Investments
Superstate and Invesco expand strategic partnership
Invesco Private Capital, Inc, an affiliate of Invesco Ltd, has made a strategic investment in Superstate as part of the company’s $82.5 million Series B. As part...
CoinShares survey highlights UK demand for crypto ETN ISA access
CoinShares and Finfluencer research shows that more respondents support crypto ETN eligibility within ISAs than oppose it. More than 57% of respondents are investing in digital...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management enters bitcoin ETP race
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), marking its latest move into digital asset investment strategies. The exchange-traded product...
Ctrl Alt receives direct authorisation from FCA
Ctrl Alt has received direct authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling it to provide regulated investment services. The authorisation places Ctrl Alt Ltd, a...
Franklin Templeton to acquire crypto firm and launch Franklin Crypto
Franklin Templeton is set to acquire 250 Digital, an active cryptocurrency investment management firm, and launch Franklin Crypto. The acquisition would include the 250 Digital investment team and...
Pioneering Conversations: Interview with Lingfeng’s Brian McNulty
We sat down with Brian McNulty, General Partner at Lingfeng Capital (DVF / DTTF Funds) about the firm’s Digital Venture Fund (DVF), the first...
Lise launches the world’s first tokenised IPO
Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange) will launch the world’s first on-chain initial public offering (IPO) on 9 April. ST GROUP will become the inaugural company to list. The company is a French...
S&P Dow Jones Indices unveils first tokenised benchmark
S&P Dow Jones Indices has taken its first step into on‑chain data distribution, partnering with digital‑assets provider Kaiko to tokenise the iBoxx US Treasuries...
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...
Schroders IM urges readiness for tokenised investor shift
Schroders Investment Management has called on market participants to prepare for a new investor reality shaped by tokenisation, as expectations around 24/7 access, speed...
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...
Amundi and Spiko launch SAFO
Amundi and Spiko, a European fund tokenisation platform, have introduced the Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (SAFO). SAFO is a tokenised sub-fund of SPIKO SICAV,...
XRP institutional access moves toward public markets
Ripple-backed Evernorth Holdings, a startup enabling the adoption of XRP on an institutional scale is moving closer to a potential public listing. The company has filed a Form S-4...
Investec connects ZebrA-X to BPX in digital markets first
Investec has become the inaugural member of BPX’s digital securities marketplace, marking a significant step in the development of the UK’s emerging regulated infrastructure...
CIBs facing increased competition as tech innovation lags
Corporate and investment banks (CIBs) are facing intense competition from non‑bank financial institutions. As client expectations rise and technology initiatives fail to deliver the anticipated benefits, 85% of banks’ corporate clients plan...