UK FCA eyes tokenized gold to boost London wholesale market liquidity—Here's why it matters The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a formal consultation to examine whether tokenized gold should be exempt from rigid collective investment scheme (CIS) and alternative investment fund (AIF) regulatory frameworks. Tokenized gold is physical gold bullion that has its

PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15: IIFL Finance Limited ("IIFL Finance" or "the Company") today announced the successful completion of a 25 crores tokenised bond transaction, becoming the first Non-PSU Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) in India to undertake a transaction of this nature. The transaction was executed on the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI)

Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) president, Carlos San Basilio, thinks the EU’s regulation on distributed ledger technology (DLT) is restrictive. According to Basilio, the current EU DLT regulatory ecosystem focuses more on testing than on growth. Basilio made the statement while speaking at the 9th edition of the ‘Digital Assets’ Forum organized by ‘El

Gulf investment is rising, but Africa needs long-term solutions to close a huge infrastructure financing gap. Africa harbors grand aspirations. In the continent’s long-term development blueprint, Agenda 2063, “world-class” infrastructure is one of the goals under Aspiration 2. Realizing the goal of linking the continent by rail, road, sea, and air, as well as energy

A New Regulatory Framework for Transfer Agents: An Analysis of the SEC’s Modernization Proposal and Industry Implications Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Go-To Guide: The SEC has proposed the most substantial rewrite of the federal transfer agent rules since their original adoption. The proposed rules would replace paper-era processing and safeguarding requirements with written policies-and-procedures obligations

Landmark transaction executed on Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India under SEBI's Regulatory Sandbox framework, with Trust Investment Advisors Private Limited as Sole Arranger and Advisor , /PRNewswire/ -- IIFL Finance Limited ("IIFL Finance" or "the Company") today announced the successful completion of a ₹25 crores tokenised bond transaction, becoming the first Non-PSU Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)

Tokenization of money market funds (MMFs), the representation of fund units as digital tokens on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has moved beyond technology experimentation. It is increasingly a regulatory implementation exercise centered on three practical focus areas: governance of the official register/ownership record, settlement finality, and whether tokenized fund units can move safely as collateral

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has successfully tested its 'Demat 2.0' framework, settling ₹1,025 crore in corporate bonds using tokenised assets. Major issuers including REC Limited, Larsen & Toubro, and IIFL participated in the pilot, which leverages the digital rupee (e₹) for instant atomic settlement. Investors will not require new demat accounts

The landmark research shows 77% of live bank users experiencing workflow improvements even as project costs reach US$7.9m on average. Institutional capital markets have moved beyond isolated experimentation into a decisive phase of live execution, with distributed ledger technology (DLT) budgets growing at three times the pace of broader securities operations spend, according to a