Investments

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 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...

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 (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 has taken its first step into on‑chain data distribution, partnering with digital‑assets provider Kaiko to tokenise the iBoxx US Treasuries...

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 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 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...

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, a European fund tokenisation platform, have introduced the Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (SAFO). SAFO is a tokenised sub-fund of SPIKO SICAV,...

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 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...

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...

For this week’s Pioneering Conversation we’re taking you through the thoughtful discussion on the progression of tokenisation from pilots to production at yesterday’s Investment Association EmTech Global conference. The panel featured insights from Catriona...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for the investment industry to be more ambitious as new regulations are introduced. Speaking at the Investment Association EmTech Global conference, Sebastian Ricketts, manager...

The Investment Association (IA) has launched a cryptoassets regime encouraging fund and investment managers to learn to navigate the changing financial landscape.  The ‘UK Crypto Assets Regime: How the investment management industry can...