Asset Management
UK regulator urges industry to back tokenisation
The chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has urged the fund management industry to invest in its tokenisation and digital assets capabilities...
Janus Henderson to launch CLO fund on-chain
Janus Henderson investors is to launch its AAA Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) strategy “JAAA” as an on-chain investment product.The strategy – which is also...
Invesco outlines Solana ETF details
Invesco has filed a regulatory notice to launch an exchange traded fund that tracks the spot price of the Solana cryptocurrency.Solana is the native...
Bitwise Europe announced as Capital Pioneer DAS sponsor
Bitwise Europe has joined the growing roster of sponsors for Capital Pioneer’s Digital Asset Summit in October.The company, which issued Germany’s first crypto exchange...
Revealed: First UK tokenised fund
Baillie Gifford is the first asset manager to launch a fully tokenised fund in the UK.The tokenised fund is a feeder to Baillie Gifford’s...
Valour lists four ETPs on Swedish exchange
The march toward mainstream adoption of digital assets continues as Valour, a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, has listed four new exchange-traded products (ETPs) on...
Disintermediation and revenue loss likely, warns Franklin boss
Traditional capital markets firms will have to change fee structures, suffer short-term revenue losses from intermediary functions and potentially suffer near-term balance sheet disruption.That’s...
Janus Henderson acknowledges disruption potential
Janus Henderson Investors has outlined its “long term strategy” for tokenisation in an update, promoted by its on-chain platform partner, Centrifuge.In a video update,...
Northern Trust outlines futureproofing strategy
Northern Trust has laid out the extent of its preparatory work in digital assets at Morgan Stanley’s investment conference focussed on strategic growth and...
Franklin Templeton offers intraday yields through platform
Franklin Templeton has launched a new intraday yield feature on its blockchain-integrated investment platform “Benji”.The feature allows investors to earn returns on tokenised securities...
Trust in an institutional digital asset future
In my last article I discussed how policy and regulatory developments in the United States might be conducive to faster and more widespread adoption...
Deutsche Bank enhances tokenised fund servicing
Deutsche Bank has announced a partnership with Singapore-based AI company FinaXai to extend Project DAMA 2. The project will progress the development of a pioneering...
BNP Paribas AM trials blockchain-based MMF shares
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has launched a project to test natively tokenised Money Market Fund (MMF) shares, using blockchain technology for cross-border...
Insurers urged to consider Bitcoin amid inflation pressures
A UK consulting firm is urging insurers to consider investing in bitcoin, claiming a small allocation to the cryptocurrency could improve diversification and long-term...
Citi and SDX partner on private market tokenisation
Citi and SDX have announced a collaboration to extend the reach of tokenisation into private market investments.Through the tie up, US bank Citi will...
FCA reveals support for new firms seeking regulatory approval
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled its 2025-2026 work programme, focusing on supporting new and innovative firms entering the UK market. One of the...