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A Future of Finance webinar on March 2nd at 2pm UK time with Asian CSDs What is the event about? Future of Finance is hosting an invitation-only event to explore whether central securities depositories (CSDs) in the Asia Pacific region need to invest now or invest later or not invest at all in the tokenisationContinue reading “Is it safe for CSDs to go back to sleep on tokenisation?”
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The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians
Key Insights From This Webinar The work of bank and non-bank custodians in safekeeping digital assets on behalf of customers is gradually coming under increased regulatory supervision. This is probably helpful to the development of digital asset markets beyond cryptocurrencies, since safe custody has long been recognised as the key to unlocking institutional investment inContinue reading “The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians”
SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets
[FEB 2023] A transcript of the Future of Finance interview with Massimo Butti, Head of Equity at SDX. Dominic Hobson 00:14: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, Co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Massimo Butti, head of equity at SDX, the digital asset exchange and central securities depository owned by SIX, the Swiss exchangeContinue reading “SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets”
360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality
Tokenisation may be making limited headway in the conventional securities markets but it is attracting considerable interest in less familiar asset classes. 360X, the digital assets marketplace backed by Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank, aims to tokenise rights in expert-verified and high-quality art, music and (in cooperation with Tectrex) real estate assets. 360X Music, which providesContinue reading “360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality”
Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?
A Future of Finance Webinar on January 19th 2023 at 2pm UK time Privately managed assets have become the default choice for tokenisation enthusiasts. The reasoning behind their choice is hard to fault. The advertised benefits of tokenisation apply a fortiori to the asset class. Privately managed assets – especially hedge funds and real estate,Continue reading “Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?”
SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets
[JAN 2023] Key Insights From This Interview Traditional stock exchanges have much to learn from digital asset markets, especially in attracting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as issuers. The SME market has great potential. But at present most of the capital value created by these businesses is being captured by the private equity industry (thisContinue reading “SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets”
The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians (8th December 2022)
A Future of Finance Webinar on December 8th at 2pm to 3pm UK time. Safe custody is the service that will unlock corporate issuance and institutional investing in the securities, asset-backed, non-fungible and fund token markets. While there is widespread recognition that regulation of digital asset custodians would accelerate progress, regulators around the world haveContinue reading “The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians (8th December 2022)”
Fund tokenisation is coming soon to a jurisdiction near you (30th November 2022)
A Future of Finance webinar on November 30th from 2pm to 3pm UK time. With Asset Managers, Custody Banks, Fund Administrator, Securities Infrastructure Companies and Technology Companies. Tokenised funds exist already in the United States and Singapore. Asset managers are not only issuing tokenised funds but backing projects whose ambition is to facilitate the large-scaleContinue reading “Fund tokenisation is coming soon to a jurisdiction near you (30th November 2022)”
How long must we wait for the flagship security token issuers? (24th November 2022)
[NOV 2022] A Future of Finance In Person Event on November 24th [from 4:30pm to 7pm] in London. Security tokens are potentially the single most important use-case for blockchain technology. They could transform the costs of issuance and asset-servicing, reach buyers and sellers excluded from the conventional equity, bond, real estate and alternatives markets, andContinue reading “How long must we wait for the flagship security token issuers? (24th November 2022)”
STOmaker promises to cut the cost of a security token issue by 90 per cent
One major frustration for digital asset markets enthusiasts is the stubborn refusal of security token issuance to, in the famous phrase of Walt Rostow, take off into self-sustaining growth. After all, the benefits seem plain enough, and cutting the all-important cost of capital is chief among them. So what is holding issuers back? Part ofContinue reading “STOmaker promises to cut the cost of a security token issue by 90 per cent”