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Report Of The Directors Financial Review Risk Report (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2019
Report Of The Directors Financial Review Risk Report [Abstract]    
Disclosure of financial instruments impacted by IBOR reform
Financial instruments yet to transition to alternative benchmarks, by main benchmark
USD LiborGBP LiborJPY Libor
Others1
At 31 Dec 2021$m$m$m$m
Non-derivative financial assets
Loans and advances to customers70,932 18,307 370 8,259 
Other financial assets5,131 1,098  2 
Total non-derivative financial assets2
76,063 19,405 370 8,261 
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Financial liabilities designated at fair value20,219 4,019 1,399 1 
Debt securities in issue5,255    
Other financial liabilities2,998 78   
Total non-derivative financial liabilities28,472 4,097 1,399 1 
Derivative notional contract amount
Foreign exchange137,188 5,157 31,470 9,652 
Interest rate2,318,613 284,898 72,229 133,667 
Others    
Total derivative notional contract amount2,455,801 290,055 103,699 143,319 
At 31 Dec 2020
Non-derivative financial assets
Loans and advances to customers85,378 43,681 371 10,751 
Other financial assets8,770 2,906 — 12 
Total non-derivative financial assets2
94,148 46,587 371 10,763 
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Financial liabilities designated at fair value24,350 6,219 1,548 128 
Debt securities in issue5,840 — — 416 
Other financial liabilities3,412 964 — 
Total non-derivative financial liabilities33,602 7,183 1,548 549 
Derivative notional contract amount
Foreign exchange196,774 6,374 28,411 22,762 
Interest rate2,848,552 1,190,491 479,789 492,197 
Others11 — — — 
Total derivative notional contract amount3,045,337 1,196,865 508,200 514,959 
1    Comprises financial instruments referencing other significant benchmark rates yet to transition to alternative benchmarks (euro Libor, Swiss franc Libor, Eonia, SOR, THBFIX and Sibor).
2    Gross carrying amount excluding allowances for expected credit losses.
 
Disclosure of macroeconomic variables and probabilities The following table describes key macroeconomic variables and the probabilities assigned in the consensus Central scenario.
Central scenario 2022–2026
UKUSHong KongMainland ChinaCanadaFranceUAEMexico
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GDP growth rate
2022: Annual average growth rate5.0 4.0 3.1 5.3 4.1 3.9 4.4 2.9 
2023: Annual average growth rate2.1 2.4 2.9 5.4 2.8 2.1 3.4 2.3 
2024: Annual average growth rate1.9 2.1 2.6 5.1 2.0 1.6 3.0 2.2 
5-year average2.5 2.5 2.7 5.1 2.5 2.1 3.2 2.3 
Unemployment rate
2022: Annual average rate4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 6.3 8.0 3.1 4.0 
2023: Annual average rate4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 5.9 7.7 3.0 3.9 
2024: Annual average rate4.2 3.8 3.5 3.8 5.8 7.6 2.9 3.8 
5-year average4.3 3.8 3.6 3.8 5.9 7.7 3.0 3.8 
House price growth
2022: Annual average growth rate5.5 10.3 3.4 0.3 6.4 4.9 4.9 5.8 
2023: Annual average growth rate3.3 5.4 2.4 4.7 2.8 4.6  5.0 
2024: Annual average growth rate3.3 3.7 2.0 4.9 2.1 4.0 2.1 4.4 
5-year average 3.5 5.4 2.6 3.5 3.3 3.9 2.7 4.7 
Short-term interest rate
2022: Annual average rate1.0 0.5 0.5 3.1 1.1 (0.5)1.1 7.2 
2023: Annual average rate1.3 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.0 (0.3)1.7 8.1 
2024: Annual average rate1.2 1.5 1.6 3.4 2.2 (0.1)2.2 8.0 
5-year average1.2 1.3 1.4 3.4 1.9 (0.2)2.0 7.9 
Probability60 75 70 80 75 60 70 65 
The following table describes key macroeconomic variables and the probabilities assigned in the consensus Upside scenario.
Consensus Upside scenario best outcome
UKUSHong KongMainland ChinaCanadaFranceUAEMexico
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GDP growth rate9.9 (1Q22)7.3 (3Q22)10.3 (4Q22)11.8 (4Q22)9.1 (3Q22)7.0 (2Q22)10.8 (1Q22)7.6 (3Q22)
Unemployment rate3.0 (4Q23)2.7 (2Q23)2.7 (4Q23)3.5 (1Q23)5.0 (2Q23)6.6 (4Q23)2.3 (4Q23)3.3 (3Q22)
House price growth7.4 (2Q23)14.8 (1Q22)11.9 (4Q22)8.2 (4Q22)16.0 (4Q22)6.8 (2Q22)14.4 (2Q22)9.6 (1Q23)
Short-term interest rate0.7 (1Q22)0.4 (1Q22)0.6 (1Q22)3.2 (1Q22)0.9 (1Q22)(0.5)(1Q22)0.9 (1Q22)8.7 (1Q22)
Probability10555101055
Note: Extreme point in the consensus Upside is ‘best outcome’ in the scenario, for example the highest GDP growth and the lowest unemployment rate, in the first two years of the scenario.
The following table describes key macroeconomic variables and the probabilities assigned in the consensus Downside scenario.
Consensus Downside scenario worst outcome
UKUSHong KongMainland ChinaCanadaFranceUAEMexico
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GDP growth rate(0.5)(3Q23)0.0 (4Q22)(1.0)(4Q22)2.3 (4Q22)(0.5)(4Q22)0.5 (4Q23)(2.0)(4Q22)(0.7)(4Q22)
Unemployment rate5.6 (4Q22)5.6 (3Q22)5.6 (2Q22)4.0 (2Q22)7.3 (3Q22)9.1 (3Q22)4.3 (3Q22)4.8 (3Q22)
House price growth(4.2)(1Q23)3.0 (4Q23)(7.9)(4Q22)(3.7)(2Q22)(2.3)(4Q22)2.0 (4Q22)(6.6)(1Q23)2.5 (1Q23)
Short-term interest rate0.2 (4Q23)0.3 (1Q22)0.4 (1Q22)2.9 (1Q22)0.5 (3Q23)(0.5)(1Q22)0.6 (4Q23)4.6 (1Q22)
Probability1510201010152020
Note: Extreme point in the consensus Downside is 'worst outcome' in the scenario, for example lowest GDP growth and the highest unemployment rate, in the first two years of the scenario.
The following table describes key macroeconomic variables and the probabilities assigned in the Downside 2 scenario.
Downside 2 scenario worst outcome
UKUSHong KongMainland ChinaCanadaFranceUAEMexico
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GDP growth rate(4.6)(4Q22)(4.6)(4Q22)(8.2)(4Q22)(4.8)(4Q22)(13.9)(4Q22)(4.6)(4Q22)(12.5)(4Q22)(8.5)(4Q22)
Unemployment rate7.5 (2Q23)10.6 (4Q23)6.1 (4Q22)5.4 (4Q23)11.5 (2Q23)10.0 (4Q23)4.7 (2Q22)5.9 (2Q23)
House price growth(14.2)(2Q23)(6.2)(4Q22)(17.7)(4Q22)(24.8)(4Q22)(23.8)(1Q23)(6.0)(2Q23)(16.2)(4Q22)1.0 (2Q23)
Short-term interest rate1.6 (2Q22)1.3 (2Q22)1.3 (2Q22)4.0 (2Q22)0.5 (3Q23)0.4 (2Q22)1.5 (2Q22)9.6 (2Q22)
Probability151055515510
Note: Extreme point in the Downside 2 is 'worst outcome' in the scenario, for example lowest GDP growth and the highest unemployment rate, in the first two years of the scenario
Wholesale analysis
IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1, 2, 3
Gross carrying amount2
Reported ECLConsensus Central scenario ECLConsensus Upside scenario ECLConsensus Downside scenario ECLDownside 2 scenario ECL
By geography at 31 Dec 2021$m$m$m$m$m$m
UK483,273 920 727 590 944 1,985 
US227,817 227 204 155 317 391 
Hong Kong434,608 767 652 476 984 1,869 
Mainland China120,627 149 113 36 216 806 
Canada85,117 151 98 61 150 1,121 
Mexico23,054 118 80 61 123 358 
UAE44,767 158 122 73 214 711 
France163,845 133 121 106 162 187 

By geography at 31 Dec 2020
UK430,555 2,077 1,514 1,026 2,271 3,869 
US201,263 369 314 219 472 723 
Hong Kong452,983 474 388 211 672 1,363 
Mainland China118,163 116 93 28 252 1,158 
Canada85,720 183 140 82 253 528 
Mexico25,920 246 222 177 285 437 
UAE44,777 250 241 190 330 536 
France164,899 117 109 97 131 238 
1    ECL sensitivity includes off-balance sheet financial instruments that are subject to significant measurement uncertainty.
2    Includes low credit-risk financial instruments such as debt instruments at FVOCI, which have high carrying amounts but low ECL under all the above scenarios.
3    Excludes defaulted obligors. For a detailed breakdown of performing and non-performing wholesale portfolio exposures, see page 198.
IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1
Gross carrying amountReported ECLConsensus Central scenario ECLConsensus Upside scenario ECLConsensus Downside scenario ECLDownside 2 scenario ECL
ECL of loans and advances to customers at 31 December 2021$m$m$m$m$m$m
UK
Mortgages155,084 191 182 175 197 231 
Credit cards8,084 439 381 330 456 987 
Other7,902 369 298 254 388 830 
Mexico
Mortgages4,972 123 116 106 130 164 
Credit cards1,167 141 134 122 150 176 
Other2,935 366 360 350 374 401 
Hong Kong
Mortgages96,697      
Credit cards7,644 218 206 154 231 359 
Other5,628 109 101 88 128 180 
UAE
Mortgages1,982 45 44 42 46 57 
Credit cards429 43 41 29 54 82 
Other615 19 18 13 21 25 
France
Mortgages23,159 63 62 62 63 64 
Other1,602 61 61 60 61 63 
US
Mortgages15,379 28 27 26 29 41 
Credit cards446 80 76 70 83 118 
Canada
Mortgages26,097 28 27 26 29 48 
Credit cards279 9 9 9 10 13 
Other1,598 19 18 17 19 27 
IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1
Gross carrying amountReported ECLCentral scenario ECLUpside scenario ECLDownside scenario ECLAdditional Downside scenario
ECL of loans and advances to customers at 31 December 2020$m$m$m$m$m$m
UK
Mortgages146,478 197 182 172 205 221 
Credit cards7,869 857 774 589 904 1,084 
Other9,164 897 795 471 1,022 1,165 
Mexico
Mortgages3,896 111 101 79 136 167 
Credit cards1,113 260 255 243 269 290 
Other2,549 436 428 411 451 491 
Hong Kong
Mortgages89,943 — — — — — 
Credit cards7,422 266 259 247 277 405 
Other6,020 112 105 102 115 130 
UAE
Mortgages1,889 66 63 53 73 78 
Credit cards426 92 81 62 107 126 
Other683 38 37 33 41 46 
France
Mortgages24,565 68 68 68 69 70 
Other1,725 88 87 85 88 91 
US
Mortgages15,399 41 39 38 41 53 
Credit cards570 86 84 81 88 119 
Canada
Mortgages22,454 31 30 29 31 36 
Credit cards260 
Other1,775 22 21 20 24 28 
1    ECL sensitivities exclude portfolios utilising less complex modelling approaches.
Based upon the sensitivity tables presented above, if the Group ECL balance was estimated solely on the basis of the Central scenario, Downside scenario or the Downside 2 scenario at 31 December 2021, it would increase/(decrease) as presented in the below table.
Retail1
Wholesale1
Total Group ECL at 31 December 2021$bn $bn
Reported ECL3.0 3.1 
Scenarios
100% Consensus Central scenario
(0.2)(0.6)
100% Consensus Upside scenario
(0.5)(1.2)
100% Consensus Downside scenario
0.2 0.6 
100% Downside 2 scenario
2.0 5.5 
Retail1
Wholesale
Total Group ECL at 31 December 2020$bn$bn
Reported ECL4.5 4.5 
Scenarios
100% Consensus Central scenario
(0.3)(0.9)
100% Consensus Upside scenario
(1.0)(2.0)
100% Consensus Downside scenario
0.3 1.0 
100% Downside 2 scenario
1.3 5.9 
1    On the same basis as retail and wholesale sensitivity analysis.
 
Disclosure of financial assets that are either past due or impaired
Stage 2 days past due analysis at 31 December 2021
(Audited)
Gross carrying amountAllowance for ECLECL coverage %
Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m%%%%
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost119,224 115,350 2,193 1,681 (3,119)(2,732)(194)(193)2.6 2.4 8.8 11.5 
– personal
16,439 14,124 1,387 928 (1,219)(884)(160)(175)7.4 6.3 11.5 18.9 
– corporate and commercial
98,911 97,388 806 717 (1,874)(1,822)(34)(18)1.9 1.9 4.2 2.5 
– non-bank financial institutions
3,874 3,838  36 (26)(26)  0.7 0.7   
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost1,517 1,517   (3)(3)  0.2 0.2   
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost4,988 4,935 22 31 (54)(47)(4)(3)1.1 1.0 18.2 9.7 
1    Days past due (‘DPD’).
2    The days past due amounts presented above are on a contractual basis and include the benefit of any customer relief payment holidays granted.
Stage 2 days past due analysis at 31 December 2020
(Audited)
Gross carrying amountAllowance for ECLECL coverage %
Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
 Stage 2Up-to-date
1 to 29 DPD1,2
30 and > DPD1,2
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m%%%%
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost163,185 159,367 2,052 1,766 (4,965)(4,358)(275)(332)3.0 2.7 13.4 18.8 
– personal
25,064 22,250 1,554 1,260 (2,402)(1,895)(227)(280)9.6 8.5 14.6 22.2 
– corporate and commercial
126,287 125,301 489 497 (2,444)(2,344)(48)(52)1.9 1.9 9.8 10.5 
– non-bank financial institutions
11,834 11,816 (119)(119)— — 1.0 1.0 — — 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost2,004 2,004 — — (9)(9)— — 0.4 0.4 — — 
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost3,975 3,963 (44)(44)— — 1.1 1.1 — — 
1    Days past due (‘DPD’).
2    The days past due amounts presented above are on a contractual basis and include the benefit of any customer relief payment holidays granted.The table includes adjustments in relation to data and model limitations, including those driven by late-breaking events and sector-specific risks and as a result of the regular process of model development and implementation.
Management judgemental adjustments to ECL at 31 December 20211
RetailWholesaleTotal
$bn$bn$bn
Low-risk counterparties (banks, sovereigns and government entities)(0.1)(0.1)
Corporate lending adjustments1.3 1.3 
Retail lending probability of default adjustments 
Retail model default timing adjustments 
Macroeconomic-related adjustments 
Pandemic-related economic recovery adjustments0.2 0.2 
Other retail lending adjustments0.3 0.3 
Total0.5 1.2 1.7 
.
Management judgemental adjustments to ECL at 31 December 20201
RetailWholesaleTotal
$bn$bn$bn
Low-risk counterparties (banks, sovereigns and government entities)(0.7)(0.7)
Corporate lending adjustments0.5 0.5 
Retail lending probability of default adjustments(0.8)(0.8)
Retail model default timing adjustment1.9 1.9 
Macroeconomic-related adjustments0.1 0.1 
Pandemic-related economic recovery adjustments— 
Other retail lending adjustments0.3 0.3 
Total1.5 (0.2)1.3 
1    Management judgemental adjustments presented in the table reflect increases or (decreases) to ECL, respectively.
Distribution of financial instruments by credit quality at 31 December 2021
(Audited)
Gross carrying/notional amountAllowance for ECL/other credit provisionsNet
StrongGoodSatisfactorySub-standardCredit impairedTotal
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
In-scope for IFRS 9
Loans and advances to customers held at amortised cost544,695 230,326 233,739 29,404 19,067 1,057,231 (11,417)1,045,814 
– personal388,903 52,080 30,492 1,920 4,942 478,337 (3,103)475,234 
– corporate and commercial124,819 158,938 188,858 27,194 13,730 513,539 (8,204)505,335 
– non-bank financial institutions30,973 19,308 14,389 290 395 65,355 (110)65,245 
Loans and advances to banks held at amortised cost 72,978 4,037 5,020 1,118  83,153 (17)83,136 
Cash and balances at central banks 400,176 1,675 1,171   403,022 (4)403,018 
Items in the course of collection from other banks4,122 10 4   4,136  4,136 
Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness 42,578     42,578  42,578 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading175,576 46,412 18,881 779  241,648  241,648 
Financial investments84,477 11,442 1,401 1 43 97,364 (62)97,302 
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets67,097 12,109 11,685 408 304 91,603 (127)91,476 
– endorsements and acceptances1,742 5,240 4,038 199 26 11,245 (17)11,228 
– accrued income and other65,355 6,869 7,647 209 278 80,358 (110)80,248 
Debt instruments measured at
fair value through other comprehensive income1
320,161 12,298 11,677 1,087 46 345,269 (96)345,173 
Out-of-scope for IFRS 9
Trading assets101,879 16,254 20,283 678 134 139,228  139,228 
Other financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 6,438 723 4,455 150  11,766  11,766 
Derivatives146,748 42,717 6,691 719 7 196,882  196,882 
Total gross carrying amount on balance sheet1,966,925 378,003 315,007 34,344 19,601 2,713,880 (11,723)2,702,157 
Percentage of total credit quality72.5%13.9%11.6%1.3%0.7%100%
Loan and other credit-related commitments389,865 136,297 92,558 8,142 775 627,637 (379)627,258 
Financial guarantees16,511 4,902 5,166 991 225 27,795 (62)27,733 
In-scope: Irrevocable loan commitments and financial guarantees406,376 141,199 97,724 9,133 1,000 655,432 (441)654,991 
Loan and other credit-related commitments62,701 65,031 56,446 3,327 332 187,837  187,837 
Performance and other guarantees31,510 32,193 19,265 2,027 539 85,534 (179)85,355 
Out-of-scope: Revocable loan commitments and non-financial guarantees94,211 97,224 75,711 5,354 871 273,371 (179)273,192 
1    For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying value is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying value of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.
Distribution of financial instruments by credit quality at 31 December 2020 (continued)
(Audited)
Gross carrying/notional amountAllowance for ECL/other credit provisionsNet
StrongGoodSatisfactory
Sub- standard
Credit impairedTotal
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
In-scope for IFRS 9
Loans and advances to customers held at amortised cost506,231 233,320 256,584 36,970 19,372 1,052,477 (14,490)1,037,987 
– personal357,821 53,892 38,520 4,965 5,611 460,809 (4,731)456,078 
– corporate and commercial120,971 158,601 203,560 30,718 13,238 527,088 (9,494)517,594 
– non-bank financial institutions27,439 20,827 14,504 1,287 523 64,580 (265)64,315 
Loans and advances to banks held at amortised cost 71,318 5,496 3,568 1,276 — 81,658 (42)81,616 
Cash and balances at central banks 302,028 1,388 1,070 — — 304,486 (5)304,481 
Items in the course of collection from other banks4,079 — — 4,094 — 4,094 
Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness 40,420 — — — — 40,420 — 40,420 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading177,457 40,461 12,398 312 — 230,628 — 230,628 
Financial investments77,361 9,781 1,537 39 88,719 (80)88,639 
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets81,886 10,129 11,570 298 178 104,061 (90)103,971 
– endorsements and acceptances1,458 4,355 4,245 229 20 10,307 (30)10,277 
– accrued income and other80,428 5,774 7,325 69 158 93,754 (60)93,694 
Debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income1
367,685 12,678 10,409 825 306 391,903 (141)391,762 
Out-of-scope for IFRS 9
Trading assets117,972 14,694 20,809 829 43 154,347 — 154,347 
Other financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 6,440 2,378 1,827 109 — 10,754 — 10,754 
Derivatives243,005 54,581 8,709 1,359 72 307,726 — 307,726 
Total gross carrying amount on balance sheet1,995,882 384,915 328,487 41,979 20,010 2,771,273 (14,848)2,756,425 
Percentage of total credit quality72.0%13.9%11.9%1.5%0.7%100%
Loan and other credit-related commitments400,911 157,339 90,784 9,668 1,081 659,783 (734)659,049 
Financial guarantees6,356 5,194 5,317 1,247 270 18,384 (125)18,259 
In-scope: Irrevocable loan commitments and financial guarantees407,267 162,533 96,101 10,915 1,351 678,167 (859)677,308 
Loan and other credit-related commitments59,392 62,664 59,666 2,837 430 184,989 — 184,989 
Performance and other guarantees26,082 27,909 21,256 2,112 755 78,114 (226)77,888 
Out-of-scope: Revocable loan commitments and non-financial guarantees85,474 90,573 80,922 4,949 1,185 263,103 (226)262,877 
1    For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying value is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying value of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.
Distribution of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied, by credit quality and stage allocation
(Audited)
Gross carrying/notional amountAllowance for ECLNet
StrongGoodSatisfactory
Sub-
standard
Credit impairedTotal
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost544,695 230,326 233,739 29,404 19,067 1,057,231 (11,417)1,045,814 
– stage 1537,642 206,645 169,809 4,840  918,936 (1,367)917,569 
– stage 27,053 23,681 63,930 24,560  119,224 (3,119)116,105 
– stage 3    18,797 18,797 (6,867)11,930 
– POCI   4 270 274 (64)210 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost72,978 4,037 5,020 1,118  83,153 (17)83,136 
– stage 172,903 3,935 4,788 10  81,636 (14)81,622 
– stage 275 102 232 1,108  1,517 (3)1,514 
– stage 3        
– POCI        
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost774,026 71,648 33,142 1,188 347 880,351 (193)880,158 
– stage 1773,427 70,508 30,997 84  875,016 (91)874,925 
– stage 2599 1,140 2,145 1,104  4,988 (54)4,934 
– stage 3    304 304 (42)262 
– POCI    43 43 (6)37 
Loan and other credit-related commitments 389,865 136,297 92,558 8,142 775 627,637 (379)627,258 
– stage 1387,434 129,455 76,043 1,541  594,473 (165)594,308 
– stage 22,431 6,842 16,515 6,601  32,389 (174)32,215 
– stage 3    775 775 (40)735 
– POCI        
Financial guarantees16,511 4,902 5,166 991 225 27,795 (62)27,733 
– stage 116,351 4,469 3,929 183  24,932 (11)24,921 
– stage 2160 433 1,237 808  2,638 (30)2,608 
– stage 3    225 225 (21)204 
– POCI        
At 31 Dec 20211,798,075 447,210 369,625 40,843 20,414 2,676,167 (12,068)2,664,099 
Debt instruments at FVOCI1
– stage 1319,557 12,196 11,354   343,107 (67)343,040 
– stage 2604 102 323 1,087  2,116 (22)2,094 
– stage 3        
– POCI    46 46 (7)39 
At 31 Dec 2021320,161 12,298 11,677 1,087 46 345,269 (96)345,173 
1    For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying value is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying value of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.
Distribution of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied, by credit quality and stage allocation
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Gross carrying/notional amount
StrongGoodSatisfactory
Sub-standard
Credit impairedTotal Allowance for ECL Net
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost506,231 233,320 256,584 36,970 19,372 1,052,477 (14,490)1,037,987 
– stage 1499,836 199,138 165,507 5,439 — 869,920 (1,974)867,946 
– stage 26,395 34,182 91,077 31,531 — 163,185 (4,965)158,220 
– stage 3— — — — 19,095 19,095 (7,439)11,656 
– POCI— — — — 277 277 (112)165 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost71,318 5,496 3,568 1,276 — 81,658 (42)81,616 
– stage 171,126 5,098 3,357 73 — 79,654 (33)79,621 
– stage 2192 398 211 1,203 — 2,004 (9)1,995 
– stage 3— — — — — — — — 
– POCI— — — — — — — — 
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost683,231 61,768 26,581 611 217 772,408 (175)772,233 
– stage 1682,412 61,218 24,532 54 — 768,216 (80)768,136 
– stage 2819 550 2,049 557 — 3,975 (44)3,931 
– stage 3— — — — 177 177 (42)135 
– POCI— — — — 40 40 (9)31 
Loan and other credit-related commitments400,911 157,339 90,784 9,668 1,081 659,783 (734)659,049 
– stage 1396,028 143,600 63,592 1,265 — 604,485 (290)604,195 
– stage 24,883 13,739 27,192 8,403 — 54,217 (365)53,852 
– stage 3— — — — 1,080 1,080 (78)1,002 
– POCI— — — — (1)— 
Financial guarantees6,356 5,194 5,317 1,247 270 18,384 (125)18,259 
– stage 16,286 4,431 3,163 210 — 14,090 (37)14,053 
– stage 270 763 2,154 1,037 — 4,024 (62)3,962 
– stage 3— — — — 269 269 (26)243 
– POCI— — — — — 
At 31 Dec 20201,668,047 463,117 382,834 49,772 20,940 2,584,710 (15,566)2,569,144 
Debt instruments at FVOCI1
– stage 1367,542 12,585 10,066 — — 390,193 (88)390,105 
– stage 2143 93 343 825 — 1,404 (20)1,384 
– stage 3— — — — 257 257 (23)234 
– POCI— — — — 49 49 (10)39 
At 31 Dec 2020367,685 12,678 10,409 825 306 391,903 (141)391,762 
1    For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying value is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying value of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.
 
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments
Summary of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied
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31 Dec 2021 At 31 Dec 2020
Gross carrying/nominal amount
Allowance for
ECL1
Gross carrying/nominal amount
Allowance for ECL1
$m$m$m$m
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost1,057,231 (11,417)1,052,477 (14,490)
– personal478,337 (3,103)460,809 (4,731)
– corporate and commercial513,539 (8,204)527,088 (9,494)
– non-bank financial institutions65,355 (110)64,580 (265)
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost83,153 (17)81,658 (42)
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost880,351 (193)772,408 (175)
– cash and balances at central banks403,022 (4)304,486 (5)
– items in the course of collection from other banks4,136  4,094 — 
– Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness42,578  40,420 — 
– reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading241,648  230,628 — 
– financial investments 97,364 (62)88,719 (80)
– prepayments, accrued income and other assets2
91,603 (127)104,061 (90)
Total gross carrying amount on-balance sheet2,020,735 (11,627)1,906,543 (14,707)
Loans and other credit-related commitments627,637 (379)659,783 (734)
– personal239,685 (39)236,170 (40)
– corporate and commercial283,625 (325)299,802 (650)
– financial104,327 (15)123,811 (44)
Financial guarantees27,795 (62)18,384 (125)
– personal1,130  900 (1)
– corporate and commercial22,355 (58)12,946 (114)
– financial4,310 (4)4,538 (10)
Total nominal amount off-balance sheet3
655,432 (441)678,167 (859)
2,676,167 (12,068)2,584,710 (15,566)
Fair value
Memorandum allowance for ECL4
Fair value
Memorandum allowance for ECL4
$m$m$m$m
Debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (‘FVOCI’)347,203 (96)399,717 (141)
1    The total ECL is recognised in the loss allowance for the financial asset unless the total ECL exceeds the gross carrying amount of the financial asset, in which case the ECL is recognised as a provision.
2    Includes only those financial instruments that are subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9. ‘Prepayments, accrued income and other assets’, as presented within the consolidated balance sheet on page 338, includes both financial and non-financial assets. The 31 December 2021 balances include $2,424m gross carrying amounts and $39m allowances for ECL related to assets held for sale due to the exit of domestic mass market retail banking in the US.
3    Represents the maximum amount at risk should the contracts be fully drawn upon and clients default.
4    Debt instruments measured at FVOCI continue to be measured at fair value with the allowance for ECL as a memorandum item. Change in ECL is recognised in ‘Change in expected credit losses and other credit impairment charges’ in the income statement.
Maximum exposure to credit risk
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20212020
Maximum
exposure
OffsetNetMaximum
exposure
OffsetNet
$m$m$m$m$m$m
Loans and advances to customers held at amortised cost1,045,814 (22,838)1,022,976 1,037,987 (27,221)1,010,766 
– personal475,234 (4,461)470,773 456,078 (4,287)451,791 
– corporate and commercial505,335 (16,824)488,511 517,594 (21,102)496,492 
– non-bank financial institutions65,245 (1,553)63,692 64,315 (1,832)62,483 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost83,136  83,136 81,616 — 81,616 
Other financial assets held at amortised cost882,708 (12,231)870,477 774,116 (14,668)759,448 
– cash and balances at central banks403,018  403,018 304,481 — 304,481 
– items in the course of collection from other banks4,136  4,136 4,094 — 4,094 
– Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness42,578  42,578 40,420 — 40,420 
– reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading241,648 (12,231)229,417 230,628 (14,668)215,960 
– financial investments 97,302  97,302 88,639 — 88,639 
– prepayments, accrued income and other assets94,026  94,026 105,854 — 105,854 
Derivatives 196,882 (188,284)8,598 307,726 (293,240)14,486 
Total on-balance sheet exposure to credit risk2,208,540 (223,353)1,985,187 2,201,445 (335,129)1,866,316 
Total off-balance sheet928,183  928,183 940,185 — 940,185 
– financial and other guarantees113,088  113,088 96,147 — 96,147 
– loan and other credit-related commitments815,095  815,095 844,038 — 844,038 
At 31 Dec 3,136,723 (223,353)2,913,370 3,141,630 (335,129)2,806,501 
Unamortised balance of derivatives valued using models with significant unobservable inputs
20212020
$m$m
Unamortised balance at 1 Jan104 73 
Deferral on new transactions 311 232 
Recognised in the income statement during the year:(308)(205)
– amortisation(177)(116)
– subsequent to unobservable inputs becoming observable (4)(4)
– maturity, termination or offsetting derivative (127)(85)
Exchange differences (1)
Other — 
Unamortised balance at 31 Dec1
106 104 
1This amount is yet to be recognised in the consolidated income statement
 
Disclosure of credit risk
Summary of credit risk (excluding debt instruments measured at FVOCI) by stage distribution and ECL coverage by industry sector at
31 December 2021
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Gross carrying/nominal amount1
Allowance for ECLECL coverage %
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
TotalStage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
TotalStage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
Total
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m%%%%%
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost918,936 119,224 18,797 274 1,057,231 (1,367)(3,119)(6,867)(64)(11,417)0.1 2.6 36.5 23.4 1.1 
– personal456,956 16,439 4,942  478,337 (658)(1,219)(1,226) (3,103)0.1 7.4 24.8  0.6 
– corporate and commercial400,894 98,911 13,460 274 513,539 (665)(1,874)(5,601)(64)(8,204)0.2 1.9 41.6 23.4 1.6 
– non-bank financial institutions61,086 3,874 395  65,355 (44)(26)(40) (110)0.1 0.7 10.1  0.2 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost81,636 1,517   83,153 (14)(3)  (17) 0.2    
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost875,016 4,988 304 43 880,351 (91)(54)(42)(6)(193) 1.1 13.8 14.0  
Loan and other credit-related commitments594,473 32,389 775  627,637 (165)(174)(40) (379) 0.5 5.2  0.1 
– personal237,770 1,747 168  239,685 (37)(2)  (39) 0.1    
– corporate and commercial254,750 28,269 606  283,625 (120)(165)(40) (325) 0.6 6.6  0.1 
– financial101,953 2,373 1  104,327 (8)(7)  (15) 0.3    
Financial guarantees24,932 2,638 225  27,795 (11)(30)(21) (62) 1.1 9.3  0.2 
– personal1,114 15 1  1,130           
– corporate and commercial20,025 2,107 223  22,355 (10)(28)(20) (58) 1.3 9.0  0.3 
– financial3,793 516 1  4,310 (1)(2)(1) (4) 0.4 100.0  0.1 
At 31 Dec 20212,494,993 160,756 20,101 317 2,676,167 (1,648)(3,380)(6,970)(70)(12,068)0.1 2.1 34.7 22.1 0.5 
1    Represents the maximum amount at risk should the contracts be fully drawn upon and clients default.
2    Purchased or originated credit-impaired (‘POCI’).
Summary of credit risk (excluding debt instruments measured at FVOCI) by stage distribution and ECL coverage by industry sector at
31 December 2020 (continued)
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Gross carrying/nominal amount1
Allowance for ECLECL coverage %
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
TotalStage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
TotalStage 1Stage 2Stage 3
POCI2
Total
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m%%%%%
Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost869,920 163,185 19,095 277 1,052,477 (1,974)(4,965)(7,439)(112)(14,490)0.2 3.0 39.0 40.4 1.4 
– personal430,134 25,064 5,611 — 460,809 (827)(2,402)(1,502)— (4,731)0.2 9.6 26.8 — 1.0 
– corporate and commercial387,563 126,287 12,961 277 527,088 (1,101)(2,444)(5,837)(112)(9,494)0.3 1.9 45.0 40.4 1.8 
– non-bank financial institutions52,223 11,834 523 — 64,580 (46)(119)(100)— (265)0.1 1.0 19.1 — 0.4 
Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost79,654 2,004 — — 81,658 (33)(9)— — (42)— 0.4 — — 0.1 
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost768,216 3,975 177 40 772,408 (80)(44)(42)(9)(175)— 1.1 23.7 22.5 — 
Loan and other credit-related commitments604,485 54,217 1,080 659,783 (290)(365)(78)(1)(734)— 0.7 7.2 100.0 0.1 
– personal234,337 1,681 152 — 236,170 (39)(1)— — (40)— 0.1 — — — 
– corporate and commercial253,062 45,851 888 299,802 (236)(338)(75)(1)(650)0.1 0.7 8.4 100.0 0.2 
– financial117,086 6,685 40 — 123,811 (15)(26)(3)— (44)— 0.4 7.5 — — 
Financial guarantees14,090 4,024 269 18,384 (37)(62)(26)— (125)0.3 1.5 9.7 — 0.7 
– personal872 26 — 900 — (1)— — (1)— 3.8 — — 0.1 
– corporate and commercial9,536 3,157 252 12,946 (35)(54)(25)— (114)0.4 1.7 9.9 — 0.9 
– financial3,682 841 15 — 4,538 (2)(7)(1)— (10)0.1 0.8 6.7 — 0.2 
At 31 Dec 20202,336,365 227,405 20,621 319 2,584,710 (2,414)(5,445)(7,585)(122)(15,566)0.1 2.4 36.8 38.2 0.6 
1    Represents the maximum amount at risk should the contracts be fully drawn upon and clients default.
2    Purchased or originated credit-impaired (‘POCI’).
 
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in loss allowance and explanation of changes in gross carrying amount for financial instruments
Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including
loan commitments and financial guarantees
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Non-credit impairedCredit impaired
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3POCITotal
Gross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20211,506,451 (2,331)223,432 (5,403)20,424 (7,544)279 (113)1,750,586 (15,391)
Transfers of financial instruments:21,107 (1,792)(27,863)2,601 6,756 (809)    
– transfers from stage 1 to stage 2(159,633)527 159,633 (527)      
– transfers from stage 2 to stage 1182,432 (2,279)(182,432)2,279       
– transfers to stage 3(2,345)24 (6,478)1,010 8,823 (1,034)    
– transfers from stage 3653 (64)1,414 (161)(2,067)225     
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage 1,225  (596) (34)   595 
New financial assets originated or purchased444,070 (553)    124  444,194 (553)
Assets derecognised (including final repayments)(304,158)174 (31,393)489 (2,750)458 (10)6 (338,311)1,127 
Changes to risk parameters – further lending/repayment(61,742)547 (3,634)498 (1,268)576 (108)12 (66,752)1,633 
Changes to risk parameters – credit quality 1,111  (1,012) (2,354) 28  (2,227)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation (17) (33) 1    (49)
Assets written off    (2,610)2,605 (7)7 (2,617)2,612 
Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition    (125)   (125) 
Foreign exchange(25,231)26 (2,918)45 (479)157 (4)1 (28,632)229 
Others1
(2,915)53 (1,882)85 (151)16  (5)(4,948)149 
At 31 Dec 20211,577,582 (1,557)155,742 (3,326)19,797 (6,928)274 (64)1,753,395 (11,875)
ECL income statement change for the period2,487 (654)(1,353)46 526 
Recoveries409 
Others (111)
Total ECL income statement change for the period824 
1    Total includes $3.0bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers, which were classified to assets held for sale and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $123m, reflecting our exit of the domestic mass market retail banking in the US.
At 31 Dec 202112 months ended
31 Dec 2021
Gross carrying/nominal amountAllowance for ECLECL charge
 $m$m$m
As above1,753,395 (11,875)824 
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost880,351 (193)(19)
Non-trading reverse purchase agreement commitments42,421   
Performance and other guarantees not considered for IFRS 9  75 
Summary of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied/Summary consolidated income statement2,676,167 (12,068)880 
Debt instruments measured at FVOCI347,203 (96)48 
Total allowance for ECL/total income statement ECL change for the periodn/a(12,164)928 
Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including
loan commitments and financial guarantees
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Non-credit impairedCredit impairedTotal
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3POCI
Gross exposureAllowance/ provision for ECLGross exposureAllowance/ provision for ECLGross exposureAllowance/ provision for ECLGross exposureAllowance/ provision for ECLGross exposureAllowance/ provision for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20201,561,613 (1,464)105,551 (2,441)14,335 (5,121)345 (99)1,681,844 (9,125)
Transfers of financial instruments:(129,236)(1,122)116,783 1,951 12,453 (829)— — — — 
– transfers from stage 1 to stage 2(298,725)947 298,725 (947)— — — — — — 
– transfers from stage 2 to stage 1172,894 (2,073)(172,894)2,073 — — — — — — 
– transfers to stage 3(3,942)30 (10,320)986 14,262 (1,016)— — — — 
– transfers from stage 3537 (26)1,272 (161)(1,809)187 — — — — 
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage— 907 — (1,158)— (750)— — — (1,001)
New financial assets originated or purchased437,836 (653)— — — — 25 (1)437,861 (654)
Assets derecognised (including final repayments)(313,347)160 (37,409)464 (3,430)485 (23)(354,209)1,111 
Changes to risk parameters – further lending/repayment(83,147)157 29,092 85 (597)248 (50)(2)(54,702)488 
Changes to risk parameters – credit quality— (408)— (4,374)— (4,378)— (39)— (9,199)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation— 134 — 294 — — — — 433 
Assets written off— — — — (2,946)2,944 (30)30 (2,976)2,974 
Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition— — — — (23)— — (23)
Foreign exchange32,808 (47)9,123 (223)633 (163)(3)42,568 (436)
Others(76)292 (1)(1)(1)223 11 
At 31 Dec 20201,506,451 (2,331)223,432 (5,403)20,424 (7,544)279 (113)1,750,586 (15,391)
ECL income statement change for the period297 (4,689)(4,390)(40)(8,822)
Recoveries326 
Others(84)
Total ECL income statement change for the period(8,580)
At 31 Dec 2020
12 months ended 31 Dec 2020
Gross carrying/nominal amountAllowance for ECLECL charge
 $m$m$m
As above1,750,586 (15,391)(8,580)
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost772,408 (175)(95)
Non-trading reverse purchase agreement commitments61,716 — — 
Performance and other guarantees not considered for IFRS 9— — (94)
Summary of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied/ Summary consolidated income statement2,584,710 (15,566)(8,769)
Debt instruments measured at FVOCI399,717 (141)(48)
Total allowance for ECL/total income statement ECL change for the periodn/a(15,707)(8,817)
Wholesale lending – reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and
customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees
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Non-credit impairedCredit impaired
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3POCITotal
Gross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 2020925,652 (867)88,169 (1,103)9,289 (3,906)345 (99)1,023,455 (5,975)
Transfers of financial instruments(113,217)(493)103,413 770 9,804 (277)— — — — 
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage— 476 — (603)— (742)— — — (869)
Net new and further lending/repayments10,451 (437)(2,910)141 (3,350)583 (48)(1)4,143 286 
Changes to risk parameters – credit quality— (261)— (2,349)— (3,120)— (39)— (5,769)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation— 137 — 303 — — — — — 440 
Assets written off— — — — (1,537)1,537 (30)30 (1,567)1,567 
Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition— — — — (23)— — (23)
Foreign exchange and other18,219 (20)7,990 (157)479 (123)12 (4)26,700 (304)
At 31 Dec 2020841,105 (1,465)196,662 (2,998)14,662 (6,041)279 (113)1,052,708 (10,617)
ECL income statement change for the period(85)(2,508)(3,279)(40)(5,912)
Recoveries46 
Others (59)
Total ECL income statement change for the period(5,925)
Personal lending – reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to
customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees
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Non-credit impairedCredit impaired
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Total
Gross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 2021665,346 (866)26,770 (2,405)5,762 (1,503)697,878 (4,774)
Transfers of financial instruments1,822 (1,154)(4,502)1,713 2,680 (559)  
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage 825  (363) (7) 455 
Net new and further lending/repayments39,946 148 (2,877)533 (1,517)270 35,552 951 
Change in risk parameters – credit quality  318  (778) (1,007) (1,467)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation (2)   1  (1)
Assets written off    (1,525)1,520 (1,525)1,520 
Foreign exchange and other1
(11,274)36 (1,190)79 (289)59 (12,753)174 
At 31 Dec 2021695,840 (695)18,201 (1,221)5,111 (1,226)719,152 (3,142)
ECL income statement change for the period1,289 (608)(743)(62)
Recoveries355 
Other(9)
Total ECL income statement change for the period284 
1 Total includes $3.0bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers, which were classified to assets held for sale and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $123m, reflecting our exit of the domestic mass market retail banking in the US.
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Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Total
Gross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 2020635,961 (597)17,382 (1,338)5,046 (1,215)658,389 (3,150)
Transfers of financial instruments(16,019)(629)13,370 1,181 2,649 (552)— — 
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage— 431 — (555)— (8)— (132)
Net new and further lending/repayments30,891 101 (5,407)408 (677)150 24,807 659 
Change in risk parameters – credit quality— (147)— (2,025)— (1,258)— (3,430)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation— (3)— (9)— — (7)
Assets written off— — — — (1,409)1,407 (1,409)1,407 
Foreign exchange and other14,513 (22)1,425 (67)153 (32)16,091 (121)
At 31 Dec 2020665,346 (866)26,770 (2,405)5,762 (1,503)697,878 (4,774)
ECL income statement change for the period382 (2,181)(1,111)(2,910)
Recoveries280 
Other(25)
Total ECL income statement change for the period(2,655)
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Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3POCITotal
Gross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECLGross carrying/ nominal amountAllowance for ECL
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 2021841,105 (1,465)196,662 (2,998)14,662 (6,041)279 (113)1,052,708 (10,617)
Transfers of financial instruments19,285 (638)(23,361)888 4,076 (250)    
Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage 400  (233) (27)   140 
Net new and further lending/ repayments38,224 20 (32,150)454 (2,501)764 6 18 3,579 1,256 
Change in risk parameters – credit quality  793  (234) (1,347) 28  (760)
Changes to models used for ECL calculation (15) (33)     (48)
Assets written off    (1,085)1,085 (7)7 (1,092)1,092 
Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition    (125)   (125) 
Foreign exchange and other(16,872)43 (3,610)51 (341)114 (4)(4)(20,827)204 
At 31 Dec 2021881,742 (862)137,541 (2,105)14,686 (5,702)274 (64)1,034,243 (8,733)
ECL income statement change for the period1,198 (46)(610)46 588 
Recoveries54 
Others(102)
Total ECL income statement change for the period540 
Disclosure of financial assets and off-balance sheet commitments
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countries/territories (by stage)
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Not collateralised50,603 0.1 7,623 0.4 23,864  
Fully collateralised 71,769 0.1 13,139 0.2 32,951  
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%35,984 0.1 4,142 0.2 22,645  
– 51% to 75%26,390 0.1 6,460 0.2 8,082  
– 76% to 90%5,284 0.2 1,859 0.2 1,181  
– 91% to 100%4,111 0.1 678  1,043 0.1 
Partially collateralised (A):5,429 0.1 2,018 0.1 714  
– collateral value on A2,942 874 447 
Total127,801 0.1 22,780 0.3 57,529  
Stage 2
Not collateralised11,729 4.3 1,970 0.9 7,758 5.9 
Fully collateralised 12,741 1.1 1,131 2.3 6,385 0.4 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%5,759 1.0 605 3.1 3,633 0.3 
– 51% to 75%4,804 1.1 471 1.3 2,389 0.5 
– 76% to 90%757 1.5 43  269 0.4 
– 91% to 100%1,421 1.5 12  94  
Partially collateralised (B):1,783 2.7 366 0.3 172 2.9 
– collateral value on B930 223 70 
Total26,253 2.7 3,467 1.3 14,315 3.4 
Stage 3
Not collateralised828 40.9 407 42.0 198 35.9 
Fully collateralised 1,176 22.0 346 5.2 290 11.0 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%645 19.8 36 2.8 284 10.9 
– 51% to 75%286 9.1 250 5.2   
– 76% to 90%62 14.5 11  2  
– 91% to 100%183 52.5 49 8.2 4 25.0 
Partially collateralised (C):265 47.9 204 49.0   
– collateral value on C149 97  
Total2,269 32.0 957 30.2 488 21.1 
POCI
Not collateralised      
Fully collateralised 98    98  
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%98    98  
– 51% to 75%      
– 76% to 90%      
– 91% to 100%      
Partially collateralised (D):      
– collateral value on D   
Total98    98  
At 31 Dec 2021156,421 1.0 27,204 1.5 72,430 0.8 
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL
coverage
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL
coverage
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL
coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Not collateralised55,376 0.1 7,205 0.6 29,422 — 
Fully collateralised 71,915 0.2 14,053 0.2 33,386 — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%36,408 0.1 4,665 0.3 22,361 — 
– 51% to 75%26,081 0.2 7,031 0.2 9,091 — 
– 76% to 90%5,098 0.3 1,932 0.2 1,093 — 
– 91% to 100%4,328 0.3 425 0.5 841 — 
Partially collateralised (A):5,477 0.2 1,463 0.1 769 — 
– collateral value on A3,486 912 594 
Total132,768 0.1 22,721 0.4 63,577 — 
Stage 2
Not collateralised8,710 1.3 3,337 2.2 1,084 0.1 
Fully collateralised 18,383 1.0 2,534 1.6 8,719 0.5 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%8,544 0.8 1,132 1.5 5,359 0.4 
– 51% to 75%8,097 1.1 1,020 2.0 2,955 0.8 
– 76% to 90%849 1.1 350 0.9 319 0.3 
– 91% to 100%893 1.0 32 3.1 86 — 
Partially collateralised (B):1,260 1.0 713 0.8 196 1.0 
– collateral value on B517 246 147 
Total28,353 1.1 6,584 1.8 9,999 0.5 
Stage 3
Not collateralised1,038 45.3 635 50.7 — — 
Fully collateralised 583 11.5 348 9.5 20 5.0 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%177 13.6 56 5.4 11 — 
– 51% to 75%161 15.5 128 12.5 — 
– 76% to 90%149 6.7 139 5.8 — — 
– 91% to 100%96 8.3 25 24.0 16.7 
Partially collateralised (C):474 45.6 195 27.7 — — 
– collateral value on C331 120 — 
Total2,095 35.9 1,178 34.7 20 5.0 
POCI
Not collateralised— — — — — — 
Fully collateralised — — — — — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%— — — — — 
– 51% to 75%— — — — — — 
– 76% to 90%— — — — — — 
– 91% to 100%— — — — — — 
Partially collateralised (D):— — — — — — 
– collateral value on D— — — — — — 
Total— — — — — 
At 31 Dec 2020163,217 0.8 30,483 2.0 73,596 0.1 
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Rated CRR/PD1 to 7
Not collateralised61,279 0.5 9,586 0.5 30,917 0.6 
Fully collateralised83,456 0.2 14,218 0.2 38,817 0.1 
Partially collateralised (A):7,059 0.5 2,379 0.2 886 0.6 
– collateral value on A3,729 1,092 517 
Total151,794 0.3 26,183 0.3 70,620 0.3 
Rated CRR/PD8
Not collateralised1,053 26.5 7 42.9 705 38.6 
Fully collateralised 1,054 3.8 52 38.5 519 2.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%503 4.8 41 41.5 378 0.8 
– 51% to 75%447 3.1 8 25.0 137 5.8 
– 76% to 90%60 1.7 1  4  
– 91% to 100%44 2.3 2    
Partially collateralised (B):153 15.0 5 20.0   
– collateral value on B143 5  
Total2,260 15.1 64 37.5 1,224 23.1 
Rated CRR/PD9 to 10
Not collateralised828 40.9 407 42.0 198 35.9 
Fully collateralised 1,274 20.3 346 5.2 388 8.2 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%743 17.2 36 2.8 382 8.1 
– 51% to 75%286 9.1 250 5.2   
– 76% to 90%62 14.5 11  2  
– 91% to 100%183 52.5 49 8.2 4 25.0 
Partially collateralised (C):265 47.9 204 49.0   
– collateral value on C149 97  
Total2,367 30.6 957 30.2 586 17.6 
At 31 Dec 2021156,421 1.0 27,204 1.5 72,430 0.8 
Rated CRR/PD1 to 7
Not collateralised64,046 0.3 10,527 1.1 30,506 — 
Fully collateralised89,664 0.3 16,483 0.4 41,861 0.1 
Partially collateralised (A):6,728 0.4 2,174 0.3 965 0.2 
– collateral value on A3,994 1,157 741 
Total160,438 0.3 29,184 0.6 73,332 — 
Rated CRR/PD8
Not collateralised40 22.5 15 6.7 — — 
Fully collateralised 634 8.2 104 12.5 244 12.7 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%282 7.1 15 6.7 102 11.8 
– 51% to 75%321 9.0 75 13.3 138 13.0 
– 76% to 90%14 21.4 20.0 25.0 
– 91% to 100%17 — — — — 
Partially collateralised (B):11.1 50.0 — — 
– collateral value on B— 
Total683 9.1 121 12.4 244 12.7 
Rated CRR/PD9 to 10
Not collateralised1,038 45.3 635 50.7 — — 
Fully collateralised 584 11.5 348 9.5 20 5.0 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%178 13.5 56 5.4 11 — 
– 51% to 75%161 15.5 128 12.5 — 
– 76% to 90%149 6.7 139 5.8 — — 
– 91% to 100%96 8.3 25 24.0 16.7 
Partially collateralised (C):474 45.6 195 27.7 — — 
– collateral value on C331 120 — 
Total2,096 35.9 1,178 34.7 20 5.0 
At 31 Dec 2020163,217 0.8 30,483 2.0 73,596 0.1 
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Not collateralised624,935 0.1 112,188 0.2 111,948  
Fully collateralised 112,905 0.1 22,971 0.2 45,479 0.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%40,636 0.1 6,512 0.2 16,915  
– 51% to 75%38,709 0.1 9,431 0.2 16,533 0.1 
– 76% to 90%13,284 0.1 2,556 0.1 4,920 0.1 
– 91% to 100%20,276 0.1 4,472  7,111 0.1 
Partially collateralised (A):64,058 0.1 8,665 0.1 20,358  
– collateral value on A30,890 4,826 9,322 
Total801,898 0.1 143,824 0.2 177,785  
Stage 2
Not collateralised85,394 1.1 18,562 2.0 8,310 1.1 
Fully collateralised 32,019 1.1 8,231 1.3 11,503 0.7 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%10,892 1.2 3,148 1.5 3,378 0.5 
– 51% to 75%14,281 1.1 4,161 1.2 5,202 0.9 
– 76% to 90%2,752 1.2 687 1.5 1,148 0.9 
– 91% to 100%4,094 0.9 235 1.7 1,775 0.2 
Partially collateralised (B):12,484 1.0 1,824 1.9 1,788 0.4 
– collateral value on B6,675 937 785 
Total129,897 1.1 28,617 1.8 21,601 0.8 
Stage 3
Not collateralised8,122 47.3 2,979 21.6 732 74.7 
Fully collateralised 2,278 12.7 1,212 3.4 240 2.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%603 20.9 249 4.8 76  
– 51% to 75%1,110 5.0 786 1.4 110 3.6 
– 76% to 90%295 11.5 115 9.6 26  
– 91% to 100%270 27.4 62 9.7 28 3.6 
Partially collateralised (C):2,134 38.7 318 35.5 616 28.9 
– collateral value on C1,200 186 358 
Total12,534 39.6 4,509 17.7 1,588 46.0 
POCI
Not collateralised114 36.0 28 21.4 4  
Fully collateralised 61 34.4   57 36.8 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%      
– 51% to 75%57 36.8   57 36.8 
– 76% to 90%      
– 91% to 100%4      
Partially collateralised (D):2 100.0     
– collateral value on D2   
Total177 36.2 28 21.4 61 34.4 
At 31 Dec 2021944,506 0.8 176,978 0.9 201,035 0.5 
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Not collateralised617,592 0.2 122,554 0.4 95,061 0.1 
Fully collateralised 110,528 0.2 28,232 0.3 40,207 0.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%37,991 0.1 7,367 0.3 14,744 0.1 
– 51% to 75%36,696 0.2 11,891 0.3 13,961 0.2 
– 76% to 90%13,542 0.2 2,624 0.4 6,522 0.1 
– 91% to 100%22,299 0.1 6,350 0.1 4,980 0.1 
Partially collateralised (A):52,892 0.2 6,826 0.5 19,163 0.1 
– collateral value on A25,903 3,524 9,208 
Total781,012 0.2 157,612 0.4 154,431 0.1 
Stage 2
Not collateralised118,959 1.6 37,430 2.6 19,466 0.4 
Fully collateralised 37,753 1.3 9,316 2.1 15,044 0.8 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%11,992 1.3 2,498 1.5 3,920 0.7 
– 51% to 75%16,982 1.6 5,715 2.2 6,657 1.0 
– 76% to 90%3,727 1.2 502 3.2 2,150 0.7 
– 91% to 100%5,052 0.9 601 2.0 2,317 0.3 
Partially collateralised (B):16,829 1.5 3,984 2.7 3,849 0.9 
– collateral value on B9,425 1,714 2,104 
Total173,541 1.5 50,730 2.5 38,359 0.6 
Stage 3
Not collateralised7,852 50.0 2,793 28.5 865 66.0 
Fully collateralised 1,939 17.3 585 7.9 342 6.4 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%637 24.0 151 8.6 83 6.0 
– 51% to 75%526 19.0 182 12.6 128 4.7 
– 76% to 90%294 9.2 211 1.9 49 14.3 
– 91% to 100%482 11.6 41 14.6 82 4.9 
Partially collateralised (C):2,847 35.5 553 23.1 592 26.4 
– collateral value on C1,619 337 322 
Total12,638 41.7 3,931 24.7 1,799 41.6 
POCI
Not collateralised211 39.8 54 63.0 — 
Fully collateralised 63 41.3 — — 45 51.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%50.0 — — — — 
– 51% to 75%11 9.1 — — 11 9.1 
– 76% to 90%34 64.7 — — 34 64.7 
– 91% to 100%12 — — — — — 
Partially collateralised (D):75.0 — — — — 
– collateral value on D— — 
Total278 40.6 54 63.0 46 50.0 
At 31 Dec 2020967,469 1.0 212,327 1.3 194,635 0.6 
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Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Rated CRR/PD8
Not collateralised4,790 3.9 1,587 3.1 79 30.4 
Fully collateralised 1,653 3.9 259 6.6 32  
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%803 3.5 113 6.2 2  
– 51% to 75%583 3.8 110 8.2 1  
– 76% to 90%116 5.2 23 4.3 29  
– 91% to 100%151 5.3 13    
Partially collateralised (A):1,253 3.7 138 8.0 11  
– collateral value on A921 40 6 
Total7,696 3.9 1,984 3.9 122 20.5 
Rated CRR/PD9 to 10
Not collateralised8,239 47.1 3,007 21.5 736 74.3 
Fully collateralised 2,335 13.3 1,212 3.4 297 9.1 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%604 20.9 249 4.8 75  
– 51% to 75%1,166 6.7 786 1.4 168 14.9 
– 76% to 90%295 11.5 115 9.6 26  
– 91% to 100%270 27.4 62 9.7 28 3.6 
Partially collateralised (B):2,137 38.7 318 35.5 616 28.9 
– collateral value on B1,203 186 358 
Total12,711 39.5 4,537 17.7 1,649 45.6 
At 31 Dec 202120,407 26.1 6,521 13.5 1,771 43.8 
Rated CRR/PD8
Not collateralised3,787 7.1 924 8.7 103 25.2 
Fully collateralised 1,107 5.2 171 9.4 15 — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%269 4.1 29 10.3 — 
– 51% to 75%480 6.3 87 6.9 — — 
– 76% to 90%140 5.0 13 23.1 14 — 
– 91% to 100%218 4.1 42 9.5 — — 
Partially collateralised (A):493 8.1 174 9.2 27 3.7 
– collateral value on A352 83 13 
Total5,387 6.8 1,269 8.7 145 18.6 
Rated CRR/PD9 to 10
Not collateralised8,062 49.7 2,847 29.1 865 66.0 
Fully collateralised 2,003 18.1 585 7.9 388 11.6 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%644 24.2 151 8.6 84 6.0 
– 51% to 75%538 18.8 182 12.6 139 5.0 
– 76% to 90%327 15.0 211 1.9 83 34.9 
– 91% to 100%494 11.3 41 14.6 82 4.9 
Partially collateralised (B):2,851 35.6 553 23.1 592 26.4 
– collateral value on B1,623 337 322 
Total12,916 41.7 3,985 25.2 1,845 41.8 
At 31 Dec 202018,303 31.4 5,254 21.2 1,990 40.2 
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TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Fully collateralised 377,454  168,737  98,020  
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%190,370  81,582  61,234  
– 51% to 60%64,217  28,555  12,070  
– 61% to 70%51,842  25,949  4,649  
– 71% to 80%46,932 0.1 24,114  8,360  
– 81% to 90%18,778 0.1 7,899  8,420  
– 91% to 100%5,315 0.1 638  3,287  
Partially collateralised (A):682 0.3358  30  
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%254 0.6104  26  
– 111% to 120%98 0.460  1  
– greater than 120%330 0.1194  3  
– collateral value on A484 235 28 
Total378,136  169,095  98,050  
Stage 2
Fully collateralised 7,710 1.72,738 2.11,166  
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%4,380 1.51,846 1.6905  
– 51% to 60%1,317 1.4397 2.4106  
– 61% to 70%1,016 1.6282 3.034  
– 71% to 80%725 2.3175 4.750  
– 81% to 90%208 4.332 5.658  
– 91% to 100%64 4.16 1.913  
Partially collateralised (B):24 13.63 7.7  
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%7 18.61 1.0  
– 111% to 120%8 16.6   
– greater than 120%9 6.72 11.1  
– collateral value on B20 2  
Total7,734 1.72,741 2.11,166  
Stage 3
Fully collateralised 2,853 11.5954 14.268 0.3 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%1,490 9.2635 13.048 0.5 
– 51% to 60%443 8.6129 14.010 0.1 
– 61% to 70%371 10.979 16.22 0.1 
– 71% to 80%256 15.467 19.13  
– 81% to 90%171 20.421 25.24  
– 91% to 100%122 32.223 18.61  
Partially collateralised (C):220 39.67 30.8  
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%56 27.54 22.3  
– 111% to 120%29 29.2   
– greater than 120%135 46.93 45.5  
– collateral value on C143 6  
Total3,073 13.5961 14.468 0.3 
At 31 Dec 2021388,943 0.2172,797 0.199,284  
Personal lending – residential mortgage loans including loan commitments by level of collateral for key countries/territories by stage
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Of which:
TotalUKHong Kong
Gross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverageGross carrying/nominal amountECL coverage
$m%$m%$m%
Stage 1
Fully collateralised 354,102 — 159,562 — 90,733 — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%174,370 — 76,535 — 54,866 — 
– 51% to 60%60,180 — 23,967 — 14,253 — 
– 61% to 70%48,159 — 23,381 — 6,042 — 
– 71% to 80%40,395 0.1 20,846 — 4,288 — 
– 81% to 90%23,339 0.1 12,936 — 6,837 — 
– 91% to 100%7,659 0.1 1,897 0.1 4,447 — 
Partially collateralised (A):973 0.4 289 — 336 — 
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%592 0.4 84 — 334 — 
– 111% to 120%101 0.5 45 — — — 
– greater than 120%280 0.3 160 — — 
– collateral value on A847 212 328 
Total355,075 — 159,851 — 91,069 — 
Stage 2
Fully collateralised 12,252 1.5 4,229 1.4 1,802 — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%6,694 1.1 2,442 1.2 1,256 — 
– 51% to 60%2,223 1.1 730 1.3 253 — 
– 61% to 70%1,779 1.6 606 1.3 83 — 
– 71% to 80%987 2.8 244 2.9 111 — 
– 81% to 90%400 4.9 139 3.6 60 — 
– 91% to 100%169 5.7 68 3.3 39 — 
Partially collateralised (B):53 13.6 3.3 — 
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%28 11.9 1.5 — 
– 111% to 120%16.8 — — — — 
– greater than 120%16 14.8 8.5 — — 
– collateral value on B47 
Total12,305 1.5 4,233 1.4 1,811 — 
Stage 3
Fully collateralised 3,083 9.8 1,050 12.3 63 — 
LTV ratio:
– less than 50%1,472 8.0 676 10.9 53 — 
– 51% to 60%505 8.7 144 15.1 — 
– 61% to 70%435 9.2 112 12.9 — — 
– 71% to 80%378 11.5 81 13.7 — 
– 81% to 90%195 17.3 28 22.4 — 
– 91% to 100%98 24.3 17.8 — — 
Partially collateralised (C):328 42.7 17 22.9 — — 
LTV ratio:
– 101% to 110%75 30.4 16.7 — — 
– 111% to 120%56 38.8 17.6 — — 
– greater than 120%197 48.5 50.3 — — 
– collateral value on C228 10 
Total3,411 13.0 1,067 12.5 63 — 
At 31 Dec 2020370,791 0.2 165,151 0.1 92,943 — 
 
Disclosure of balance sheet amounts related to insurance manufacturing subsidiaries
Balance sheet of insurance manufacturing subsidiaries by type of contract1
(Audited)
With
DPF
Unit-linked
Other contracts2
Shareholder
assets and liabilities
Total
$m$m$m$m$m
Financial assets88,969 8,881 19,856 9,951 127,657 
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss30,669 8,605 3,581 1,827 44,682 
– derivatives129 1 15 2 147 
– financial investments at amortised cost42,001 61 14,622 4,909 61,593 
– financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income10,858  459 1,951 13,268 
– other financial assets3
5,312 214 1,179 1,262 7,967 
Reinsurance assets2,180 72 1,666 3 3,921 
PVIF4
   9,453 9,453 
Other assets and investment properties2,558 1 206 820 3,585 
Total assets93,707 8,954 21,728 20,227 144,616 
Liabilities under investment contracts designated at fair value 2,297 3,641  5,938 
Liabilities under insurance contracts89,492 6,558 16,757  112,807 
Deferred tax5
179 9 24 1,418 1,630 
Other liabilities   7,269 7,269 
Total liabilities89,671 8,864 20,422 8,687 127,644 
Total equity   16,972 16,972 
Total liabilities and equity at 31 Dec 202189,671 8,864 20,422 25,659 144,616 
Financial assets84,478 8,802 18,932 8,915 121,127 
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss26,002 8,558 3,508 1,485 39,553 
– derivatives262 13 281 
– financial investments at amortised cost39,891 30 13,984 4,521 58,426 
– financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income12,531 — 459 1,931 14,921 
– other financial assets3
5,792 211 968 975 7,946 
Reinsurance assets
2,256 65 1,447 3,770 
PVIF4
— — — 9,435 9,435 
Other assets and investment properties2,628 227 721 3,577 
Total assets89,362 8,868 20,606 19,073 137,909 
Liabilities under investment contracts designated at fair value— 2,285 4,100 — 6,385 
Liabilities under insurance contracts84,931 6,503 15,827 — 107,261 
Deferred tax5
145 25 1,400 1,575 
Other liabilities
— — — 7,244 7,244 
Total liabilities85,076 8,793 19,952 8,644 122,465 
Total equity— — — 15,444 15,444 
Total liabilities and equity at 31 Dec 202085,076 8,793 19,952 24,088 137,909 
1Balance sheet of insurance manufacturing operations is shown before elimination of inter-company transactions with HSBC non-insurance operations.
2‘Other contracts’ includes term insurance, credit life insurance, universal life insurance and investment contracts not included in the ‘Unit-linked’ or ‘With DPF’ columns.
3Comprise mainly loans and advances to banks, cash and inter-company balances with other non-insurance legal entities.
4Present value of in-force long-term insurance business.
5‘Deferred tax’ includes the deferred tax liabilities arising on recognition of PVIF.
Balance sheet of insurance manufacturing subsidiaries by geographical region1,2
(Audited)
EuropeAsiaLatin
America
Total
$m$m$m$m
Financial assets34,264 92,535 858 127,657 
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss19,030 25,248 404 44,682 
– derivatives65 82  147 
– financial investments – at amortised cost1,161 60,389 43 61,593 
– financial investments – at fair value through other comprehensive income12,073 817 378 13,268 
– other financial assets3
1,935 5,999 33 7,967 
Reinsurance assets213 3,703 5 3,921 
PVIF4
1,098 8,177 178 9,453 
Other assets and investment properties1,091 2,431 63 3,585 
Total assets36,666 106,846 1,104 144,616 
Liabilities under investment contracts designated at fair value1,396 4,542  5,938 
Liabilities under insurance contracts30,131 81,840 836 112,807 
Deferred tax5
250 1,357 23 1,630 
Other liabilities2,711 4,523 35 7,269 
Total liabilities34,488 92,262 894 127,644 
Total equity2,178 14,584 210 16,972 
Total liabilities and equity at 31 Dec 202136,666 106,846 1,104 144,616 
Financial assets34,768 85,259 1,100 121,127 
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss17,184 22,099 270 39,553 
– derivatives107 174 — 281 
– financial investments – at amortised cost531 57,420 475 58,426 
– financial investments – at fair value through other comprehensive income13,894 706 321 14,921 
– other financial assets3
3,052 4,860 34 7,946 
Reinsurance assets245 3,521 3,770 
PVIF4
884 8,390 161 9,435 
Other assets and investment properties1,189 2,332 56 3,577 
Total assets37,086 99,502 1,321 137,909 
Liabilities under investment contracts designated at fair value1,288 5,097 — 6,385 
Liabilities under insurance contracts31,153 74,994 1,114 107,261 
Deferred tax5
204 1,348 23 1,575 
Other liabilities2,426 4,800 18 7,244 
Total liabilities35,071 86,239 1,155 122,465 
Total equity2,015 13,263 166 15,444 
Total liabilities and equity at 31 Dec 202037,086 99,502 1,321 137,909 
1HSBC has no insurance manufacturing subsidiaries in the Middle East and North Africa or North America.
2Balance sheet of insurance manufacturing operations is shown before elimination of inter-company transactions with HSBC non-insurance operations.
3Comprise mainly loans and advances to banks, cash and inter-company balances with other non-insurance legal entities.
4Present value of in-force long-term insurance business.
5‘Deferred tax’ includes the deferred tax liabilities arising on recognition of PVIF.
 
Disclosure of financial return guarantees
Financial return guarantees
(Audited)
20212020
Investment returns implied by guaranteeLong-term investment returns on relevant portfoliosCost of guaranteesInvestment returns implied by guaranteeLong-term investment returns on relevant portfoliosCost of guarantees
%%$m%%$m
Capital0.0 
0.7–3.2
220 0.0 
0.7–3.2
277 
Nominal annual return
0.1–1.9
2.3–3.6
423 
0.1–1.9
2.3–3.6
515 
Nominal annual return
2.0-3.9
2.0–4.5
183 
2.0–3.9
2.0–4.5
180 
Nominal annual return
4.0–5.0
2.0–4.2
112 
4.0–5.0
2.0–4.2
133 
At 31 Dec938 1,105 
 
Disclosure of expected maturity of insurance contract liabilities
Expected maturity of insurance contract liabilities
(Audited)
Expected cash flows (undiscounted)
Within 1 year1–5 years5–15 yearsOver 15 yearsTotal
$m$m$m$m$m
Unit-linked 1,346 2,605 3,159 2,293 9,403 
With DPF and Other contracts8,803 31,334 51,891 94,168 186,196 
At 31 Dec 202110,149 33,939 55,050 96,461 195,599 
Unit-linked 1,407 3,097 2,976 2,099 9,579 
With DPF and Other contracts8,427 30,156 51,383 75,839 165,805 
At 31 Dec 20209,834 33,253 54,359 77,938 175,384 
 
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis to insurance risk factors
Sensitivity of HSBC’s insurance manufacturing subsidiaries to market risk factors
(Audited)
20212020
Effect on
profit after tax
Effect on
total equity
Effect on
profit after tax
Effect on
total equity
$m$m$m$m
+100 basis point parallel shift in yield curves
(2)(142)(67)(188)
-100 basis point parallel shift in yield curves
(154)(9)(68)58 
10% increase in equity prices
369 369 332 332 
10% decrease in equity prices
(377)(377)(338)(338)
10% increase in US dollar exchange rate compared with all currencies
80 80 84 84 
10% decrease in US dollar exchange rate compared with all currencies
(80)(80)(84)(84)
Sensitivity analysis
(Audited)

20212020

$m$m
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 31 Dec
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% increase in mortality and/or morbidity rates(112)(93)
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% decrease in mortality and/or morbidity rates115 98 
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% increase in lapse rates(115)(111)
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% decrease in lapse rates129 128 
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% increase in expense rates(108)(117)
Effect on profit after tax and total equity at 10% decrease in expense rates107 115 
 
Disclosure of funding sources and uses
Funding sources
(Audited)
20212020
$m$m
Customer accounts
1,710,574 1,642,780 
Deposits by banks
101,152 82,080 
Repurchase agreements – non-trading126,670 111,901 
Debt securities in issue
78,557 95,492 
Cash collateral, margin and settlement accounts65,452 78,565 
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale
9,005 — 
Subordinated liabilities
20,487 21,951 
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
145,502 157,439 
Liabilities under insurance contracts
112,745 107,191 
Trading liabilities
84,904 75,266 
– repos11,004 11,728 
– stock lending2,332 4,597 
– other trading liabilities71,568 58,941 
Total equity
206,777 204,995 
Other balance sheet liabilities

296,114 406,504 
At 31 Dec2,957,939 2,984,164 

Funding uses
(Audited)
20212020
$m$m
Loans and advances to customers
1,045,814 1,037,987 
Loans and advances to banks
83,136 81,616 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading241,648 230,628 
Cash collateral, margin and settlement accounts 59,884 76,859 
Assets held for sale
3,411 299 
Trading assets
248,842 231,990 
– reverse repos14,994 13,990 
– stock borrowing8,082 8,286 
– other trading assets225,766 209,714 
Financial investments
446,274 490,693 
Cash and balances with central banks
403,018 304,481 
Other balance sheet assets425,912 529,611 
At 31 Dec2,957,939 2,984,164 
 
Disclosure of compliance with regulatory capital requirements under banking regulations
Own funds disclosure
(Audited)
At
31 Dec31 Dec
20212020
Ref*$m$m
Common equity tier 1 (‘CET1’) capital: instruments and reserves
1Capital instruments and the related share premium accounts23,513 23,219 
– ordinary shares23,513 23,219 
2
Retained earnings1
121,059 126,314 
3Accumulated other comprehensive income (and other reserves)8,273 9,768 
5Minority interests (amount allowed in consolidated CET1)4,186 4,079 
5aIndependently reviewed interim net profits net of any foreseeable charge or dividend5,887 (252)
6
Common equity tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments1
162,918 163,128 
28
Total regulatory adjustments to common equity tier 11
(30,353)(27,078)
29Common equity tier 1 capital132,565 136,050 
36Additional tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments23,787 24,183 
43Total regulatory adjustments to additional tier 1 capital(60)(60)
44Additional tier 1 capital23,727 24,123 
45Tier 1 capital156,292 160,173 
51Tier 2 capital before regulatory adjustments23,018 25,722 
57Total regulatory adjustments to tier 2 capital(1,524)(1,472)
58Tier 2 capital21,494 24,250 
59Total capital177,786 184,423 
*    The references identify the lines prescribed in the European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) template, which are applicable and where there is a value.
1The figures for 31 December 2020 have been restated to reflect the reclassification of the IFRS 9 transitional adjustment from retained earnings (within row 6) to ‘Total regulatory adjustments to common equity tier 1’ (row 28).
Throughout 2021, we complied with the PRA’s regulatory capital adequacy requirements, including those relating to stress testing.
Regulatory and other developments
During 2022, we expect our CET1 ratio to be affected by regulatory developments including:
the change in the treatment of software assets;
the implementation of the standardised approach for counterparty credit risk calculation, which came into effect on 1 January 2022;
measures to improve the comparability of internal ratings-based (‘IRB’) models, including the introduction of a minimum risk weight for performing mortgage portfolios in the UK; and
the expiry of transitional provisions in relation to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.Based on our capital position at 31 December 2021, we would expect that the proposed classification of our retail banking operations in France as being held for sale would reduce our CET1 ratio by around 30bps. Separately, our recent strategic actions are likely to lead to a fall in our CET1 ratio of around 15bps, of which we expect approximately half will occur in the first quarter of 2022. These actions include the acquisitions of AXA Singapore, L&T Investment Management and HSBC Life China, and the exit of mass market retail banking in the US
 
Disclosure of value at risk (VaR)
The Group trading VaR for the year is shown in the table below.
Trading VaR, 99% 1 day1
(Audited)
Foreign
exchange and commodity
Interest
rate
EquityCredit
spread
Portfolio diversification2
Total3
$m$m$m$m$m$m
Balance at 31 Dec 20219.1 25.9 15.4 24.8 (36.5)38.8 
Average12.9 33.8 16.7 19.2 (45.5)37.1 
Maximum31.8 51.7 24.3 29.4 53.8 
Minimum6.7 18.5 12.1 12.2 27.7 
Balance at 31 Dec 202013.7 20.3 21.5 24.3 (36.4)43.4 
Average11.0 26.6 27.3 21.6 (38.3)48.1 
Maximum25.7 43.5 42.0 44.1 69.3 
Minimum5.6 19.1 13.6 12.6 33.6 
1    Trading portfolios comprise positions arising from the market-making and warehousing of customer-derived positions.
2    Portfolio diversification is the market risk dispersion effect of holding a portfolio containing different risk types. It represents the reduction in unsystematic market risk that occurs when combining a number of different risk types – such as interest rate, equity and foreign exchange – together in one portfolio. It is measured as the difference between the sum of the VaR by individual risk type and the combined total VaR. A negative number represents the benefit of portfolio diversification. As the maximum and minimum occurs on different days for different risk types, it is not meaningful to calculate a portfolio diversification benefit for these measures.
3    The total VaR is non-additive across risk types due to diversification effects.
The Group non-trading VaR for 2021 is shown in the table below.
Non-trading VaR, 99% 1 day
(Audited)
Interest
rate
Credit
spread
Portfolio
diversification
1
Total2
$m$m$m$m
Balance at 31 Dec 2021216.4 70.3 (66.3)220.4 
Average200.7 76.9 (40.3)237.3 
Maximum248.7 99.3  298.8 
Minimum163.3 64.7  193.5 
Balance at 31 Dec 2020166.6 87.0 (5.7)247.8 
Average150.2 82.5 (42.0)190.7 
Maximum196.4 133.4 — 274.6 
Minimum59.0 44.2 — 79.7 
1    Portfolio diversification is the market risk dispersion effect of holding a portfolio containing different risk types. It represents the reduction in unsystematic market risk that occurs when combining a number of different risk types – such as interest rate and credit spreads – together in one portfolio. It is measured as the difference between the sum of the VaR by individual risk type and the combined total VaR. A negative number represents the benefit of portfolio diversification. As the maximum and minimum occurs on different days for different risk types, it is not meaningful to calculate a portfolio diversification benefit for these measures.
2    The total VaR is non-additive across risk types due to diversification effects.