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, Nick Cherney, head of innovation at Janus Henderson Investors, explained that the fund manager – which has some $373 billion under management – is responding to the disruption potential from tokenisation.
“We have a long term strategy around tokenisation that is really focussed on the potential to disrupt the way we deliver our core asset management services to clients,” he said. “We are proactively looking for ways to move along that spectrum.”
In September 2024, Janus Henderson announced a partnership with Centrifuge and Anemoy to launch its first tokenised fund – the Liquid Treasury Fund.
Since then, the company has partnered with Archax, a regulated UK digital securities exchange, to list the fund and make it more accessible to institutional investors.
Cherney explained that the company’s decision to begin a real, commercial project illustrates its commitment its long-term tokenisation strategy.
“This was a unique opportunity to move into the tokenisation space with actual commercial impetus, and not have it purely experimental — Doing a real project, delivering real value to a real client.
“What matters is that you have a product that is going to deliver the intended result, seamlessly. We want to ensure we are working with best in class tech providers.”
The investment group’s innovation lead praised Centrifuge for its market understanding of traditional capital market flows.
“They have thought, historically, about how the technology integrates from the beginning to the end process of a client owning, and selling, the fund.
Janus Henderson Investors has been developing its strategy throughout the past 18 months. In August, it announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors and subsequently completed the transaction in October 2024.
