Overall it looks okay, with earnings in line with expectations. Barclaycard is as bad as people thought it would be and retail is better than thought.
These companies should, touch wood, have a guaranteed growth pool, because people will have to save more for their retirement.
We've seen quite good sales figures from all the UK life insurance stocks. It looks like people are buying savings products once more and the sector seems to be performing relatively well again now after a tough few years.
They're good numbers, with both the UK and international figures a touch ahead of what people were expecting.