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Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]  
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation - assets
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets
236,593
71,574
6,675
314,842
202,020
82,833
4,306
289,159
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
39,331
56,694
19,744
115,769
27,030
63,825
19,788
110,643
Derivatives
1,859
264,629
2,149
268,637
931
226,714
2,069
229,714
Financial investments
258,371
78,088
2,734
339,193
215,228
76,591
2,618
294,437
Liabilities
Trading liabilities
42,038
23,160
784
65,982
53,354
19,318
478
73,150
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
2,152
127,458
9,117
138,727
1,266
129,232
10,928
141,426
Derivatives
1,088
260,518
2,842
264,448
1,918
230,285
2,569
234,772
The table below provides the fair value levelling of assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups that have been classified as held for sale
in accordance with IFRS 5. For further details, see Note 23.
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation – assets and liabilities held for sale
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets
2,403
61
2,465
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
2,967
9,018
2,575
14,560
15
49
64
Derivatives
36
36
528
528
Financial investments
2,651
5,345
504
8,500
9,357
28
9,385
Liabilities
Trading liabilities
1,352
64
1,417
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
130
130
2,370
2,370
Derivatives
19
19
615
615
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair values
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and otherwise
mandatorily measured
at fair value
Derivatives
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2
13,511
9,246
1,540
191
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1
10,752
6,060
3,042
159
At 31 Dec 2023
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2
13,200
8,066
1,709
54
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1
9,975
5,758
2,477
309
Financial instruments measured at fair value using a valuation technique with significant unobservable inputs – Level 3
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and
otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value
through profit or loss
Derivatives
Total
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Private equity including
strategic investments
552
1
17,705
18,258
1
1
Asset-backed securities
182
198
380
Structured notes
3
3
9,113
9,113
Other derivatives
2,149
2,149
2,842
2,842
Other portfolios
2,000
6,476
2,036
10,512
784
3
787
At 31 Dec 2024
2,734
6,675
19,744
2,149
31,302
784
9,117
2,842
12,743
Private equity including
strategic investments
507
7
17,640
18,154
1
1
Asset-backed securities
309
128
8
445
Structured notes
3
3
10,331
10,331
Other derivatives
2,069
2,069
2,569
2,569
Other portfolios
1,802
4,171
2,137
8,110
478
596
1,074
At 31 Dec 2023
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
28,781
478
10,928
2,569
13,975
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and
otherwise
mandatorily
measured at fair
value through
profit or loss
Derivatives
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 1 Jan 2024
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
478
10,928
2,569
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
(9)
280
896
1,037
18
496
1,268
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
280
1,037
18
496
1,268
–  net income from assets and liabilities of insurance
businesses, including related derivatives,
measured at fair value through profit or loss
684
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
212
–  gains less losses from financial investments at fair
value through other comprehensive income
(9)
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other
comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1
(78)
(115)
(39)
(36)
(18)
(45)
(53)
–  financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)
18
33
–  exchange differences
(96)
(115)
(39)
(36)
(18)
(78)
(53)
Purchases
1,670
4,170
6,261
924
New issuances
6,521
Sales
(97)
(1,477)
(649)
(295)
Settlements2
(1,011)
(967)
(6,476)
(897)
(307)
(4,750)
(568)
Transfers out3
(438)
(429)
(278)
(777)
(29)
(6,048)
(1,346)
Transfers in3
79
907
241
753
13
2,015
972
At 31 Dec 2024
2,734
6,675
19,744
2,149
784
9,117
2,842
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2024
(150)
11
(1,377)
(6)
(94)
(1,343)
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
(150)
(1,377)
(6)
(1,343)
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
11
(94)
At 1 Jan 2023
2,961
4,817
17,407
1,964
474
10,432
2,920
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
(44)
266
921
692
75
97
910
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
266
692
75
97
910
–  net income from assets and liabilities of insurance
businesses, including related derivatives,
measured at fair value through profit or loss
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
921
–  gains less losses from financial investments at fair
value through other comprehensive income
(44)
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other
comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1
28
108
87
81
24
523
111
–  financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)
(44)
335
–  exchange differences
72
108
87
81
24
188
111
Purchases
353
2,276
3,555
291
New issuances
2
2
5,389
Sales
(290)
(2,478)
(658)
(320)
(2)
Settlements
(352)
(872)
(1,886)
(1,018)
(74)
(3,258)
(1,565)
Transfers out
(662)
(922)
(156)
(240)
(45)
(2,881)
(358)
Transfers in
624
1,109
518
590
51
628
551
At 31 Dec 2023
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
478
10,928
2,569
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2023
(152)
82
737
(433)
(903)
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
(152)
737
(903)
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
82
(433)
1Included in ‘financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)’ in the current year and ‘exchange differences’ in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
2Includes $3.1bn decrease from classification of the assets of our French Life Insurance business as assets held for sale.
3Includes $4.4bn of transfers out and $1.5bn of transfers in relating to enhancement of observability assessments on equity structured notes.
Basis of valuing HSBC Holdings’ financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurement
Assets at 31 Dec
Trading assets
709
709
Financial assets with HSBC undertakings designated and
otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value
61,286
61,286
59,879
59,879
Derivatives
3,054
3,054
3,344
3,344
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
41,582
41,582
43,638
43,638
Derivatives
5,340
5,340
6,090
6,090
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation
Fair value
Carrying
amount
Quoted market
price Level 1
Observable
inputs Level 2
Significant
unobservable
inputs Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
102,039
101,007
1,048
102,055
Loans and advances to customers1
930,658
11,435
906,208
917,643
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
252,549
252,598
252,598
Financial investments – at amortised cost
153,973
120,843
29,493
724
151,060
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
73,997
74,025
74,025
Customer accounts
1,654,955
1,655,151
1,655,151
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
180,880
180,873
180,873
Debt securities in issue
105,785
105,689
954
106,643
Subordinated liabilities
25,958
28,262
28,262
At 31 Dec 2023
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
112,902
2
111,263
1,479
112,744
Loans and advances to customers
938,535
13,258
911,124
924,382
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
252,217
252,243
252,243
Financial investments – at amortised cost
148,326
115,383
30,765
440
146,588
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
73,163
73,176
73,176
Customer accounts
1,611,647
1,611,795
1,611,795
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
172,100
172,081
172,081
Debt securities in issue
93,917
93,196
706
93,902
Subordinated liabilities
24,954
27,151
27,151
1Includes retained portfolio of French home and other loans following the sale of retail banking operations in France, with carrying amount of $6.9bn (2023:
$7.9bn). We reclassified the portfolio to a hold-to-collect-and-sell business model from 1 January 2025 and will measure it prospectively from the first quarter of
2025 at fair value through other comprehensive income. We expect to recognise an estimated $1bn fair value pre-tax loss in other comprehensive income on
the remeasurement of these financial instruments. The valuation of this portfolio of loans may be substantially different in the event of a sale due to entity and
deal-specific factors, including funding costs and the value of customer relationships (refer Note 23 for details).
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation – assets and disposal groups held for sale
Fair value
Carrying
amount
Quoted market
price Level 1
Observable
inputs Level 2
Significant
unobservable
inputs Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
144
144
144
Loans and advances to customers
977
11
966
977
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
Financial investments – at amortised cost
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
5,399
5,399
5,399
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
Debt securities in issue
Subordinated liabilities
At 31 Dec 2023
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
10,487
10,487
10,487
Loans and advances to customers
73,376
90
72,200
72,290
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
2,723
2,723
2,723
Financial investments – at amortised cost
7,624
7,530
5
7,535
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
78
78
78
Customer accounts
85,950
86,475
86,475
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
2,768
2,768
2,768
Debt securities in issue
9,084
8,820
8,820
Subordinated liabilities
8
7
7
Fair values of HSBC Holdings’ financial instruments not carried at fair value on the balance sheet
2024
2023
Carrying amount
Fair value1
Carrying amount
Fair value1
$m
$m
$m
$m
Assets at 31 Dec
Loans and advances to HSBC undertakings
37,677
38,359
27,354
27,878
Financial investments – at amortised cost
10,328
10,335
19,558
19,531
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Debt securities in issue
64,320
65,123
65,239
65,172
Subordinated liabilities
23,548
25,911
24,439
26,651
1Fair values (other than Financial investments which are Level 1) were determined using valuation techniques with observable inputs (Level 2).
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation - liabilities
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets
236,593
71,574
6,675
314,842
202,020
82,833
4,306
289,159
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
39,331
56,694
19,744
115,769
27,030
63,825
19,788
110,643
Derivatives
1,859
264,629
2,149
268,637
931
226,714
2,069
229,714
Financial investments
258,371
78,088
2,734
339,193
215,228
76,591
2,618
294,437
Liabilities
Trading liabilities
42,038
23,160
784
65,982
53,354
19,318
478
73,150
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
2,152
127,458
9,117
138,727
1,266
129,232
10,928
141,426
Derivatives
1,088
260,518
2,842
264,448
1,918
230,285
2,569
234,772
The table below provides the fair value levelling of assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups that have been classified as held for sale
in accordance with IFRS 5. For further details, see Note 23.
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation – assets and liabilities held for sale
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets
2,403
61
2,465
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
2,967
9,018
2,575
14,560
15
49
64
Derivatives
36
36
528
528
Financial investments
2,651
5,345
504
8,500
9,357
28
9,385
Liabilities
Trading liabilities
1,352
64
1,417
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
130
130
2,370
2,370
Derivatives
19
19
615
615
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair values
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and otherwise
mandatorily measured
at fair value
Derivatives
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2
13,511
9,246
1,540
191
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1
10,752
6,060
3,042
159
At 31 Dec 2023
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2
13,200
8,066
1,709
54
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1
9,975
5,758
2,477
309
Financial instruments measured at fair value using a valuation technique with significant unobservable inputs – Level 3
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and
otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value
through profit or loss
Derivatives
Total
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Private equity including
strategic investments
552
1
17,705
18,258
1
1
Asset-backed securities
182
198
380
Structured notes
3
3
9,113
9,113
Other derivatives
2,149
2,149
2,842
2,842
Other portfolios
2,000
6,476
2,036
10,512
784
3
787
At 31 Dec 2024
2,734
6,675
19,744
2,149
31,302
784
9,117
2,842
12,743
Private equity including
strategic investments
507
7
17,640
18,154
1
1
Asset-backed securities
309
128
8
445
Structured notes
3
3
10,331
10,331
Other derivatives
2,069
2,069
2,569
2,569
Other portfolios
1,802
4,171
2,137
8,110
478
596
1,074
At 31 Dec 2023
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
28,781
478
10,928
2,569
13,975
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments
Assets
Liabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and
otherwise
mandatorily
measured at fair
value through
profit or loss
Derivatives
Trading
liabilities
Designated
at fair
value
Derivatives
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 1 Jan 2024
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
478
10,928
2,569
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
(9)
280
896
1,037
18
496
1,268
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
280
1,037
18
496
1,268
–  net income from assets and liabilities of insurance
businesses, including related derivatives,
measured at fair value through profit or loss
684
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
212
–  gains less losses from financial investments at fair
value through other comprehensive income
(9)
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other
comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1
(78)
(115)
(39)
(36)
(18)
(45)
(53)
–  financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)
18
33
–  exchange differences
(96)
(115)
(39)
(36)
(18)
(78)
(53)
Purchases
1,670
4,170
6,261
924
New issuances
6,521
Sales
(97)
(1,477)
(649)
(295)
Settlements2
(1,011)
(967)
(6,476)
(897)
(307)
(4,750)
(568)
Transfers out3
(438)
(429)
(278)
(777)
(29)
(6,048)
(1,346)
Transfers in3
79
907
241
753
13
2,015
972
At 31 Dec 2024
2,734
6,675
19,744
2,149
784
9,117
2,842
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2024
(150)
11
(1,377)
(6)
(94)
(1,343)
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
(150)
(1,377)
(6)
(1,343)
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
11
(94)
At 1 Jan 2023
2,961
4,817
17,407
1,964
474
10,432
2,920
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
(44)
266
921
692
75
97
910
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
266
692
75
97
910
–  net income from assets and liabilities of insurance
businesses, including related derivatives,
measured at fair value through profit or loss
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
921
–  gains less losses from financial investments at fair
value through other comprehensive income
(44)
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other
comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1
28
108
87
81
24
523
111
–  financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)
(44)
335
–  exchange differences
72
108
87
81
24
188
111
Purchases
353
2,276
3,555
291
New issuances
2
2
5,389
Sales
(290)
(2,478)
(658)
(320)
(2)
Settlements
(352)
(872)
(1,886)
(1,018)
(74)
(3,258)
(1,565)
Transfers out
(662)
(922)
(156)
(240)
(45)
(2,881)
(358)
Transfers in
624
1,109
518
590
51
628
551
At 31 Dec 2023
2,618
4,306
19,788
2,069
478
10,928
2,569
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss
relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2023
(152)
82
737
(433)
(903)
–  net income/(losses) from financial instruments
held for trading or managed on a fair value basis
(152)
737
(903)
–  changes in fair value of other financial instruments
mandatorily measured at fair value through profit
or loss
82
(433)
1Included in ‘financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)’ in the current year and ‘exchange differences’ in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
2Includes $3.1bn decrease from classification of the assets of our French Life Insurance business as assets held for sale.
3Includes $4.4bn of transfers out and $1.5bn of transfers in relating to enhancement of observability assessments on equity structured notes.
Basis of valuing HSBC Holdings’ financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
2024
2023
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Recurring fair value measurement
Assets at 31 Dec
Trading assets
709
709
Financial assets with HSBC undertakings designated and
otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value
61,286
61,286
59,879
59,879
Derivatives
3,054
3,054
3,344
3,344
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
41,582
41,582
43,638
43,638
Derivatives
5,340
5,340
6,090
6,090
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation
Fair value
Carrying
amount
Quoted market
price Level 1
Observable
inputs Level 2
Significant
unobservable
inputs Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
102,039
101,007
1,048
102,055
Loans and advances to customers1
930,658
11,435
906,208
917,643
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
252,549
252,598
252,598
Financial investments – at amortised cost
153,973
120,843
29,493
724
151,060
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
73,997
74,025
74,025
Customer accounts
1,654,955
1,655,151
1,655,151
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
180,880
180,873
180,873
Debt securities in issue
105,785
105,689
954
106,643
Subordinated liabilities
25,958
28,262
28,262
At 31 Dec 2023
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
112,902
2
111,263
1,479
112,744
Loans and advances to customers
938,535
13,258
911,124
924,382
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
252,217
252,243
252,243
Financial investments – at amortised cost
148,326
115,383
30,765
440
146,588
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
73,163
73,176
73,176
Customer accounts
1,611,647
1,611,795
1,611,795
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
172,100
172,081
172,081
Debt securities in issue
93,917
93,196
706
93,902
Subordinated liabilities
24,954
27,151
27,151
1Includes retained portfolio of French home and other loans following the sale of retail banking operations in France, with carrying amount of $6.9bn (2023:
$7.9bn). We reclassified the portfolio to a hold-to-collect-and-sell business model from 1 January 2025 and will measure it prospectively from the first quarter of
2025 at fair value through other comprehensive income. We expect to recognise an estimated $1bn fair value pre-tax loss in other comprehensive income on
the remeasurement of these financial instruments. The valuation of this portfolio of loans may be substantially different in the event of a sale due to entity and
deal-specific factors, including funding costs and the value of customer relationships (refer Note 23 for details).
Fair values of financial instruments not carried at fair value and bases of valuation – assets and disposal groups held for sale
Fair value
Carrying
amount
Quoted market
price Level 1
Observable
inputs Level 2
Significant
unobservable
inputs Level 3
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
At 31 Dec 2024
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
144
144
144
Loans and advances to customers
977
11
966
977
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
Financial investments – at amortised cost
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
5,399
5,399
5,399
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
Debt securities in issue
Subordinated liabilities
At 31 Dec 2023
Assets
Loans and advances to banks
10,487
10,487
10,487
Loans and advances to customers
73,376
90
72,200
72,290
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading
2,723
2,723
2,723
Financial investments – at amortised cost
7,624
7,530
5
7,535
Liabilities
Deposits by banks
78
78
78
Customer accounts
85,950
86,475
86,475
Repurchase agreements – non-trading
2,768
2,768
2,768
Debt securities in issue
9,084
8,820
8,820
Subordinated liabilities
8
7
7
Fair values of HSBC Holdings’ financial instruments not carried at fair value on the balance sheet
2024
2023
Carrying amount
Fair value1
Carrying amount
Fair value1
$m
$m
$m
$m
Assets at 31 Dec
Loans and advances to HSBC undertakings
37,677
38,359
27,354
27,878
Financial investments – at amortised cost
10,328
10,335
19,558
19,531
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Debt securities in issue
64,320
65,123
65,239
65,172
Subordinated liabilities
23,548
25,911
24,439
26,651
1Fair values (other than Financial investments which are Level 1) were determined using valuation techniques with observable inputs (Level 2).