LIVEHong Kong set to approve its first spot bitcoin ETFs in April
The Hong Kong units of China Asset Management, Harvest Fund Management and Bosera Asset Management are among the applicants, according to the two people and a third source.
The sources were not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified.
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China Asset Management and Harvest Fund Management's Hong Kong units obtained approval this month to manage portfolios that invest more than 10% in virtual assets, according to the SFC's website.
Their parent companies are among the biggest mutual fund firms in China, with each managing over 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in assets.
Although cryptocurrency trading is banned in mainland China, offshore Chinese financial institutions have been keen to participate in crypto asset development in Hong Kong.
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