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Notes to the financial statements
Other disclosure matters
41 Related party transactions and Directors’ remuneration
Related party transactions
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in
making financial or operational decisions, or one other party controls both. The definition includes subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and the
Group’s pension schemes.
Subsidiaries
Transactions between Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries also meet the definition of related party transactions. Where these are eliminated on
consolidation, they are not disclosed in the Group Financial Statements. Transactions between Barclays PLC and its subsidiary, Barclays Bank PLC are
fully disclosed in Barclays PLC’s balance sheet and income statement. A list of the Group’s principal subsidiaries is shown in Note 36.
Associates, joint ventures and other entities
The Group provides banking services to its associates, joint ventures, the Group pension funds (principally the UK Retirement Fund) and to entities
under common directorships, providing loans, overdrafts, interest and non-interest bearing deposits and current accounts to these entities as well as
other services. Group companies also provide investment management and custodian services to the Group pension schemes. The Group also
provides banking services for unit trusts and investment funds managed by Group companies, which are not individually material. All of these
transactions are conducted on the same terms as third party transactions. Summarised financial information for the Group’s investments in
associates and joint ventures is set out in Note 38.
Amounts included in the Group’s financial statements, in aggregate, by category of related party entity are as follows:
Associates
£m
Joint
ventures
£m
Pension
funds, unit
trusts and
investment
funds
£m
For the year ended and as at 31 December 2015
Income (19) 40 4
Impairment (4) (2) –
Total assets 36 1,578 –
Total liabilities 158 133 184
For the year ended and as at 31 December 2014
Income (5) 9 4
Impairment – (1) –
Total assets 130 1,558 –
Total liabilities 264 188 149
For the year ended and as at 31 December 2013
Income (10) 24 3
Impairment (3) (4) –
Total assets 116 1,521 5
Total liabilities 278 185 207
Guarantees, pledges or commitments given in respect of these transactions in the year were £881m (2014: £911m) predominantly relating to joint
ventures. No guarantees, pledges or commitments were received in the year. Derivatives transacted on behalf of the pension funds unit trusts and
investment funds were £13m (2014: £587m).
Key Management Personnel
The Group’s Key Management Personnel, and persons connected with them, are also considered to be related parties for disclosure purposes. Key
Management Personnel are defined as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of
Barclays PLC (directly or indirectly) and comprise the Directors of Barclays PLC and the Officers of the Group, certain direct reports of the Group Chief
Executive and the heads of major business units and functions.
There were no material related party transactions with entities under common directorship where a Director or other member of Key Management
Personnel (or any connected person) is also a Director or other member of Key Management Personnel (or any connected person) of Barclays.
The notes included in this section focus on related party transactions, auditors’ remuneration and Directors’ remuneration. Related parties
include any subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures, entities under common directorships and Key Management Personnel.