Private Market News – 2/2/24 by Securitize

Private Market News – 2/2/24 by Securitize
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Private Market News – 2/2/24

This week’s highlights: Jamie Finn shares his thoughts on investing in private equity, Securitize Japan makes headlines with a new partnership, Morgan Stanley has big plans for private credit, and tokenized RWAs continue to gain momentum.


Jamie Finn on Investing in Private Equity

In this video, Securitize co-founder and president Jamie H. Finn explores the reasons to consider investing in private equity, what you need to invest in private equity, and how Securitize can help you invest in this growing market.

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Source: Securitize


Securitize partners with Japan’s DeCurret for tokenized deposit settlement

Securitize Japan has recently partnered with DeCurrent, the firm that runs Japan’s Digital Currency Form, which involves over 100 Japanese firms including four banks. This collaboration aims to settle security token transactions using bank-tokenized deposits.

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Source: Ledger Insights


Morgan Stanley plans to double private credit portfolio to $50 bln

The asset management division of Morgan Stanleyplans to double its private credit portfolio to $50 billion. The business has already gathered around $25 billion in total assets, primarily from institutional investors, after the bank invested more than $300 million into the endeavor.

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Source: Reuters, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar


Why RWA Tokenization Is Taking Off

As the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) continues to expand, governments and investors alike are now more widely accepting the role of tokenization in the future of investing, especially given the blockchain’s potential to reduce fraud and increase traceability.

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Source: Techopedia, Anndy Lian

Anndy Lian is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur who is known for his work in the government sector. He is a best selling book author- “NFT: From Zero to Hero” and “Blockchain Revolution 2030”.

Currently, he is appointed as the Chief Digital Advisor at Mongolia Productivity Organization, championing national digitization. Prior to his current appointments, he was the Chairman of BigONE Exchange, a global top 30 ranked crypto spot exchange and was also the Advisory Board Member for Hyundai DAC, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group. Lian played a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organization committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

An avid supporter of incubating start-ups, Anndy has also been a private investor for the past eight years. With a growth investment mindset, Anndy strategically demonstrates this in the companies he chooses to be involved with. He believes that what he is doing through blockchain technology currently will revolutionise and redefine traditional businesses. He also believes that the blockchain industry has to be “redecentralised”.

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