Viewpoints

Tokenization: Investment potential, trading, and best ex
By Ethan Corey, Michael Koffler, and Carolyn Garcia, Eversheds Sutherland
Tokenization of financial assets has expanded rapidly since the beginning of 2025, even in the absence of regulatory clarity around issues such as custody, trading, and the applicability of transfer agent rules to tokenized assets. The first article in this series examined what tokenization is and how real-world assets are ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Governance

Q&A: Opening the private markets door to retail investors
As the trend toward opening private investment opportunities to retail investors grows, there are a number of issues coming to the forefront for the fund industry—including fund independent directors—to consider. The most common way to provide access is through closed-end funds that have no (or very low) minimum investment thresholds ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Viewpoints

Tokenization: Benefits, risks, and its impact on fund business
By Ethan Corey, Michael Koffler, and Carolyn Garcia, Eversheds Sutherland
On May 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission Crypto Task Force held a roundtable called “Tokenization: Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet” at which panelists discussed topics such as how to define tokenization, potential uses for tokenization, the need for regulatory changes to facilitate tokenization, and interoperability among ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Succession

Who's at the Table? Latest boardroom people moves
FBV's Who's at the Table? feature is where readers can stay up to date on the latest comings and goings in mutual fund boardrooms, as independent directors wrap up their service or take on new roles and responsibilities, and new individuals join the ranks of the fund independent director. Who's ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Legal

Supreme Court to review legality of activist suits
By Hillary Jackson
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether private parties should be allowed to bring claims that fund contracts violate the Investment Company Act of 1940. Such claims have been used by activist investors in recent years to challenge closed-end funds' defensive measures, and the Court will review ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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