Asset Management

PBW: Asset managers eye technology over crypto

Amundi is shifting further on-chain in response to growing institutional demand for digital portfolio infrastructure. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week, Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Amundi’s deputy CEO, head of institutional and corporate clients division and ESG supervisor, said...

Exclusive interview: L&G expands Calastone relationship with tokenised funds

Legal & General Asset Management (L&G) has launched its suite of liquidity funds on the Calastone Tokenised Distribution (CTD) network. The CTD network, which connects traditional fund products with digital...

State Street cites digital assets as core 2026 growth priority

State Street has identified digital assets as one of its core growth priorities for the year ahead, positioning the sector alongside private markets and...

Franklin Templeton strikes tokenisation deal with Ondo

Ondo Finance has partnered with Franklin Templeton in a move that underscores the accelerating shift by major asset managers toward blockchain‑based distribution of traditional...

Bright future for tokenised assets in Luxembourg

There was positive news on the outlook for tokenised fund shares at ALFI Global Asset Management conference, from Luxembourg’s financial regulator. Laurent van Burik, head...

Invesco steps into tokenised Treasuries with Superstate deal

Invesco has agreed to take over management of Superstate’s flagship tokenised US Treasuries fund, becoming the latest major asset manager to expand into on‑chain...

ALFI Asset Management 2026: Day 1 Preview

As Luxembourg prepares to host the ALFI Asset Management Conference, the agenda signals a gathering shaped by regulatory recalibration, geopolitical uncertainty and accelerating technological...

Northern Trust offers first tokenised share class

Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a tokenised share class for its NIF Treasury Instruments Portfolio.This share class marks the firm’s official entry into...

BNP Paribas explores public blockchain infrastructure

BNP Paribas Asset Management has issued a tokenised share class of an existing money market fund. This move marks a new step in its exploration of fund...

Investment giants unite to put tokenisation first

Some of the world’s biggest investment managers have joined forces with the Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and Investment Association to accelerate the UK’s...

Bitwise debuts non-custodial vault offering

Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager, has launched a new on-chain investor offering through non-custodial vault strategies. The offering is built on Morpho,...

UBS steps up digital asset push

UBS plans to begin allowing select private clients to buy bitcoin and ether, according to Bloomberg. The move comes as demand for cryptocurrency offerings grows among...

Adviser crypto demand hits record

Advisers allocated to crypto at the highest rate on record, according to recent research from Bitwise Asset Management. Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto-specialist asset manager, and VettaFi, an...

Kraken lists $KULA token

Kula, a decentralised investment firm focused on real‑world assets in emerging markets, has listed its governance token, $KULA, on Kraken. The move brings the...

State Street IM and Galaxy partner for SWEEP

State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital have announced the launch of the State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity...

CoinShares’ outlook: graceful return to consolidated economy

The growing adoption of “hybrid finance” has positioned 2026 as a year in which crypto assets are expected to consolidate more firmly into mainstream financial...