Digital infrastructure covering investment technology, data systems and tokenisation enabling efficient analysis, execution, reporting and asset digitisation.
Securitize and Neuberger have launched a tokenised fixed-income fund investing primarily in high-yield bonds, CLOs and leveraged loans. The product marks Neuberger’s first role as sub-adviser to a tokenised fund and brings an established institutional credit strategy onto four public blockchain networks. Securitize and Neuberger have launched a tokenised fixed-income fund that brings an institutional…
BlackRock has integrated Preqin Benchmarks and Indices into its Aladdin investment platform, giving institutional investors access to standardised private market performance data within their portfolio management workflows. The move represents another step towards bringing private assets onto the same technology infrastructure used for public markets. BlackRock has expanded the capabilities of its Aladdin investment platform…
Digital Asset has attracted strategic investment from Shinhan Financial Group and Standard Chartered as financial institutions continue to explore interoperable blockchain infrastructure designed to support regulated digital capital markets. Institutional interest in blockchain-based financial infrastructure has received another boost after Digital Asset announced strategic investments from Shinhan Financial Group and Standard Chartered, strengthening the company’s…
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has completed its first production transactions involving tokenized securities, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of digital market infrastructure and institutional adoption of distributed ledger technology. The modernisation of capital markets infrastructure reached another important milestone this month after the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed…
A new partnership between Clearstream, Ondo Finance and 360X marks another milestone in the convergence of digital assets and traditional finance, combining blockchain-based securities with the infrastructure institutional investors already rely on. The boundaries between traditional finance and digital assets continue to blur following the announcement of a strategic partnership between Clearstream, Ondo Finance and…
BNY says the operational infrastructure supporting private assets must change as wealth managers increase allocations, highlighting how technology is becoming the key enabler of convergence between public and private markets. The traditional divide between public and private markets is beginning to blur as financial institutions overhaul the technology and operating models needed to support growing…
Growing regulatory complexity, investor reporting demands and operational pressures are prompting more private markets managers to reassess whether fund administration should remain an in-house function, according to new analysis from Waystone. Private equity, private credit and real assets managers are increasingly turning to outsourced fund administration as firms seek to scale operations without adding significant…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly viewed as an essential tool for meeting growing environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations, yet most organisations remain in the early stages of adoption, highlighting a significant gap between ambition and execution. According to a new study published by KPMG, 82% of companies believe artificial intelligence will play a major role…
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…