LGT WEALTH INDIA, a private wealth management company and part of the LGT Group, has appointed Chirag Doshi as the chief investment officer (CIO)-fixed income and Abhishek Modi as the director of portfolio management.
Hindustan Times, 5th July 2023
HSBC Holdings Plc said it began private banking operations in India, marking a return to the market as Europe’s largest len- der seeks to serve the nation’s growing rich.
The business is aimed at pro- fessionals, entrepreneurs and their families with investable assets of more than $2 million, the London based bank said in a statement Tuesday.
The move underscores how global wealth managers are increasingly competing with local firms to manage India’s for- ‘tunes. The nation overtook China as the world’s most popu- lous earlier this year and the number of ultra-high-net worth individuals in India with more than $30 million to invest is pre- dicted to increase 58% by 2027, according to the bank.
HSBC has plans to recruit about 30 bankers to service wealthy clients through the private bank in India, Bloomberg reported in April, after deciding to exit the market in 2015.
The return follows HSBC’s introduction of private banking in Thailand in 2021, in addition to Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and parts of mainland China last year,
Liechtenstein royalty backed LGT Wealth India is expanding, while Julius Baer Group Ltd. is also aggressively ramping up its operations in the country.