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Overview

• Asset Management and Private Banking profit before tax £159.0 million (H1 2007: £139.1 million)
• Private Equity profit before tax £7.4 million (H1 2007: £36.2 million)
• Total Group profit before tax £135.7 million (H1 2007: £185.6 million)
• Increased interim dividend of 10.0 pence per share (interim dividend 2007: 9.0 pence per share)
• Funds under management £130.2 billion (31 December 2007: £139.1 billion)

	Six months ended 30 June 2008 £mn	Six months ended 30 June 2007 £mn	Year ended 31 December 2007 £mn
Asset Management profit	136.7	123.2	266.5
Private Banking profit	22.3	15.9	41.3
Private Equity profit	7.4	36.2	58.5
Group (loss)/profit	(30.7)	10.3	26.2
Profit before tax	135.7	185.6	392.5
Funds under management (£bn)	130.2	137.6	139.1

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