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Fair values of financial instruments carried at fair value (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]  
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation
20202019
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets167,980 61,511 2,499 231,990 186,653 62,639 4,979 254,271 
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss19,711 14,365 11,477 45,553 18,626 15,525 9,476 43,627 
Derivatives2,602 302,454 2,670 307,726 1,728 239,131 2,136 242,995 
Financial investments303,654 94,746 3,654 402,054 261,341 93,018 3,218 357,577 
Liabilities
Trading liabilities53,290 21,814 162 75,266 66,925 16,192 53 83,170 
Financial liabilities designated at fair value1,267 150,866 5,306 157,439 9,549 149,901 5,016 164,466 
Derivatives1,788 297,025 4,188 303,001 1,331 235,864 2,302 239,497 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair values
AssetsLiabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and otherwise
mandatorily measured at fair value
DerivativesTrading
liabilities
Designated
at fair value
Derivatives
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 31 Dec 2020
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 24,514 3,891 245  155 7,414  
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 17,764 5,517 328 1 433   
At 31 Dec 2019
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 27,965 3,304 — 24 278 — — 
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 14,184 2,726 673 111 220 — 117 
Financial instruments measured at fair value using a valuation technique with significant unobservable inputs – Level 3
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTotalTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivativesTotal
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Private equity including strategic investments 930 4 10,971  11,905 4   4 
Asset-backed securities 1,286 523 25  1,834     
Loans held for securitisation          
Structured notes      29 5,301  5,330 
Derivatives with monolines    68 68     
Other derivatives    2,602 2,602   4,187 4,187 
Other portfolios 1,438 1,972 481  3,891 129 5 1 135 
At 31 Dec 20203,654 2,499 11,477 2,670 20,300 162 5,306 4,188 9,656 
Private equity including strategic investments 716 8,831 — 9,551 — — 
Asset-backed securities 874 934 28 — 1,836 — — — — 
Loans held for securitisation — 39 — 40 — — — — 
Structured notes — — — 47 5,016 — 5,063 
Derivatives with monolines — — — 66 66 — — — — 
Other derivatives — — — 2,070 2,070 — — 2,302 2,302 
Other portfolios 1,628 4,037 578 — 6,243 — — 
At 31 Dec 20193,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 19,809 53 5,016 2,302 7,371 
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivatives
Footnotes$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20203,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 53 5,016 2,302 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss 17 (6)504 2,281 307 (59)3,398 
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis (6) 2,281 307  3,398 
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss  504   (59) 
– gains less losses from financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income17       
– expected credit loss charges and other credit risk charges       
Total gains recognised in other comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1394 115 286 143 17 204 169 
– financial investments: fair value gains270       
– exchange differences 124 115 286 143 17 204 169 
Purchases 671 687 3,701  66   
New issuances   1  6 1,876  
Sales (674)(1,579)(2,042) (260)  
Settlements (530)(1,122)(435)(1,542)(26)(1,531)(1,462)
Transfers out (101)(1,790)(140)(565)(9)(777)(528)
Transfers in 659 1,215 126 217 8 577 309 
At 31 Dec 20203,654 2,499 11,477 2,670 162 5,306 4,188 
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2020 (32)412 707 1 (91)(1,621)
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis (32) 707 1  (1,621)
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss  412   (91) 
– loan impairment recoveries and other credit risk provisions       
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments (continued)
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivatives
Footnotes
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20192,796 6,759 7,080 2,423 58 5,328 1,756 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss (112)587 278 (4)195 930 
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis— (112)— 278 (4)— 930 
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss— — 587 — — 195 — 
– gains less losses from financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income10 — — — — — — 
– expected credit loss charges and other credit risk charges(4)— — — — — — 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other comprehensive income (‘OCI’) 1309 76 (4)49 18 52 
– financial investments: fair value gains301 — — — — — — 
– exchange differences 76 (4)49 18 52 
Purchases 693 2,206 2,506 — 157 — 
New issuances — 154 — — 1,601 — 
Sales (56)(895)(276)— (9)(193)— 
Settlements (329)(2,107)(434)(100)(7)(1,048)(162)
Transfers out (488)(1,558)(23)(710)(9)(1,079)(473)
Transfers in 287 456 40 196 37 199 
At 31 Dec 20193,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 53 5,016 2,302 
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2019(4)(22)465 279 — 57 (407)
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis— (22)— 279 — — (407)
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss— — 465 — — 57 — 
– loan impairment recoveries and other credit risk provisions (4)— — — — — — 
1    Included in ‘financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)’ in the current year and ‘exchange differences’ in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Basis of valuing HSBC Holdings’ financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
20202019
$m$m
Valuation technique using observable inputs: Level 2
Assets at 31 Dec
– derivatives 4,698 2,002 
– designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss65,253 61,964 
Liabilities at 31 Dec
– designated at fair value 25,664 30,303 
– derivatives 3,060 2,021 
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 2020
Assets
Loans and advances to banks81,616  80,457 1,339 81,796 
Loans and advances to customers1,037,987  9,888 1,025,573 1,035,461 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading230,628  230,330 272 230,602 
Financial investments – at amortised cost88,639 28,722 67,572 507 96,801 
Liabilities
Deposits by banks82,080  81,996  81,996 
Customer accounts1,642,780  1,642,988 143 1,643,131 
Repurchase agreements – non-trading111,901 3 111,898  111,901 
Debt securities in issue95,492  96,371 657 97,028 
Subordinated liabilities21,951  28,552  28,552 
At 31 Dec 2019
Assets
Loans and advances to banks69,203 — 68,508 739 69,247 
Loans and advances to customers1,036,743 — 10,365 1,027,178 1,037,543 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading240,862 16 240,199 691 240,906 
Financial investments – at amortised cost85,735 26,202 62,572 287 89,061 
Liabilities
Deposits by banks59,022 — 58,951 — 58,951 
Customer accounts1,439,115 — 1,439,362 150 1,439,512 
Repurchase agreements – non-trading140,344 — 140,344 — 140,344 
Debt securities in issue104,555 — 104,936 — 104,936 
Subordinated liabilities24,600 — 28,861 385 29,246 
Fair values of HSBC Holdings’ financial instruments not carried at fair value on the balance sheet
20202019
Carrying amount
Fair value1
Carrying amount
Fair value1
$m$m$m$m
Assets at 31 Dec
Loans and advances to HSBC undertakings 10,443 10,702 10,218 10,504 
Financial investments – at amortised cost17,485 17,521 16,106 16,121 
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Amounts owed to HSBC undertakings 330 330 464 464 
Debt securities in issue 64,029 67,706 56,844 59,140 
Subordinated liabilities 17,916 22,431 18,361 22,536 
1    Fair values (other than Level 1 financial investments) were determined using valuation techniques with observable inputs (Level 2).
Disclosure of fair value measurement of liabilities
Financial instruments carried at fair value and bases of valuation
20202019
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Recurring fair value measurements at 31 Dec
Assets
Trading assets167,980 61,511 2,499 231,990 186,653 62,639 4,979 254,271 
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss19,711 14,365 11,477 45,553 18,626 15,525 9,476 43,627 
Derivatives2,602 302,454 2,670 307,726 1,728 239,131 2,136 242,995 
Financial investments303,654 94,746 3,654 402,054 261,341 93,018 3,218 357,577 
Liabilities
Trading liabilities53,290 21,814 162 75,266 66,925 16,192 53 83,170 
Financial liabilities designated at fair value1,267 150,866 5,306 157,439 9,549 149,901 5,016 164,466 
Derivatives1,788 297,025 4,188 303,001 1,331 235,864 2,302 239,497 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair values
AssetsLiabilities
Financial
investments
Trading
assets
Designated and otherwise
mandatorily measured at fair value
DerivativesTrading
liabilities
Designated
at fair value
Derivatives
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 31 Dec 2020
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 24,514 3,891 245  155 7,414  
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 17,764 5,517 328 1 433   
At 31 Dec 2019
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 27,965 3,304 — 24 278 — — 
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 14,184 2,726 673 111 220 — 117 
Financial instruments measured at fair value using a valuation technique with significant unobservable inputs – Level 3
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTotalTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivativesTotal
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Private equity including strategic investments 930 4 10,971  11,905 4   4 
Asset-backed securities 1,286 523 25  1,834     
Loans held for securitisation          
Structured notes      29 5,301  5,330 
Derivatives with monolines    68 68     
Other derivatives    2,602 2,602   4,187 4,187 
Other portfolios 1,438 1,972 481  3,891 129 5 1 135 
At 31 Dec 20203,654 2,499 11,477 2,670 20,300 162 5,306 4,188 9,656 
Private equity including strategic investments 716 8,831 — 9,551 — — 
Asset-backed securities 874 934 28 — 1,836 — — — — 
Loans held for securitisation — 39 — 40 — — — — 
Structured notes — — — 47 5,016 — 5,063 
Derivatives with monolines — — — 66 66 — — — — 
Other derivatives — — — 2,070 2,070 — — 2,302 2,302 
Other portfolios 1,628 4,037 578 — 6,243 — — 
At 31 Dec 20193,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 19,809 53 5,016 2,302 7,371 
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivatives
Footnotes$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20203,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 53 5,016 2,302 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss 17 (6)504 2,281 307 (59)3,398 
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis (6) 2,281 307  3,398 
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss  504   (59) 
– gains less losses from financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income17       
– expected credit loss charges and other credit risk charges       
Total gains recognised in other comprehensive income (‘OCI’)1394 115 286 143 17 204 169 
– financial investments: fair value gains270       
– exchange differences 124 115 286 143 17 204 169 
Purchases 671 687 3,701  66   
New issuances   1  6 1,876  
Sales (674)(1,579)(2,042) (260)  
Settlements (530)(1,122)(435)(1,542)(26)(1,531)(1,462)
Transfers out (101)(1,790)(140)(565)(9)(777)(528)
Transfers in 659 1,215 126 217 8 577 309 
At 31 Dec 20203,654 2,499 11,477 2,670 162 5,306 4,188 
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2020 (32)412 707 1 (91)(1,621)
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis (32) 707 1  (1,621)
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss  412   (91) 
– loan impairment recoveries and other credit risk provisions       
Movement in Level 3 financial instruments (continued)
AssetsLiabilities
Financial investmentsTrading assetsDesignated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or lossDerivativesTrading liabilitiesDesignated at fair valueDerivatives
Footnotes
$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
At 1 Jan 20192,796 6,759 7,080 2,423 58 5,328 1,756 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss (112)587 278 (4)195 930 
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis— (112)— 278 (4)— 930 
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss— — 587 — — 195 — 
– gains less losses from financial investments at fair value through other comprehensive income10 — — — — — — 
– expected credit loss charges and other credit risk charges(4)— — — — — — 
Total gains/(losses) recognised in other comprehensive income (‘OCI’) 1309 76 (4)49 18 52 
– financial investments: fair value gains301 — — — — — — 
– exchange differences 76 (4)49 18 52 
Purchases 693 2,206 2,506 — 157 — 
New issuances — 154 — — 1,601 — 
Sales (56)(895)(276)— (9)(193)— 
Settlements (329)(2,107)(434)(100)(7)(1,048)(162)
Transfers out (488)(1,558)(23)(710)(9)(1,079)(473)
Transfers in 287 456 40 196 37 199 
At 31 Dec 20193,218 4,979 9,476 2,136 53 5,016 2,302 
Unrealised gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss relating to assets and liabilities held at 31 Dec 2019(4)(22)465 279 — 57 (407)
– net income/(losses) from financial instruments held for trading or managed on a fair value basis— (22)— 279 — — (407)
– changes in fair value of other financial instruments mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss— — 465 — — 57 — 
– loan impairment recoveries and other credit risk provisions (4)— — — — — — 
1    Included in ‘financial investments: fair value gains/(losses)’ in the current year and ‘exchange differences’ in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Basis of valuing HSBC Holdings’ financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
20202019
$m$m
Valuation technique using observable inputs: Level 2
Assets at 31 Dec
– derivatives 4,698 2,002 
– designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss65,253 61,964 
Liabilities at 31 Dec
– designated at fair value 25,664 30,303 
– derivatives 3,060 2,021 
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 2020
Assets
Loans and advances to banks81,616  80,457 1,339 81,796 
Loans and advances to customers1,037,987  9,888 1,025,573 1,035,461 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading230,628  230,330 272 230,602 
Financial investments – at amortised cost88,639 28,722 67,572 507 96,801 
Liabilities
Deposits by banks82,080  81,996  81,996 
Customer accounts1,642,780  1,642,988 143 1,643,131 
Repurchase agreements – non-trading111,901 3 111,898  111,901 
Debt securities in issue95,492  96,371 657 97,028 
Subordinated liabilities21,951  28,552  28,552 
At 31 Dec 2019
Assets
Loans and advances to banks69,203 — 68,508 739 69,247 
Loans and advances to customers1,036,743 — 10,365 1,027,178 1,037,543 
Reverse repurchase agreements – non-trading240,862 16 240,199 691 240,906 
Financial investments – at amortised cost85,735 26,202 62,572 287 89,061 
Liabilities
Deposits by banks59,022 — 58,951 — 58,951 
Customer accounts1,439,115 — 1,439,362 150 1,439,512 
Repurchase agreements – non-trading140,344 — 140,344 — 140,344 
Debt securities in issue104,555 — 104,936 — 104,936 
Subordinated liabilities24,600 — 28,861 385 29,246 
Fair values of HSBC Holdings’ financial instruments not carried at fair value on the balance sheet
20202019
Carrying amount
Fair value1
Carrying amount
Fair value1
$m$m$m$m
Assets at 31 Dec
Loans and advances to HSBC undertakings 10,443 10,702 10,218 10,504 
Financial investments – at amortised cost17,485 17,521 16,106 16,121 
Liabilities at 31 Dec
Amounts owed to HSBC undertakings 330 330 464 464 
Debt securities in issue 64,029 67,706 56,844 59,140 
Subordinated liabilities 17,916 22,431 18,361 22,536 
1    Fair values (other than Level 1 financial investments) were determined using valuation techniques with observable inputs (Level 2).
Disclosure of fair value adjustments on financial instruments
Global Banking and Markets fair value adjustments
20202019
GBMCorporate
Centre
GBMCorporate
Centre
$m$m$m$m
Type of adjustment
Risk-related 1,170 28 1,118 47 
– bid-offer 514  506 
– uncertainty 106 1 115 
– credit valuation adjustment445 27 355 38 
– debt valuation adjustment(120) (126)— 
– funding fair value adjustment204  241 
– other 21  27 — 
Model-related 74  71 
– model limitation 70  68 
– other 4  — 
Inception profit (Day 1 P&L reserves)104  72 — 
At 31 Dec1,348 28 1,261 50 
Disclosure of the effect of changes in significant unobservable assumptions to reasonably possible alternatives
Sensitivity of fair values to reasonably possible alternative assumptions
20202019
Reflected in profit or lossReflected in OCIReflected in profit or lossReflected in OCI
Favourable
changes
Un-
favourable
changes
Favourable
changes
Un-
favourable
changes
Favourable
changes
Un-
favourable
changes
Favourable
changes
Un-
favourable
changes
Footnotes$m$m$m$m$m$m$m$m
Derivatives, trading assets and trading liabilities 1229 (244)  255 (230)— — 
Financial assets and liabilities designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss644 (643)  618 (503)— — 
Financial investments35 (35)110 (110)48 (53)81 (81)
At 31 Dec908 (922)110 (110)921 (786)81 (81)
1    ‘Derivatives, trading assets and trading liabilities’ are presented as one category to reflect the manner in which these instruments are risk-managed.
Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of assets
The following table lists key unobservable inputs to Level 3 financial instruments and provides the range of those inputs at 31 December 2020.
Quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in Level 3 valuations
Fair value20202019
AssetsLiabilitiesValuation
techniques
Key unobservable
inputs
Full range
of inputs
Full range
of inputs
$m$mLowerHigherLowerHigher
Private equity including strategic investments 11,905 4 See belowSee below
Asset-backed securities 1,834  
– collateralised loan/debt obligation59 Market proxy Prepayment rate 0%9%0%9%
Market proxy Bid quotes 01000100
– other ABSs 1,775  Market proxyBid quotes01010101
Loans held for securitisation  
Structured notes  5,330 
– equity-linked notes  4,069 Model – Option model Equity volatility 6%115%5%90%
Model – Option model Equity correlation (4)%88%9%93%
– FX-linked notes  608 Model – Option model FX volatility 0%36%1%23%
– other  653 
Derivatives with monolines 68  Model – Discounted cash flowCredit spread 2%2%0%2%
Other derivatives 2,602 4,187     
– interest rate derivatives1,300 1,414     
   securitisation swaps 285 707 Model – Discounted cash flowPrepayment rate 6%6%6%7%
   long-dated swaptions 529 370 Model – Option model IR volatility 6%28%8%22%
   other 486 337 
– FX derivatives468 466 
   FX options 152 194 Model – Option model FX volatility0%43%1%25%
   other 316 272 
– equity derivatives754 2,244 
   long-dated single stock options 583 1,091 Model – Option model Equity volatility0%120%0%89%
   other 171 1,153 
– credit derivatives80 63 
   other 80 63 
Other portfolios 3,891 135 
– structured certificates  Model – Discounted cash flowCredit volatility 4%4%
– repurchase agreements872 128 Model – Discounted cash flowIR curve0%5%1%8%
– other1
3,019 7 
At 31 Dec 202020,300 9,656 
1    ‘Other’ includes a range of smaller asset holdings.
Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of liabilities
The following table lists key unobservable inputs to Level 3 financial instruments and provides the range of those inputs at 31 December 2020.
Quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in Level 3 valuations
Fair value20202019
AssetsLiabilitiesValuation
techniques
Key unobservable
inputs
Full range
of inputs
Full range
of inputs
$m$mLowerHigherLowerHigher
Private equity including strategic investments 11,905 4 See belowSee below
Asset-backed securities 1,834  
– collateralised loan/debt obligation59 Market proxy Prepayment rate 0%9%0%9%
Market proxy Bid quotes 01000100
– other ABSs 1,775  Market proxyBid quotes01010101
Loans held for securitisation  
Structured notes  5,330 
– equity-linked notes  4,069 Model – Option model Equity volatility 6%115%5%90%
Model – Option model Equity correlation (4)%88%9%93%
– FX-linked notes  608 Model – Option model FX volatility 0%36%1%23%
– other  653 
Derivatives with monolines 68  Model – Discounted cash flowCredit spread 2%2%0%2%
Other derivatives 2,602 4,187     
– interest rate derivatives1,300 1,414     
   securitisation swaps 285 707 Model – Discounted cash flowPrepayment rate 6%6%6%7%
   long-dated swaptions 529 370 Model – Option model IR volatility 6%28%8%22%
   other 486 337 
– FX derivatives468 466 
   FX options 152 194 Model – Option model FX volatility0%43%1%25%
   other 316 272 
– equity derivatives754 2,244 
   long-dated single stock options 583 1,091 Model – Option model Equity volatility0%120%0%89%
   other 171 1,153 
– credit derivatives80 63 
   other 80 63 
Other portfolios 3,891 135 
– structured certificates  Model – Discounted cash flowCredit volatility 4%4%
– repurchase agreements872 128 Model – Discounted cash flowIR curve0%5%1%8%
– other1
3,019 7 
At 31 Dec 202020,300 9,656 
1    ‘Other’ includes a range of smaller asset holdings.