Tokenisation faces cyber and regulatory risks despite 'many benefits' for implementation

Investor education also a concern

Sorin Dojan
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Tokenising financial and real-world assets could bring “many benefits” to the field of investment, but challenges ranging from cybersecurity threats to regulatory discrepancies between regions could hinder its implementation.

According to the CFA Institute Research and Policy Center's latest report on tokenisation, applying distributed ledger technology in finance and tokenising assets could simplify, automate and streamline operational chain efficiency, as well as result in cost and time savings. However, Olivier Fines, head of policy research and advocacy at the CFA Institute, noted that while tokenisation could bring many advantages, "it is not without risks". Hamilton Lane joins forces with Allfunds Blockchain to broaden tokenised access to private markets "While benefits may include streamlined cle...

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