April 24, 2025 @ 4:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TwentyFour Asset Management, the London-based specialist fixed income boutique of Vontobel, has expanded its offering with the launch of a new asset-backed finance (ABF) fund. Managed by TwentyFour’s asset-backed securities (ABS) team, the fund has reportedly been launched in response to “growing client demand for… Read More

April 24, 2025 @ 4:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plenti prices PL & Green ABS announced taking 2024 issuance to over $1.1 billion. Plenti Group Limited announced recently the pricing of a $330 million asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction. Plenti Group Limited confirmed recently in a blog post the pricing of a $330 million asset-backed… Read More

April 24, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), a global asset manager, announced the closing of Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance CLO 2025-21, Ltd., reportedly marking the investment team’s “first” Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) in 2025. The $400 million transaction was priced “on March 7 and increases CLO platform… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, and Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore,  announced a definitive agreement to make a “substantial minority investment in Cliffwater LLC, an independent alternative investment adviser and fund manager.” TPG’s investment will be made “through… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brandon Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald and son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is leading a significant Bitcoin investment initiative. According to a recent report by the FT, Lutnick has recently partnered with key players in the crypto / web3 and investment sectors—SoftBank, Tether,… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Generali Investments has announced the launch of its Private Credit Secondaries Fund in collaboration with Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry. The Fund, which will invest across a broad range of private credit secondaries transactions globally to “generate… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 5:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In its first-quarter earnings report released on April 22, 2025, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) confirmed that it held steady with its Bitcoin reserves, maintaining a total of 11,509 Bitcoin throughout the period. The electric vehicle giant did not sell any of its cryptocurrency holdings, however, Tesla‘s holding… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nomura and Macquarie announced that they have entered into an agreement for Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management business, with approximately “$180 billion in retail and institutional client assets across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.” Under the terms of the… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the crypto derivatives market, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced plans to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025. This development positions SGX as a key player in the growing integration of digital assets into traditional financial… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moroccan Regtech company VOVE ID has reportedly acquired new investment from The Baobab Network in order to support its ongoing growth efforts across the Middle East and wider MENA region. The funding round (the actual amount not disclosed) marks a new milestone for the digital… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking provider, announced the launch of its foundational Islamic Banking and Finance solutions, marking a key milestone towards delivering comprehensive, Sharia-compliant financial services. This initiative is said to focuse on the main principles of Islamic banking, laying the groundwork for a platform… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arca Labs, Tassat Group, Inc., and tZERO Group, Inc. announced the launch of Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network powered by a tokenized treasury fund custodied at a special purpose broker-dealer. This announcement comes after more than a year of market engagement, platform development and the… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

motusbank, the digital-only bank launched by Meridian Credit Union in Q2 2019, will shut down by early 2026. Meridian, which is reportedly Ontario’s largest credit union, and Coast Capital Savings jointly announced that they will absorb motusbank’s accounts and assets, pending regulatory approval. This closure… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MAGFAST has reportedly secured substantial funding across several different offerings carried out via Netcapital. According to a release, this is the second-largest total amount secured under Reg CF in the consumer packaged goods industry per KingsCrowd. Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosures show that major cryptocurrency companies and their executives poured significant funds into US President Donald Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund after his 2024 election win. Released on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, these filings underscore the crypto… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) will jointly create a solution to provide independent risk assessments for private credit investments at scale. As the private credit market continues to evolve and grow, the need for consistent standards and better tools has “become essential for… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 21, 2025, Paul Atkins was officially sworn in as the 34th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a pivotal moment for the agency and the cryptocurrency industry. Appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by a 52-44 Senate vote… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 21, 2025, stablecoin issuer Circle announced the launch of its  Circle Payments Network (CPN). Unveiled from the company’s headquarters on the 87th floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, this initiative marks a step toward transforming the global payments and… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle and BitGo are preparing to apply for U.S. bank charters, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The report also indicates that digital assets firms Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Paxos are exploring similar paths, driven by evolving stablecoin regulations and a shifting political landscape under… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One of South Korea’s largest digital assets exchanges, Bithumb, is reportedly making significant strides toward an initial public offering (IPO) slated for the second half of 2025. In a strategic move to streamline operations and potentially enhance its valuation prospects, the exchange announced plans to… Read More