Amundi Tokenises Shares of EUR MMF
A press release titled, "Amundi tokenises the first mutual fund to expand investor access" tells us, "In November, we launched our first tokenized share of one of our money market fund. The initial subscription took place on November 4 and the fund is now distributed in a hybrid way: it remains accessible via standard distribution networks and, from now on, via the tokenized share. Driven by growing customer demand for digital assets, this innovation opens the door to simple, immediate, 24/7 access to broad investment opportunities." It explains, "This project was completed in a record time of four months, based on three years of research on tokenization and close collaboration between the Legal, Compliance, Investments, Risk and Marketing teams in France, Italy and Luxembourg at Amundi, Crédit Agricole and CACEIS. The technology and infrastructure for the tokenisation of unit-linked funds, the digital wallets for investors, as well as the digital order platform for subscriptions and redemptions are provided by CACEIS." The piece adds, "This first class of tokenized shares is just the beginning and we are gradually adding new features to our tokenization offering, based on specific business cases allowing the integration of external customers." Earlier, The Block wrote, "Europe's largest asset manager Amundi tokenizes money market fund on Ethereum." They comment, "Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager with approximately $2.3 trillion in assets under management, has announced the launch of the first tokenized shares of one of its money market funds. According to the firm, the fund is now available as a new tokenized share class labeled Amundi Funds Cash EUR - DLT, using distributed ledger technology. The new share class is recorded on the public blockchain, which the Paris-headquartered firm said enables transparent record-keeping of fund units and full transaction traceability. Amundi framed the launch as a milestone in its wider digital assets roadmap, positioning tokenization as a way to modernize fund infrastructure and broaden investor access. The initiative was built in collaboration with CACEIS, one of Europe's top asset-servicing providers and transfer agents. CACEIS supplies the technology stack for the fund's tokenization, including digital wallets for investors and a blockchain-based order platform supporting subscriptions and redemptions."
