Schroders Advances Digital Asset Strategy With Tokenised Share Class Approval

Schroders Advances Digital Asset Strategy With Tokenised Share Class Approval

(IN BRIEF) Schroders has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland for its first tokenised share class of a U.S. dollar money market fund. The tokenised share class, called SOAR — Schroders Onchain Active Returns, will be supported by Kinexys by J.P. Morgan through its multi-chain asset tokenisation platform. The structure will allow clients to use smart contracts for secure and transparent transactions, including redemptions and transfers, while opening the door to future use cases such as collateralisation and 24/7 treasury and liquidity management. The approval marks a significant milestone in Schroders’ digital investment strategy and follows earlier tokenisation work by Schroders Capital in insurance-linked securities.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-Aug-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders has received regulatory approval for its first tokenised share class of a U.S. dollar money market fund, marking an important step in the firm’s development of digital investment solutions for clients.

The global active asset manager has secured approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to launch the fund with a tokenised share class known as SOAR, or Schroders Onchain Active Returns.

The launch is designed to meet growing client demand for digital asset solutions while supporting enhanced operational efficiency in investment fund infrastructure.

The tokenised share class will be supported by Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, using its multi-chain asset tokenisation platform.

Through the platform, clients will be able to use smart contracts to execute secure and transparent transactions.

These transactions include redemptions and transfers.

Smart contracts are programmes deployed on a blockchain that execute automatically when defined conditions are met.

Schroders said the use of distributed ledger technology will improve the mobility of the money market fund beyond traditional systems.

The tokenised structure will enable transfers between Schroders clients and may support future use cases such as collateralisation and broader 24/7 treasury and liquidity management.

The approval reflects Schroders’ broader commitment to innovation in investment solutions.

It follows the earlier integration of a tokenised capability into Schroders Capital’s insurance-linked securities investment platform.

Schroders has also played a role in leading the Guardian Asset and Wealth Management industry working group, in collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to support the development of digital asset standards involving both industry and regulators.

Meagen Burnett, Chief Financial Officer of Schroders, said the firm has navigated social, economic and technological change for more than two centuries while seeking to deliver long-term investment outcomes for clients.

She said that by combining money market investments with distributed ledger technology, Schroders is offering investors a new level of access, efficiency and security.

Burnett added that the approval is a significant milestone for Schroders as the firm works toward its vision of delivering a composable finance ecosystem for clients.

Kara Kennedy, Global Head of Market Development at Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, said tokenised financial infrastructure is no longer theoretical and is increasingly reshaping liquidity, settlement and digital asset workflows.

She said tokenised money market funds can help meet investor needs while introducing new features made possible by blockchain technology.

Kennedy added that Kinexys remains committed to supporting industry solutions that lower barriers to entry and create value through new on-chain functionality.

The Ireland-domiciled fund will draw on the experience of Neil Sutherland, Head of U.S. Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at Schroders, together with a team of credit specialists.

Kinexys by J.P. Morgan is J.P. Morgan’s blockchain business unit and forms part of J.P. Morgan Payments.

Its multi-chain asset tokenisation solution allows investors to interact with the fund through distributed ledger technology.

The platform is designed to provide access to operational benefits including security, efficiency and transparency.

It also acts as the translation layer between on-chain activity and the fund’s transfer agent.

Schroders noted that past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.

The firm also stated that the value of investments and income from them may fall as well as rise, and investors may not recover the amounts originally invested.

Exchange rate movements may also affect investment values.

Through the regulatory approval of its first tokenised share class, Schroders is advancing its digital asset strategy and expanding the use of blockchain-enabled infrastructure in traditional investment products.

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