v3.26.1
Assets held for sale, liabilities of disposal groups held for sale and business acquisitions (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disclosure of major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale
At
30 Jun 2026
31 Dec 2025
$m
$m
Disposal groups
22,336
9,713
Unallocated impairment losses1
(267)
(93)
Non-current assets held for sale
663
1,495
Assets held for sale
22,732
11,115
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale
30,097
23,382
1This represents impairment losses in excess of the carrying value of the non-current assets in scope of IFRS 5 for measurement, recognised against the total
assets of the disposal group.
Disclosure of analysis of single amount of discontinued operations At 30 June 2026, the major classes of assets and associated liabilities of disposal groups held for sale, including allocated impairment losses, were
as follows:
Malta
German
custody
business1
Uruguay
Indonesia
retail
banking
business2
Singapore 
insurance
business
Other
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Assets of disposal groups held for sale
Cash and balances at central banks
37
417
13
467
Trading assets
59
59
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
834
10,233
11,067
Derivatives
2
3
33
38
Loans and advances to banks
1,034
6
41
66
1,147
Loans and advances to customers 
3,071
651
1,363
210
11
15
5,321
Financial investments
3,265
347
3,612
Goodwill
7
121
128
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets
112
32
57
13
273
10
497
Total assets at 30 Jun 2026
8,355
689
2,287
243
10,737
25
22,336
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale
Deposits by banks
55
1
56
Customer accounts 
7,091
7,510
1,528
1,904
1
18,034
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
197
9
206
Derivatives
3
2
4
9
Insurance contract liabilities
630
10,015
10,645
Debt securities in issue 
473
473
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities
125
35
73
4
415
22
674
Total liabilities at 30 Jun 2026
8,046
7,600
2,077
1,917
10,434
23
30,097
Expected date of completion
First half
of 2027
First half
of 2027
Second half
of 2026
First half
of 2027
First half
of 2027
Operating segment
CIB, IWPB
and
Corporate
Centre
CIB
CIB, IWPB
and
Corporate
Centre
IWPB
IWPB
At 31 December 2025, the major classes of assets and associated liabilities of disposal groups held for sale, including allocated impairment losses,
were as follows:
South
Africa
German
custody
business1
Uruguay
UK life
insurance
business
Sri Lanka retail
banking
business
Other
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
Assets of disposal groups held for sale
Cash and balances at central banks
335
2
337
Trading assets
113
113
Financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily
measured at fair value through profit or loss
6,351
6,351
Derivatives
8
6
14
Loans and advances to banks
16
29
45
Loans and advances to customers 
431
323
1,314
101
21
2,190
Financial investments
294
294
Goodwill
3
3
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets
3
17
51
273
15
7
366
Total assets at 31 Dec 2025
442
356
2,142
6,624
121
28
9,713
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale
Deposits by banks
116
15
131
Customer accounts 
2,056
12,316
1,369
430
2
16,173
Financial liabilities designated at fair value
1,345
1,345
Derivatives
13
3
16
Debt securities in issue
495
495
Insurance contract liabilities
4,925
4,925
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities
13
33
77
116
40
18
297
Total liabilities at 31 Dec 2025
2,082
12,465
1,959
6,386
470
20
23,382
1Under the financial terms of the sale of our custody business in Germany, HSBC Continental Europe will transfer a nil net asset value for each client transferred,
by way of inclusion of additional cash.
2    Under the financial terms of the sale of our Indonesia retail banking business, PT Bank HSBC Indonesia will transfer the business at a nil net asset value by way
of inclusion of additional cash.