Overview

Virtual assets are gaining popularity among traditional investors. Like all investments, virtual assets have benefits and risks that investors and industry practitioners need to understand.

This one-hour course discusses the nature of common virtual asset related products, their benefits and risks, as well as impact on traditional financial market.

Objective

After this session, participants will learn:

• A basic understanding of common virtual asset products.
• Key benefits and risks that investors need to be aware of.

Content

• Virtual Assets beyond cryptocurrencies
• Intended benefits and common risks
• VA Products:
   o VA funds and VA spot ETFs
   o VA futures, VA Futures ETFs and VA Futures L&I products
• Implication of such product to the traditional finance world
• What you should be aware as a financial practitioner

Who should attend

The webinar primarily targets all practitioners who would like to learn about virtual assets and its related products in Traditional Financial Market.

Financial Incentive Scheme of the WAM Pilot Programme

This course has already been approved as an eligible course of the Financial Incentive Scheme for Professional Training (“the Scheme”) under the Pilot Programme to Enhance Talent Training for the Asset and Wealth Management Sector (“the Pilot Programme”). The Scheme aims to enhance the competency and professionalism of in-service practitioners within the asset and wealth management sector and to assist other practitioners within the financial services industry in acquiring the knowledge and skills required for entering the sector. Eligible applicants will be subsidised 80% of the course fees by the HKSAR Government upon satisfactory completion of the courses approved by Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, subject to a ceiling of HK$15,000. Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute is appointed as the implementation agent of the Pilot Programme. Regarding the details of eligible criteria and application procedures, please refer to the dedicated web-site of the Pilot Programme (https://www.wamtalent.org.hk/).