HSBC best placed to capitalise on rich opportunities

A branch of HSBC Holdings in Hong Kong: the bank is well placed to grasp global opportunities. Picture: Bloomberg
A branch of HSBC Holdings in Hong Kong: the bank is well placed to grasp global opportunities. Picture: Bloomberg

Looking back over the past five years of financial turmoil, I have been lucky enough to have had only one material investment misadventure. I invested in HSBC, traded in and out a couple of times, lost money, and since my last purchase the share price went nowhere in particular – until the past few weeks, when ...