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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 have so far reached consensus on combating financial crime only. Even that is proceeding slowlyContinue reading “The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians”
Tag Archives: Tokenisation
Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?
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, but also equity issuers that might previously have used the private placement orContinue reading “Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?”
Fund tokenisation is coming soon to a jurisdiction near you
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-scale tokenisation of shares in mutual funds. What are the benefits they see? At this event, the coming tokenisation of the mutual funds industry will be discussed, inContinue reading “Fund tokenisation is coming soon to a jurisdiction near you”
How long must we wait for the flagship security token issuers?
Where are the flagship issuers of security tokens? This is the crucial question now facing the security token markets. The benefits to issuers of tokenisation – much reduced issuance and servicing fees, a lower minimum fund-raising threshold, faster speed to market, and access to new investors – are now well-understood by issuers. The infrastructure toContinue reading “How long must we wait for the flagship security token issuers?”
Do you believe CSDs need to invest in tokenisation capabilities now? (17th October 2022)
What is the event about? Future of Finance is pleased to announce an invitation-only event to debate whether central securities depositories (CSDs) need to invest now or later to take account of the possibility that the securities markets they serve will be tokenised. The Motion to be debated is, “This House believes that CSDs needContinue reading “Do you believe CSDs need to invest in tokenisation capabilities now? (17th October 2022)”
Data provides the prices that drive activity in tokenised asset markets
Key Insights From This Interview A full recording of the interview is available on this page. A transcript of the interview, which follows the questions below, is also available if you click on “Read the Transcript.” If you click on any question you will be taken to the exact point in the recording where the questionContinue reading ” Data provides the prices that drive activity in tokenised asset markets”
Blockchain technology is not enough to build a global digital debt market
Key Insights From This Interview FQX is a blockchain-based issuance platform for tokenised debt. Founded in Zurich in 2019, the start-up has invested as much time and money in the legalities as the technology and can now offer issuers near-certainty over the status of their security token offerings in legal and regulatory terms across sixContinue reading “Blockchain technology is not enough to build a global digital debt market”
An Optimal Model for Digital Assets and Transactions – Presentation by Dr Ian Hunt
A presentation by Dr Ian Hunt on his recently published paper, Digital Issuance – An Optimal Model for Digital Assets and Transactions, was followed by a discussion with an expert panel and the members of an invited audience, moderated by Future of Finance co-founder Dominic Hobson. A full recording of Dr Hunt’s presentation is available on thisContinue reading “An Optimal Model for Digital Assets and Transactions – Presentation by Dr Ian Hunt”
Blockchain in the bond markets could be a Trojan virus that kills incumbents
A summary of the webinar of April 20 2022 entitled Blockchain in the bond markets could be a Trojan virus that kills incumbents? SUMMARY What has happened so far? The US$124 trillion global bond market is now viewed as the most likely candidate to adopt blockchain on a major scale. There are several reasons forContinue reading “Blockchain in the bond markets could be a Trojan virus that kills incumbents”
Is tokenisation of securities markets the nemesis or the apotheosis of the CSD? (16 May 2022)
A Future of Finance Webinar in conjunction with The Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) and sponsors Percival Software, a leading provider of CSD systems, to explore the counter-intuitive idea that security tokens could transform central securities depositories (CSDs) into the principal agents of the transformation of the securities markets. It is easy toContinue reading “Is tokenisation of securities markets the nemesis or the apotheosis of the CSD? (16 May 2022)”