Disruption

Fund tokenisation has already reached $2bn in assets under management this year, with on-chain money set to bring 24/7 secondary transfers and fractionalisation.

Senior executives from the HKEX, SFC and SIX, discussed tokenisation, the new economy, AI and post-trade settlement, in a panel hosted by FA.

Li's practice at the international law firm will focus on fund formation and digital assets, across hedge funds, private equity, real estate and cryptocurrency.

Abu Dhabi’s Wio Invest is set to integrate the digital wealth management platform, as Arta eyes global expansion through the Lion City.

Digital assets and physical gold share both have an absence of dividend payments and the concept of finite supply. However, volatility casts one as a safe-haven play, while the other is branded as a risk-on asset, at least for now.

The note, which raised $300m, is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, with clearing of the bonds possible on Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Central Moneymarkets Unit and SIX.

GenAI is demonstrating benefits in drafting processes, yet it requires manual gatekeeping to ensure accuracy and privacy, according to senior lawyers; investments are also pouring into the area.

FA spoke with industry players who explained how the city will roll the scheme out, and what still needs to happen.

Editorial board member, Sunil Veetil shared with FinanceAsia his observations of the current sustainability landscape and discussed the climate-conscious innovations that Asia’s market participants can look forward to over the long term.