Certificates of Deposit

Sterling and currency funding

A substantial part of short term funding is accessed from the wholesale cash and certificate of deposit markets. We transact principally in GBP, US$ and EUR across a range of UK and international investors.


Commercial Paper

Short term funding program

Global Commercial Paper programme US$25bn

Commercial paper issued in both the ECP and US CP markets.


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