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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT BROADENING OUR INTERNATIONAL PROFILE GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 Accounting policies 2 Foreign currencies 3 Segment information 4 Operating profit adjusting items 5 Income tax expense 6 Minority interests - Income statement 7 Earnings and earnings per share 8 Investment income (net of investment losses) 9 Banking interest and similar income 10 Fee and commission income, and income from service activities 11 Finance costs (including interest and similar expenses) 12 Banking interest expense 13 Fees and commission expense, and other acquisition costs 14 Other operating and administrative expenses 15 Acquisition of subsidiaries 16 Goodwill and other intangible assets 17 Investments in associated undertakings 18 Investment property 19 Property, plant and equipment 20 Operating lease arrangements 21 Finance lease arrangements 22 Deferred tax assets and liabilities 23 Insurance contract provisions 24 Deferred acquisition costs 25 Loans, receivables and advances 26 Derivative financial instruments - assets and liabilities 27 Financial assets fair valued through income statement 28 Other financial assets 29 Short-term securities 30 Other assets 31 Assets and liabilities held-for-sale 32 Financial liabilities fair valued through income statement 33 Borrowed funds 34 Provisions 35 Deferred revenue 36 Amounts owed to depositors 37 Other liabilities 38 Equity 39 Minority interests - balance sheet 40 Post balance sheet events 41 Post employment benefits 42 Share-based payments 43 Dividends 44 Contingent liabilities 45 Commitments 46 Related parties 47 Principal subsidiaries and Group enterprises 48 Financial risk 49 Insurance risk

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2006

29 Short-term securities

		£m
	At 31 December 2006	At 31 December 2005
Negotiable certificates of deposit	55	171
Treasury bills	254	343
Other money market placements	1,510	1,250
Total other short-term securities	1,819	1,764

Treasury bills are debt securities issued by the South African banking business for a term of three months, six months or a year. Bills are categorised as assets held for trading and carried at their fair value.

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