Asset Management
Vanguard opens door to crypto funds
Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager, has opened its offerings to crypto-linked exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, according to Bloomberg. With roughly $11 trillion in...
Irish funds industry calls for mainstream tokenisation adoption
Ireland’s funds industry has urged policymakers and asset managers to accelerate the mainstream adoption of tokenisation, arguing that the technology is now proven and...
Nomura partners with OpenAI for asset management
Nomura, a Japanese financial services group, has entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI to advance the asset management industry through generative AI. Under the...
Amundi tokenises first money market fund
In this new series on Capital Pioneer, we will be spotlighting companies driving convergence and innovation. This first story highlights Amundi, whose recent initiative...
UBS drives tokenised deposit innovation
UBS has entered a strategic partnership with Ant International to develop blockchain-based tokenised deposit innovations that could enhance Ant’s global payments settlement and liquidity...
UBS completes first tokenised fund transaction
UBS has executed its first live tokenised fund transaction leveraging the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard. The completion marks the first on-chain subscription...
Chris Woolard on finance’s tokenised future
Capital markets are approaching a tipping point. Whether through stablecoins in the US or tokenised assets in Europe, the infrastructure for digital finance is...
Tokenisation: asset management’s new imperative
The asset management industry is entering a defining moment. Cost pressures are intensifying, investor expectations are shifting, and the pace of technological change is...
Bitwise launches Solana staking ETF
Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (ticker: BSOL), offering investors exposure to Solana’s average annual staking rewards of over 7%.According...
Schroders joins MAS BLOOM initiative
Schroders has been named among the institutional participants in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s newly launched BLOOM initiative — a landmark programme to extend...
Apex’s digital pivot
The next wave of capital markets innovation won’t be driven by trading desks or hedge funds, it will be shaped by how ordinary investors...
BlackRock launches IB1T for UK
The world's largest asset manager has launched a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP) in the United Kingdom.BlackRock’s IB1T launch comes shortly after the Financial Conduct...
UK at risk as tokenisation reshapes deals
Tokenisation is no longer a fringe concept — it’s redefining how companies raise capital, acquire targets and engage investors. That was the message from...
Ripple and Securitize bring RLUSD smart contracts to BlackRock fund
Ripple and Securitize have enabled smart contract functionality for BlackRock’s tokenised USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), allowing investors to exchange shares for Ripple...
Lunate launches thematic ETFs
Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global investment management firm, has launched a range of thematic and speciality exchange-traded funds (ETFs).The launch begins with the Boreas...
SkyBridge to tokenise hedge funds on avalanche blockchain
SkyBridge Capital has announced a $300m tokenisation initiative involving two of its flagship hedge funds—Digital Macro Master Fund Ltd and Legion Strategies Ltd—on the...