Asset Management
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...
BNY secures mandate for Moody’s-rated tokenised Treasury fund
BNY has been appointed to manage and safeguard the assets backing OpenEden’s tokenised US Treasury fund, which recently received an “A” rating from Moody’s...
Marex adopts Kinexys, partners with Brevan Howard Digital
Marex has become the first clearing firm to adopt Kinexys Digital Payments, JP Morgan’s blockchain-powered settlement platform, with Brevan Howard Digital as a launch...
UK digital assets parliamentary group relaunches
A cross-party group of UK MPs and Lords has relaunched to shape future regulation for crypto and digital assets. The move comes as the...
Aviva Investors eyes a tokenised future
As the digital asset sector continues to expand, Aviva Investors is closely monitoring developments, particularly the increasing activity around stablecoins and tokenised money market...
Goldman Sachs and BNY claim first US tokenised MMF
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has become the latest investment manager to embrace the shift towards tokenised money market funds (MMFs), through a new...
CoinShares Asset Management secures MiCA authorisation in European first
CoinShares Asset Management, the French subsidiary of CoinShares International Limited, has become the first regulated asset management firm in continental Europe to receive Markets...
SS&C acquires blockchain pioneer Calastone
London-based Calastone, a global leader in blockchain-powered fund infrastructure, has announced its acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings in a transaction valued at approximately £766m.Founded...
SEI takes its tokenisation partners
In April, financial solutions giant SEI announced it had joined forces with relative minnow Ctrl Alt to take part in the Bank of England’s...
Schroders: Building for the future
One of the UK’s oldest and largest asset managers has set its sights on the future of investment and wants others to join the...
UK-first FX trade with tokenised collateral completed
Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments and digital asset exchange Archax have completed what they describe as a UK-first transaction using tokenised real-world assets as...
Franklin Templeton: Using market intel as a compass
Since last year, global asset management businesses have been scrambling to illustrate that they are making progress in blockchain and digital asset adoption.The revolutionary...
Members Cap launches tokenised ILS fund
Bermudan asset manager, Members Capital Management, has launched a tokenised insurance linked securities fund.The MCM Fund I invests in reinsurance contracts focussed on natural...
WisdomTree forecasts bitcoin and gold outlook
Amid surging sovereign debt, persistent inflation concerns, and diminishing institutional trust, investors are gravitating towards traditional safe-haven assets.A newly released analysis by WisdomTree anticipates...