| December | December | ||
| Rm | 2008 | 2007 | |
| Assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8 609 | 10 344 | |
| Other short-term securities | 18 589 | 25 793 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 22 321 | 9 047 | |
| Government and other securities | 42 138 | 29 637 | |
| Loans and advances | 434 233 | 373 956 | |
| Other assets | 6 084 | 9 313 | |
| Clients indebtedness for acceptances | 3 024 | 2 251 | |
| Current taxation receivable | 346 | 59 | |
| Investment securities | 8 455 | 8 318 | |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 10 | 31 | |
| Investments in associate companies and joint ventures | 1 167 | 978 | |
| Deferred taxation asset | 200 | 25 | |
| Investment property | 213 | 171 | |
| Property and equipment | 4 327 | 3 929 | |
| Long-term employee benefit assets | 1 741 | 1 393 | |
| Computer software and capitalised development costs | 1 607 | 1 349 | |
| Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks | 10 065 | 8 364 | |
| Goodwill | 3 894 | 3 898 | |
| Total assets | 567 023 | 488 856 | |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Ordinary share capital | 410 | 402 | |
| Ordinary share premium | 11 370 | 10 721 | |
| Reserves | 23 133 | 19 070 | |
| Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent | 34 913 | 30 193 | |
| Minority shareholders equity attributable to | |||
| ordinary shareholders | 1 881 | 1 511 | |
| preference shareholders | 3 279 | 3 421 | |
| Total equity | 40 073 | 35 125 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 23 737 | 11 432 | |
| Amounts owed to depositors | 466 890 | 384 541 | |
| Provisions and other liabilities | 9 829 | 34 225 | |
| Liabilities under acceptances | 3 024 | 2 251 | |
| Current taxation liabilities | 235 | 337 | |
| Deferred taxation liabilities | 2 100 | 1 616 | |
| Long-term employee benefit liabilities | 1 231 | 1 157 | |
| Investment contract liabilities | 5 843 | 5 846 | |
| Long-term debt instruments | 14 061 | 12 326 | |
| Total liabilities | 526 950 | 453 731 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 567 023 | 488 856 | |
| Guarantees on behalf of clients | 25 226 | 20 579 |