FCA Sets Out Guidance to Support Innovation in Fund Tokenisation

FCA tokenisation rules open UK fund structures to DLT adoption

After years of consultation around digital assets, the UK appears to be moving from discussion to implementation.  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new rules and guidance that open the door for tokenised fund structures to be used across UK asset management. Tokenisation, which involves representing an asset or ownership of an asset using distributed ledger technology (DLT), is viewed by the regulator as a way to reduce oper…

New FCA rules to streamline fund tokenisation in UK

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial services regulator, has published new guidance designed to make it easier for asset managers to adopt fund tokenisation. The guidance clarifies how firms can deploy distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the regulator’s existing rulebook. Alongside this, updated rules introduce an optional Direct to Fund (D2F) model, which allows investors to transact directly with a fund — regardless…

FCA publishes framework for tokenised portfolio management

New rules will also include an optional Direct to Fund (D2F) model enabling investors to deal directly with the fund The post FCA publishes framework for tokenised portfolio management appeared first on Investment International.

FCA Sets Out Guidance to Support Innovation in Fund Tokenisation

WHY THIS MATTERS: This new regulatory guidance from the FCA delivers the critical clarity the asset management sector has been demanding to accelerate the adoption of fund tokenisation. The publication officially removes significant ambiguity surrounding the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for representing asset ownership within the UK’s existing legal framework. This is a major regulatory pivot that streamlines how the UK’s £16.5 tri…

FCA sets out fund tokenisation guidance - Asset Servicing Times

According to the regulator, the new rules intend to make it easier for asset managers to unlock benefits of fund tokenisation