Latest Asset Management News: Finextra Research

Northern Trust: 21% of private market investors allocate to crypto and digital assets

In a global survey of 180 institutional plans with investment portfolios ranging from $1 billion to over $500 billion, Northern Trust gathered responses from senior leaders at pension funds, outsourced chief financial officers and multi-managers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and other institutions across the Americas, Emea and Apac.

11 April 2025

News/wealth

EToro to launch UK and Europe stock lending programme

In order to identify borrowers and facilitate the stock lending process, eToro will partner with BNY, which will act as the custodian, and stock lending platform EquiLend. This stock lending launch showcases how eToro is currently leveraging BNY’s global clearing platform, offering integrated solutions across US and international clearing, custody, settlement, execution, and financing.

11 April 2025

News/crypto

Crypto prices spike after Trump’s strategic reserve announcement

On Sunday, US President Trump announced the creation of a “US Crypto Reserve” on Truth Social.

03 March 2025

News/wealth

Franklin Templeton launches first tokenised fund in Luxembourg

US asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched what it claims is the first fully tokenised investment fund domiciled in Luxembourg.

27 February 2025

News/crypto

Securities and Futures Commission unveils roadmap to make Hong Kong a global virtual asset hub

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) outlined a 12-point strategy today to boost Hong Kong’s virtual asset (VA) market.

21 February 2025

News/crypto

Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini is in talks with potential advisors on a listing to pursue an initial public offering.

07 February 2025

News/markets

Emirates NBD's Deniz Ventures, Rasmal Ventures provide Mena securitisation innovation $7.6m boost

The world's first AI-powered securitisation platform, TeamSec, aims to transform the structured finance industry through a securitisation-as-a-service platform.

31 January 2025

News/wealth

Robinhood helping UK investors gain easier access to US markets

Investors across the world want ease and access to the best, most rewarding investments without encountering too many obstacles. Except, for the UK investor, access to US markets can come with a host of complications. Robinhood, an American trading and investment app, sought to solve that.

31 January 2025

News/sustainable

What biodiversity entering the mainstream means for private finance

A common thread has emerged from COP16: private finance mobilisation will define the scale at which progress grows in the coming years, but it cannot do it alone.

10 January 2025

News/markets

Crédit Agricole to acquire Santander stake in Caceis

Crédit Agricole SA will continue to strengthen Caceis’ position as one of the major European players in asset servicing, supporting its clients’ business development objectives.

20 December 2024

News/sustainable

Sustainability-linked bonds see a drop in issuance – AFME ESG Report

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has released its ESG report for the third quarter of 2024, seeing key developments in the ESG finance space.

19 December 2024

News/crypto

US explores feasibility of settlement network for multi-asset transactions

The proof-of-concept of what has been dubbed the Regulated Settlement Network (RSN) showcased the potential of shared ledger technology to upgrade multi-asset and cross-network transaction settlement for domestic users of US dollars and regulated securities.

06 December 2024

News/markets

UK must 'rebuild relations' with EU says Bank of England head

Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey stated that the UK must “rebuild relations” with the EU while respecting the decision of the British people to leave in his Mansion House speech to investors.

15 November 2024

News/wealth

Wealth managers failing to meet clients' tech expectations

Investors are prepared to dump their wealth managers if they fail to embrace new technology, suggests recently published research.

26 September 2024

News/regulation

Hong Kong regulator launches tokenisation pilot

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has started the second phase of its digital Hong Kong dollar pilot study.

24 September 2024

News/payments

EBAday 2024: Next steps in instant payments, regulation, and liquidity management

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, experts came together to address new innovations and exciting prospects for the future of banking in Europe.

19 June 2024

News/crypto

Bitcoin halving may lead to price drop

On April 20th the bitcoin halving will take place, which is set in the cryptocurrency’s technology to cut the rate at which bitcoin is created. The event happens every leap year and is eagerly anticipated by crypto enthusiasts.

19 April 2024

News/startups

PE software startup raises £11m

Pactio, a UK-based fintech focused on the private equity (PE) market has completed an £11m series A funding round

11 April 2024

News/crypto

Hong Kong set to approve first crypto ETF

Hong Kong's financial regulator is poised to give the green light to the first batch of bitcoin spot ETFs.

11 April 2024

News/crypto

Insurers target crypto market

The global insurance industry is turning its attention to the risks posed by cryptocurrencies and digital assets, judging by recent product announcements.

10 April 2024