Note 11 - Investments in securities
|
|
$ million |
|---|---|---|
|
Dec 31, 2021 |
Dec 31, 2020 |
Equity securities: |
1,710 |
1,396 |
Equity securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1,710 |
1,396 |
Debt securities: |
2,087 |
1,826 |
Debt securities at amortised cost |
4 |
12 |
Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1,306 |
1,165 |
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss |
777 |
649 |
Total |
3,797 |
3,222 |
At fair value |
|
|
Measured by reference to prices in active markets for identical assets |
1,909 |
1,637 |
Measured by reference to other observable inputs |
177 |
68 |
Measured using predominantly unobservable inputs |
1,707 |
1,505 |
Total |
3,793 |
3,210 |
At cost |
4 |
12 |
Total |
3,797 |
3,222 |
As at December 31, 2021, investments included equity securities comprising interests in which Shell has no significant influence, debt securities principally comprising a portfolio required to be held by the Company’s internal insurance entities as security for their activities, and assets held in escrow in relation to the Group’s UK pension arrangements.
|
|
$ million |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021 |
2020 |
||
At January 1 |
1,505 |
1,253 |
||
Gains recognised in other comprehensive income |
44 |
45 |
||
Purchases |
299 |
329 |
||
Sales |
(17) |
(60) |
||
Other movements |
(124) |
(62) |
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At December 31 |
1,707 |
1,505 |
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