According to the news department of the PBOC, the eight financial groups have not been approved yet. Should the approval have been confirmed, it be the biggest action taken by PBOC in approving the establishment of financial firms since it promulgated the "Methods for the Management of Financial Firms of Enterprise Groups" in bringing domestic financial groups to a total of nearly 80.
China National Association of Finance Companies said that the whole work for financial groups to seek approval from the higher-ups is under progress now. The number of the financial firms approved is possibly not limited to only eight. Sources say that the financial firms are confronted with much more complicated procedures than the past.