Net fee income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Analysis of income and expense [abstract]

Summary of net fee income

Net fee income by global business
	2018												2017		2016
	Retail Banking and Wealth Management		Commercial Banking		Global Banking and Markets		Global Private Banking		Corporate Centre		Total		Total		Total
	$m		$m		$m		$m		$m		$m		$m		$m
Funds under management	1,383		134		421		284		(1	)	2,221		2,188		2,076
Account services	991		748		332		106		—		2,177		2,244		2,417
Cards	1,575		370		16		—		(5	)	1,956		1,994		1,970
Credit facilities	71		824		813		16		(1	)	1,723		1,718		1,795
Broking income	494		44		533		139		—		1,210		1,191		1,060
Unit trusts	937		25		3		73		—		1,038		1,010		863
Remittances	96		357		320		5		—		778		759		766
Global custody	100		18		584		35		(1	)	736		692		662
Underwriting	1		10		708		4		—		723		829		705
Imports/exports	3		532		176		2		(4	)	709		736		820
Insurance agency commission	354		23		1		27		(1	)	404		410		419
Other	1,110		858		2,362		186		(2,147	)	2,369		2,082		2,116
Fee income	7,115		3,943		6,269		877		(2,160	)	16,044		15,853		15,669
Less: fee expense	(1,917	)	(388	)	(3,040	)	(135	)	2,056		(3,424	)	(3,042	)	(2,892	)
Net Fee income	5,198		3,555		3,229		742		(104	)	12,620		12,811		12,777