Structured entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Interests In Other Entities [Abstract]

Disclosure of total assets of consolidated structured entities

Total assets of HSBC’s consolidated structured entities, split by entity type
	Conduits	Securitisations	HSBC managed funds	Other	Total
	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn
At 31 Dec 2018	9.2	5.7	6.5	4.4	25.8
At 31 Dec 2017	12.9	4.8	7.0	3.2	27.9

Disclosure of information about unconsolidated structured entities

Nature and risks associated with HSBC interests in unconsolidated structured entities
	Securitisations	HSBC managed funds	Non-HSBC managed funds	Other	Total
Total asset values of the entities ($m)
0–500	76	243	906	79	1,304
500–2,000	10	56	570	5	641
2,000–5,000	1	17	230	—	248
5,000–25,000	—	5	90	1	96
25,000+	—	2	10	—	12
Number of entities at 31 Dec 2018	87	323	1,806	85	2,301
	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn
Total assets in relation to HSBC’s interests in the unconsolidated structured entities	3.8	8.3	8.9	4.7	25.7
– trading assets	—	0.1	0.3	1.3	1.7
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value	—	7.3	7.9	—	15.2
– loans and advances to customers	3.8	—	0.3	2.7	6.8
– financial investments	—	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.6
– other assets	—	—	—	0.4	0.4
Total liabilities in relation to HSBC’s interests in the unconsolidated structured entities	—	—	—	0.2	0.2
– other liabilities	—	—	—	0.2	0.2
Other off-balance sheet commitments	0.8	0.1	3.3	1.0	5.2
HSBC’s maximum exposure at 31 Dec 2018	4.6	8.4	12.2	5.5	30.7
Total asset values of the entities ($m)
0–500	78	321	930	210	1,539
500–2,000	6	56	578	3	643
2,000–5,000	—	17	235	—	252
5,000–25,000	2	10	104	1	117
25,000+	—	2	11	—	13
Number of entities at 31 Dec 2017	86	406	1,858	214	2,564
	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn	$bn
Total assets in relation to HSBC’s interests in the unconsolidated structured entities	4.0	9.1	9.3	4.1	26.5
– trading assets	—	0.2	0.2	2.4	2.8
– financial assets designated at fair value	—	8.0	8.3	—	16.3
– loans and advances to banks	—	—	—	0.1	0.1
– loans and advances to customers	4.0	—	—	1.1	5.1
– financial investments	—	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.8
– other assets	—	—	—	0.4	0.4
Total liabilities in relation to HSBC’s interests in the unconsolidated structured entities	—	—	—	0.3	0.3
– other liabilities	—	—	—	0.3	0.3
Other off-balance sheet commitments	—	0.1	2.2	0.3	2.6
HSBC’s maximum exposure at 31 Dec 2017	4.0	9.2	11.5	4.4	29.1