Our investment team can also provide advice on alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity and real-estate funds:

HSBC is one of the top three hedge fund investors worldwide (Source: Investhedge Billion Dollar survey) and has over USD52.7bn of private client assets invested in hedge funds and private equity as at 31 December 2007*. HSBC Private Bank provides a wide range of manager of manager offerings with different target returns, styles and geographic focuses. We also offer access to single manager hedge funds on an advisory basis, and bespoke portfolios of single managers on a discretionary basis.

If you are interested in investing in private equity, we have a pipeline of private equity opportunities through own-branded pooled investment vehicles, execution of third-party funds and introductions to direct investment groups.

By harnessing the expertise of specialist teams across the HSBC Group, we bring you real-estate funds on a global basis, using "best in class" third-party managers.Find out more about real estate fund management.