With two separate phases of lockdown, alongside Government advice to work from home where possible, HSBC has temporarily replaced it’s face-to-face wealth management service with video calls and telephone conversations, while access to branch is restricted, making it more convenient and providing more ‘out of hours’ appointments.
HSBC UK’s timely introduction of video calls for remote wealth advice and servicing took place on the 20th March, just days before the Prime Minister announced the first lockdown when the UK public was told that they will only be allowed to leave their homes for very limited reasons, including food shopping, exercise once per day, medical need and travelling for work when absolutely necessary.
Since the introduction of remote wealth advice, HSBC UK has:
James Hewitson, HSBC UK’s Head of Wealth, said: “The world has changed right before our eyes, and all of us, both individuals and businesses, have needed to adapt, and adapt quickly.”
“Our use of video calls in providing wealth management to our customers has been a game-changer for us, especially as our branches have had restricted access and opening hours. It has meant we have been able to continue giving our customers advice on their wealth and investments, including reviewing investment portfolios, at the most volatile time for markets in living memory.
“Our army of advisers have pretty much exclusively been working from home, using technology that they weren’t familiar with before. They have shown an amazing resilience and an ability to be agile in the face of extreme adversity. I am incredibly proud of them and what they have achieved.”
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HSBC UK has also utilised Zoom for mortgage appointments since introducing it during lockdown, with 14,700 people helped to either remortgage or move onto or up the housing ladder with approximately 44,000 documents uploaded.
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