The bank said the initial launch for the offering is in Hong Kong, with other markets to come in other parts of the world.

HSBC Private Bank has launched HSBC Access – a proposition which it says is designed to give UHNW and family office clients access to institutional-grade solutions, exclusive investment opportunities and specialist insights.

Eligible clients can invest in selected technology and startup companies served by HSBC Innovation Banking. Following its initial rollout in Hong Kong, HSBC Access will be launched in more markets to meet the needs of ultra-high net worth clients around the world, HSBC said in a statement this week. 

The UK/Hong Kong-listed group said this is the first time HSBC Private Bank clients have been able to access this type of opportunity since HSBC Innovation Banking was launched in 2023. 

Opportunities via HSBC Access include direct investments, co-investments, exclusive private market opportunities and venture capital funds, some of which were previously available only to institutional clients, it said. These opportunities are sourced from HSBC’s Corporate and Institutional Banking and Innovation Banking businesses and are managed and distributed through HSBC’s UHNW Solutions Group.

In addition, HSBC Access provides specialist insights and intelligence from its corporate, trade and innovation banking businesses. 

“Our UHNW and family office clients want to be closer to the companies, founders and opportunities shaping the innovation economy. HSBC Access gives them a direct route to selected private investment opportunities, backed by the insight, connections and full strength of HSBC’s global network,” Ida Liu (pictured below), CEO of HSBC Private Bank, said.

Ida Liu

Jo Miyake (pictured below), head of banking, Asia and Middle East, corporate and institutional banking, HSBC, said: “HSBC Access is an important step in supporting business owners and the innovation ecosystem to expand and grow. It will help widen the pool of long-term, informed capital available to entrepreneurs and high-growth companies, while bringing additional expertise and connections to help innovative businesses scale and accelerate progress.”

Jo Miyake