Calastone teams up with Schroders on tokenised investment vehicle project

Variable Capital Companies

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Calastone has joined forces with Schroders to launch a tokenised investment vehicle project for Variable Capital Companies (VCCs).

Schroders will work with the Monetary Authority of Singapore as part of Project Guardian, an initiative aimed at developing a "responsible and innovative" digital asset ecosystem. The asset manager will partner with Calastone to explore the capabilities of a tokenised vehicle for VCCs - a common fund structure in Singapore.  The collaboration will also explore asset ownership linked to blockchain technology, which Schroders said could improve personalisation of investment products and provide more cost-efficient investment allocation for retail and institutional investors, while simpl...

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