Both advisers and their clients feel financial decision-making has become harder during the past five years as political and economic uncertainty continues to dominate, research has found.
Understanding the relationship between asset prices and inflation is more crucial than ever for investors, but using data from the last decade to calculate asset correlation may not be wise, said HSBC Life’s CIO.
After more than a decade of steady growth and returns, institutional investors now have to navigate a high interest rate environment and adapt to new market realities.
HSBC Life has invested US$20 million to upgrade its technology and introduce a range of new medical insurance services for clients, according to CEO Edward Moncreiffe.