Money matters: HSBC connects with retail customers with the launch of online videocast series
The bank’s new Premier Elite Wealth Studio will provide valuable insights into wealth management and investment strategies
Enhancing its commitment to providing best-in-class financial services to consumers, HSBC launched the Premier Elite Wealth Studio to produce videos offering thought-provoking insights on investments, innovations and market trends tailored for its Premier Elite audience and the public.
This is the first time HSBC has opened an in-house studio for retail banking. The studio’s initial production aired on HSBC’s YouTube channel and on its Wealth Studio page in early October.
“HSBC is committed to providing its customers with practical, relevant and tailored wealth solutions,” says Winnie Ng, head of wealth and premier solutions for HSBC in Hong Kong.
“The Premier Elite Wealth Studio is a key initiative, empowering customers with up-to-date wealth insights and knowledge, so they can make smart financial decisions to grow their assets. HSBC is dedicated to becoming the top bank for wealth management in Hong Kong.”
Whether you are a novice just starting your journey with finances or an experienced Premier Elite customer looking to refine your market insight, each five- to 10-minute episode in the weekly series will offer illuminating content.
Customers and the public can expect timely perspectives and sound insights from HSBC wealth and investment specialists, financial industry thought leaders and external experts presented in an engaging, clear and concise manner.
The first episode from the state-of-the-art production studio featured Joseph Tsang, chairman of JLL in Hong Kong, and Michelle Kwok, head of Hong Kong equity research and regional head of real estate research at HSBC.
The speakers discussed Hong Kong’s trillion-dollar property market and the ongoing challenges it faces, including excess inventory, geopolitical tensions and US-HK interest and exchange-rate differentials.
Tsang shared that his initial prediction was that the local property market would drop by zero to 5 per cent. Instead, the market stabilised as more mainland Chinese buyers are buying properties in Hong Kong.
Tsang adds that the price of small and mid-sized properties is slowly bottoming out, signalling a soft landing for now. “But in the long term, for small to medium-sized properties, I expect there will be a large [‘U-shape’ trend for the rebound],” he says, referring to the price of these units, which will decline sharply and then stagnate for an extended period, before eventually rising again.
Meanwhile, Kwok sees striking similarities between current market conditions and 2016, when a strong stock market drove up home prices.
“Both markets tend to move in sync,” she says. “This year, we’ve seen Hong Kong’s stock market [increase] by about 30 per cent and, as Joseph mentioned, property prices are showing slight signs of stabilisation.”
Kwok added that as Hong Kong’s property market has fallen 30 per cent from its peak and interest rates have gradually come off from their peak, interest from mainland funds has been a key source of housing demand in Hong Kong.
The second episode, which aired on October 14, focused on the ongoing US-China tariff negotiations. Patrick Ho, chief investment officer for North Asia at HSBC, analysed their impact on stock markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and the US.
While the markets will experience some volatility in the short term, Ho said, US stocks have reported strong earnings growth for the third quarter and the recent profit forecasts for Chinese stocks have also been revised to trend upwards.
With the release of two episodes and more to come, HSBC’s video series is designed to educate and empower the audience. From market views, economic data, special events, sector-specific perspectives on real estate, healthcare and electric vehicle markets, to deep dives into strategies affecting different asset classes, the new HSBC Premier Elite Wealth Studio aims to provide a wide variety of content in wealth management.
The studio’s launch follows the September opening of the bank’s fourth Premier Elite Wealth Centre, located in the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. The Premier Elite Wealth Centre offers a luxurious and private environment for Premier Elite customers to discuss their wealth ambitions with a dedicated team of about 100 on-site relationship managers and wealth specialists.
Acclaimed Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai visited the new Premier Elite Wealth Centre on October 9, collaborating with HSBC to showcase the new space and the Wealth Studio to the bank’s Premier Elite clients. The actor took a tour of the centre while sharing his personal insights on wealth management.
HSBC has more than 6 million customers and plays a key role in advancing the city’s status as a global wealth management hub. At July’s HSBC Future Wealth Conference 2025, for example, the bank brought together industry leaders, financial experts and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) to explore the forces – retirement planning and longevity, AI and robotics, and emerging consumer trends – reshaping wealth in an era of rapid change.
Organised exclusively for Premier Elite clients, the event highlighted HSBC’s commitment to go “beyond banking” by understanding customers’ financial needs and their lifestyle aspirations.
The Premier Elite Wealth Centre also hosts curated events for its customers, including wealth forums, health seminars, lifestyle events and dinners with fireworks displays.
The bank’s commitment to clients’ well-being is reflected in HSBC Premier Elite’s service offerings, including exclusive health benefits such as medical concierge services and discounted health checks, priority access to music, art and sporting events and special offers for luxury travel such as complimentary limousine service to the airport.
These benefits, along with expert-driven video content, on-site consultations with its specialists and bespoke wealth solutions with private banking-level planning, are designed to help clients achieve personal and financial health.
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