Kearney 2003 RBS Target 2004 C RBS 2003 Average in Financial Services B A Procurement Procurement Strategic Strategy Organisation Purchasing A= Good industry standard Transaction Performance Human Resources Management Management Management B= Strong performer C= World class Slide 115 More to Come z Supplier development – Fewer, better suppliers z e Procurement – Streamlining our ‘purchase to pay’ processes z Exploit reverse auction opportunities z Consolidate Churchill and other acquisitions z Keep ‘doing the deals’ Slide 116 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers Mark Fisher Chief Executive, Manufacturing Slide 118 What is Manufacturing ? Manufacturing Technology Group Technology – IT Operations – IT Development Operations Account Management Telephony Lending Payments Services Group Purchasing Other support units Slide 119 Operations Focus on Two Issues z Telephony z Image and workflow Slide 120 Telephony z 3,700 people z 13 centres z 70 million calls per annum z Inbound calls – NatWest Retail Banking – RBS Retail Banking – Tesco Personal Finance z Call patterns – Morning and afternoon peaks – Monday and Friday peaks – Month end peaks Slide 121 Telephony z Top 5 calls – Balance enquiries – Statements and cheque books – Inter account transfers – Standing orders and direct debits – Queries Slide 122 Customer Satisfaction 2001 MORI Inter Bank Market Comparison - Telephone Handling RBS NatWest 20 30 Average of monthly customer satisfaction survey results for 2001 Very satisfied customers 40 50 Slide 123 RBS Telephony Model z Customer choice – Branch – Call centre z Customer choice – Human agent – Automated z Ownership z Your Money Magazine – Best Direct Banking Provider 2001, 2002 and 2003 Slide 124 NatWest - Old Telephony Model z Designed to minimise cost z Telephone lines to branches removed z Single national number z Compulsory Automated Voice Response z Lack of ownership Slide 125 NatWest - New Telephony Model z Step 1: Automated Voice Response now optional z Step 2: Better trained staff take ownership z Step 3: Option to phone branch z Step 4: Dedicated branch support teams Slide 126 Outcome - Customer Choice Automated Choice 45% Branch 8% Customer Service Adviser 47% Slide 128 Customer Satisfaction Slide 129 Customer Satisfaction Inter Bank Market Comparison - Telephone Handling RBS NatWest 20 30 40 50 NOP FRS customer satisfaction survey results - June 2003 spot figures Very satisfied customers 60 Slide 130 Operations Focus on Two Issues z Telephony z Image and workflow Slide 131 Paper Driven Slide 132 Image and Workflow What is it? z Image – Electronic picture of paper item – Single central store z Workflow – Electronic routing to operator – Management of progress Slide 133 Image and Workflow Implementation Step 1 - Remove the Paper z Pilot Liverpool Customer Service Centre now z Glasgow Customer Service Centre by Christmas z All Customer Service Centres by 1H04 z Key high volume Payments Centres z Train over 5,000 staff z Early benefits – Remove paper – Load balancing Slide 134 Image and Workflow Implementation Step 2 - Increase Functionality z During 2H04 z Integration with core systems e.g: – Back Office – Signature images z Electronic feeds from: – Fax – e-messages – Internet banking z Access to information from other units Slide 135 Image and Workflow Implementation Slide 136 Image and Workflow Implementation Step 3 - Process Automation z Add intelligent character recognition – Computer reads forms – Process by process redesign z Automatic routing z Automatic signature verification z Pre-filling data fields in core system z Straight through processing Slide 137 Image and Workflow Benefits z Significant efficiency improvement – Process specific – Straight through processing up to 95% improvement – Free form letter circa 10% improvement z Higher quality of service – No lost items – Greater accuracy Slide 138 Image and Workflow Benefits z Workload balancing – Intra centre – Inter centre – Across Manufacturing z More specialisation z Contingency Slide 139 Image and Workflow Customer Benefits z Faster turnaround times z Higher quality, fewer errors z Greater “connectedness” of organisation – Progress tracking – Query resolution Slide 140 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers Slide 141 Manufacturing z Manufacturing Mark Fisher z Group Technology John White Coffee z Group Purchasing Ed Smith z Operations Mark Fisher z Conclusion Mark Fisher Questions & Answers Slide 142 Manufacturing z What is Manufacturing? z What does it deliver? z Making it work z More to come Slide 143 Conclusion Manufacturing Delivers z Single platform, multi-brand/channel – Scale – Specialisation z Common processes z Enable us to – Support income growth – Improve efficiency Slide 144 More to Come z Projects under way – Simplify processes – Improve products – Improve customer service – Continue to roll-out Manufacturing … more to come Questions & Answers Fred Goodwin Mark Fisher
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