Global Perspectives

After suffering from a brief but violent COVID-19 induced economic contraction at the start of 2020, China’s GDP (gross domestic product) is once again rebounding. As a result, investor interest in China is on the rise. These investor inflows into China are also being fuelled by the sheer scale and diversity of the local market; positive market liberalisation measures; and index inclusions.


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After more than 18 months of periodic lockdowns of varying intensity across the world, the securities services industry is now unrecognisable to what it was like pre-COVID-19. Initially, market participants were forced to rapidly transform their business models and ways of working, as the severity of the pandemic became increasingly stark. In addition to demonstrating enormous resiliency in an unprecedented crisis, the industry also managed to adapt successfully to the massive changes which subsequently followed.


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India’s economy – having been decimated by multiple waves of COVID-19 and strict lockdown measures – is now firmly in recovery mode. The rejuvenation of India’s economy is being facilitated by a number of positive macro fundamentals. HSBC Markets and Securities Services looks in depth at some of the drivers behind India’s spectacular economic revival.


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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) focused investment strategies are surging in popularity, while the drive for tax efficient returns through Tax Transparent Funds (TTF) is irresistible. The potential to combine both trends could deliver investor value.


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Asia is emerging as a leading region in environmental and social issues, where a vast majority of investors and issuers consider these topics as important or very important. Listen to Niccolo Polli, CEO of HSBC Luxembourg and Riccardo Millich, Asia- Europe Sales Lead, HSBC Luxembourg as they discuss the opportunities and implications of ESG investing in Asia.


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ESG (environment, social, governance) investing has been expanding for several years now, but it has undergone exponential growth since the pandemic. Experts at HSBC's Markets and Securities Services Forum – Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond – shared their insights looking at the drivers fuelling the tectonic growth in ESG investing.


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Hear expert perspectives from HSBC covering the rise of Net Zero, the pace of ESG adoption, as well as stronger investor involvement to achieve the harmonization of standards.


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The challenge Securities Services has faced with ESG reporting is that although there is a plethora of ESG data available, including highly respected but differing research methodologies, there are very few commonly accepted, standardised and quantitative ESG data points that are suitable for use in periodic investment reporting.


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Climate-related financial risk is an emerging issue for investment managers and asset owners. Find out how financial services firms are responding.


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The role of the custodian is evolving to ensure that investors understand the sustainability impact of their investment decisions.


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Tokenisation, powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT), has the potential to accelerate progress on one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today – reducing global wealth disparities.


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The service will consist of a monthly reporting dashboard, including portfolio-level analysis using ESG ratings, and carbon emissions data.


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Whilst Europe has been a global leader in applying ESG criteria into decision-making, more investors in APAC are starting to embrace ESG principles, with a handful of markets in the region among some of the earlier adopters of ESG.


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