Apex is one of the participants in the launch of a blockchain-native real estate fund, developed in collaboration with Archax, Goldman Sachs, LRC Group, and Ownera. Apex is providing AIFM services through Fundrock LIS, along with fund administration and depositary services of assets other than financial instruments through its Luxembourg office, and bank account services…
Category: Digital Assets
Apex supports Fidelity fund launch
Apex is providing transfer agency services to Fidelity International in support of the launch of its first tokenised product, which offers institutional and professional investors 24/7 liquidity. The capabilities are designed for on chain markets and real time processing environments. Apex acted as transfer agent, supporting digital investor onboarding, wallet whitelisting, and transaction processing for…
BNY collaborates for digital asset custody in ADGM
BNY, with Finstreet Limited and ADI Foundation, are collaborating to offer regulated, scalable, institutional-grade digital asset custody in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Finstreet, a digital market infrastructure group and a subsidiary of IHC through Sirius International Holding, and ADI Foundation, an Abu Dhabi-based blockchain infrastructure organisation, will jointly support this initiative. The collaboration is…
NAV wins Bitcoin fund admin mandate
Chicago-based NAV Fund Services has been appointed fund administrator for Nomura-backed Laser Digital‘s upgraded Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund (BDYF), the first natively tokenised Cayman Bitcoin yield fund. NAV’s appointment extends a three-year relationship between the two companies.
CACEIS supports new IPO on Lise
Montpensier Arbevel Focus Small 2030, with CACEIS as depositary, is taking part in the world’s first natively tokenised IPO on Lise. For the first time, a small-cap alternative investment fund is subscribing to a natively tokenised IPO. The Montpensier Arbevel Focus Small 2030 fund took part in the IPO of ST Group on Lise –…
State Street to launch tokenised fund service
State Street intends to deliver a tokenised fund servicing capability from Luxembourg by the end of 2026. State Street Investment Management is expected to be an early adopter of the service. The capability will be delivered through State Street’s digital asset platform.
SG-FORGE appoints chief business officer
Gildas Le Treut has been appointed chief business officer for SG-FORGE, the digital assets service provider that is wholly owned by Société Générale. Le Treut has spent eight years at SGSS, most recently as a member of the ExCo and co-head of coverage, marketing & solutions, based in Paris.
NTRS integrates with Canton Network
Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with Digital Asset Holdings to support the development of custody capabilities for tokenised financial assets. As part of this agreement, Northern Trust will integrate with Canton Network’s infrastructure to develop and deploy applications that bridge digital and traditional markets, supporting institutional grade custody and asset servicing workflows for…
Apex collaborates with Zodia
Apex has formed a collaboration between European Depositary Bank, an Apex company, and Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital assets platform with shareholders and investors including Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD. The initiative, which is subject to the relevant regulatory approvals for EDB across Europe, will support the development…
BNPP pilots tokenised MM fund
BNP Paribas Asset Management has issued a tokenised share class of an existing French-domiciled money market fund, recorded on public blockchain infrastructure. The initiative relies on a permissioned access model on Ethereum, restricting holding and transfers to authorised participants within a regulated framework. BNP Paribas’ securities services business acted as transfer agent and fund dealing services…