All blockchain articles
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NewsSchroders Capital pilots tokenisation for insurance-linked securities
The project successfully enabled reinsurance contracts to be tokenised and traded on a public blockchain platform
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Swiss supervisory authority warns of risks related to decentralised finance
For financial institutions the risks linked to the use of decentralised finance applications are primarily operational, legal and reputational
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets: Is tokenisation a good idea?
Digital tokens are being promoted as a way for small investors to access private assets
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NewsAsset management roundup: Luxembourg picks for impact strategy
Plus: Blockchain and GP restructuring advice tie-ups; Moody’s on alts managers
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Generali Investments buys EIB digital bond tokens on Ethereum blockchain
Early move by Italian asset manager in digital bond secondary market as blockchain edges towards the mainstream
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Swiss rules on crypto asset trading offer clarity to investors
The recently approved rules introduce a licence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) trading facilities
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UN pension fund launches digital identity pilot project
New approach aimed at saving time, simplifying entitlement verification process
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People moves: £8bn Church Commissioners appoints head of equities [updated]
Church Commissioners, PRI, Norfund, ESMA, Fondo Espero, Stap, FRC, AFM, AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Värde Partners, Calastone
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NewsNorthern Trust transfers private equity blockchain tech to Broadridge
Broadridge will develop technology ‘to provide data and analytics tools connecting private equity lifecycle for all market participants’
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Technology roundup: Blockchain-based fund trading system launches
Calastone claims world first in streamlined fund trading, while French-owned blockchain platform Iznes targets European growth
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‘Attractive entry point’ for cryptocurrencies following price crash
Institutional investors should consider an allocation to cryptocurrencies, according to Cambridge Associates
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Emerging technology key to growth for asset owners, managers: survey
State Street research finds institutions grappling with fast pace of technological developments
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IPE Conference: Experts call for technological innovation in pensions
Pension funds should explore how new technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and blockchain could improve pension provisions
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NewsCalastone shifts global funds network onto blockchain
Funds firm eyes £3.4bn of cost reductions annually in major technology upgrade
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NewsBig investors at crossroads in ‘man vs machine’ shift, survey shows
Many institutions have yet to use emerging technology despite agreement on its future impact
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NewsBringing blockchain to pensions: How ‘smart ledgers’ could benefit CDC
Use of distributed ledger technology could bring benefits in terms of transparency, cost and trust
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NewsExperts: Innovation important for the future of pensions
Robo advice, artificial intelligence and blockchain will all be vital to the sector’s future success, Pensioen Pro conference hears
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NewsAsset management roundup: Ashburton partners with Fidelity on multi-asset [updated]
Also: Managers’ digital strategies ‘fragmented’; Link partners with software company for private equity
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BNP Paribas experiments with blockchain for fund trading
Test in Luxembourg demonstrates use of ledger technology for fund distribution
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NewsBlockchain comes to bond market as Lombard Odier backs $15m deal
Swiss asset manager claims first bond transaction using distributed ledger technology
