Tokenisation could change the way investment funds are issued, distributed and traded while calling for regulation that supports innovation without weakening investor protection, according to a recent report.
The tokenisation of securities is moving from concept to implementation and could reshape the asset management industry, according to a recent white paper from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). The paper, Tokenization: An Asset Management Perspective , examines how blockchain technology could affect regulated investment funds, including mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Rather than focusing solely on digital assets, it considers how tokenisation could influence fund operation