Edmund Lo

HSBC Global Private Banking ( HSBC GPB ) has appointed Edmund Lo as regional head of investment counsellors ( IC ), Asia-Pacific, effective August 5.

In his new capacity, Lo will continue to lead the IC team across the region, working alongside market and product specialists from wealth and premier solutions, as well as leveraging the bank’s wealth analytics tool HSBC Prism Advisory, powered by Aladdin Wealth, to deliver strategic investment advice and tailored solutions to ensure clients are well positioned in evolving market conditions.

Based in Hong Kong, Lo will report to Lok Yim, regional head of HSBC GPB, Asia-Pacific. He has served in the role on an interim basis and has been instrumental in driving a significant uplift in team performance across the IC teams in Asia.

Lo’s leadership has contributed to sustained growth in investment revenues and annuities flow for HSBC’s private banking business in the region over the past year. 

Since joining HSBC in 2011, Lo has held various leadership roles, including head of offshore China corporate treasury sales in global markets. He joined HSBC GPB in 2017 as senior IC and later as team head in Hong Kong, consistently demonstrating a strong ability to drive performance and deliver results.   

With over 24 years of experience in the banking industry, Lo has a deep knowledge in investment products, corporate treasury sales and investment counselling. Prior to joining HSBC, he held senior corporate sales roles at other leading banks.