Asset managers racing to launch ELTIF 2.0 vehicles face increasing operational pressure as banking infrastructure becomes a critical constraint on fund scalability. The rapid expansion of ELTIF 2.0 fund launches across Europe is placing renewed focus on the operational infrastructure required to support next-generation private market vehicles, with banking readiness emerging as a key bottleneck…
Deal signals growing convergence between traditional shareholder servicing and blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure. Bullish has agreed to acquire shareholder services and transfer agency group Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction, marking one of the clearest signs yet that traditional securities administration is converging with blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure. The deal will combine Equiniti’s established shareholder…
Move signals growing convergence between traditional fund administration and blockchain-based financial infrastructure as institutional demand for tokenised assets accelerates. State Street is launching a tokenised fund servicing platform from Luxembourg, marking one of the clearest signs yet that mainstream fund administration is moving deeper into digital asset infrastructure. The initiative is designed to support both…
New regulatory framework is expected to accelerate institutional participation in digital assets and reshape the infrastructure of European capital markets. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines and technical standards under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), marking a significant step in the bloc’s effort to integrate digital assets…
Transaction centred on subsea cable operator SubCom highlights growing role of secondary markets in financing long-duration AI and communications infrastructure assets. Cerberus Capital Management has closed a $2.3 billion single-asset continuation vehicle focused on SubCom, the subsea fibre-optic cable company, in a deal that underscores the increasing convergence between private equity secondaries and critical digital…
CSSF data suggests Europe’s largest fund domicile is evolving beyond traditional UCITS and ETFs into a programmable infrastructure connecting public markets, private assets and digital finance. Luxembourg’s investment fund industry continued its steady expansion at the start of 2026, but the more important story may be what is happening beneath the surface of the numbers….
Aon is set to launch a new digital trading platform aimed at streamlining how brokers access insurance capital and place Follow Line business in the London Market, as the sector accelerates its shift towards algorithmic and data-driven trading models. Aon has unveiled plans to launch a new digital trading platform designed to modernise how brokers…
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have unveiled a joint roadmap for tokenisation in UK wholesale markets, signalling a major step towards integrating blockchain technology into mainstream financial infrastructure. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have set out a joint strategy to support the development of tokenised financial markets…
CMC Markets’ private markets division CapX has partnered with blockchain firm StrikeX to bring private market investments on-chain, marking the latest step in the financial group’s expansion into tokenised assets and digital finance. CMC Markets has expanded its ambitions in digital finance through a new partnership between its private markets division, CapX, and blockchain infrastructure company StrikeX aimed…