Jose A. Rasco

Head of Investment Strategy
HSBC Private Bank

José A. Rasco is the Chief Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank Americas, and has served the financial community for almost 25 years. He is a voting member of the Global Investment Committee, the GIC Fx and Currency subcommittee, and the Investment Strategy Committee.

Prior to joining HSBC, he was a Senior Investment Strategist at Merrill Lynch, working directly with the Chief Investment Strategist, as well as the global economic and strategy teams, to create global investment and asset allocation strategies. In addition to conducting extensive research on global thematic investing and socially-responsible products, and portfolio strategies, Mr. Rasco has advised on the investment of billions of dollars in funds and structured products across the entertainment, media, technology, healthcare, commodities, manufacturing, and defense sectors.

Mr. Rasco’s commentary has appeared in a variety of leading financial publications and media, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Fortune magazine, the International Herald Tribune, CNBC, BB Radio, BBTV, BB Spanish TV, and CNN en Español.