Axion Global Asset Management has rolled out a fund that provides professional investors in Hong Kong with exposure to large-cap cryptocurrency opportunities. The Smart Beta Fund launch comes shortly after the independent asset manager received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to manage 100% virtual asset portfolios. Designed to provide risk-adjusted returns by tracking the Axion Global […]

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A German startup is seeking to provide an investment avenue for family offices, private banks, and U/HNWIs to earn juicy yields, while benefiting from the exuberance over cryptocurrencies without necessarily assuming the risks directly. Lendary automates margin lending by providing capital to margin traders in a fully controlled environment on one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. “[It enables] investors […]

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With cryptocurrencies’ growing recognition as an asset class, a number of private banks in Hong Kong have welcomed clients keeping crypto-asset funds in their private banking accounts, Avaneesh Acquilla, CIO of Arrano Capital, told Asian Private Banker. Most HNW clients in Asia, including family offices, have until now been trading in cryptocurrencies directly — rather than gaining exposure from investment […]

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In Hong Kong’s first collaboration between an SFC-approved digital asset manager and an SFC-licensed brokerage and exchange, BC Technology Group announced on Wednesday that it has signed an MOU with Venture Smart Asia Limited (VSAL) to provide brokerage and related services for VSAL’s Hong Kong- regulated digital asset funds DigiTrackers Bitcoin and Arrano Alpha Fund. BC Technology Group is a […]

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Arrano Capital has launched the first regulated Bitcoin fund for professional investors (PIs) in Hong Kong. CIO Avaneesh Acquilla told Asian Private Banker that the timing of the launch was fitting because the volatility of bitcoin is becoming comparable to some traditional asset classes. The crypto fund launched on Monday will track the price of Bitcoin and provides PIs with access […]

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