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La Française chooses Allfunds Blockchain to streamline the international distribution of its funds

La Française and Allfunds Blockchain have entered into a partnership in view of using blockchain technology to gain operational efficiency and reduce costs associated with the international distribution of Funds to professional investors. La Française will join the Allfunds Blockchain network and run its own blockchain node allowing it to directly receive and process orders for its Funds (subject to local fund registration).

Allfunds Blockchain enables streamlined order routing and provides real-time viewing of all related processes to its participants, increasing transparency, efficiency and reducing costs of distribution for asset managers. In addition and once operational (target date: 1 semester 2024), this new setup will allow La Française’s professional investor client base to benefit from more accurate cut-off times and improved reporting.

With a clear initial focus on international distribution, La Française and Allfunds Blockchain are planning to leverage further on blockchain technology. They will explore options, using the same approach, based on concrete and scalable “use cases” with a demonstrable ROI, combined with a strategic view of how the Allfunds Blockchain value proposal can open the door to new applications in the finance industry and new distribution models around tokenization.

Thierry Gortzounian, Managing Director of La Française AM Finance Services, said: “The cooperation between Allfunds Blockchain and La Française will allow us to continue to improve the array of services that we provide to our clients, namely by processing their orders more efficiently in a simplified yet secure framework. The blockchain platform deployed by Allfunds Blockchain will facilitate access to La Française's securities asset management expertise and provide value to professional investors.”

Christophe Descohand, Head of Innovation of La Française AM Finance Services, added: “This partnership marks a first step in La Française’s overarching strategy to associate technology and asset management.  As such, we will be capable of offering improved operational processing at a reduced cost to our clients. We are delighted about the partnership with Allfunds Blockchain and looking forward to being operational.”

Rubén Nieto, Managing Director of Allfunds Blockchain, added: “We are thrilled and deeply honored to embark on this collaboration with an asset manager that has consistently been a pioneer in innovation. This new expression of trust reaffirms our vision for blockchain within the industry: unlocking its potential to streamline existing inefficient processes and using these initial strides as a springboard to expand its adoption.”

Sep 26, 2023
Corporate
Financial

BlackRock joins Allfunds’ Alternative Partners programme

Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG), the leading B2B Wealth Tech platform for the fund management industry, announces that global asset manager BlackRock, is joining the Allfunds Private Partners programme (APP).

Launched in July, the APP initiative focuses on better supporting client access to private market funds, providing asset managers with a unique opportunity to make their products available to Allfunds’ distribution network.

Through the initiative, BlackRock will be able to broaden access to its leading private markets offering to clients across EMEA and APAC, whilst also improving services available to existing clients. BlackRock joins a select group of leading alternative asset management and financial services firms already signed up to the platform.

The combination of Allfunds’ technology and BlackRock’s investment expertise will streamline the complexities faced by wealth managers seeking to distribute private markets investments to their clients. The collaboration will focus on the distribution of global private markets strategies and solutions, including the European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIF) - an increasingly important wrapper for the distribution of private markets in Europe.

BlackRock currently oversees $320 billion in alternative investments, $156 billion of which is in Private Markets[1]. The company continues to expand its private markets platform, and is committed to increasing its global wealth clients’ access to investment opportunities in this growing asset class.

Borja Largo, Chief Fund Groups Officer and Head of Allfunds Alternative Solutions, commented: “Allfunds and BlackRock have a history of collaboration, and we're delighted they're choosing to work with us to expand their alternative investment presence. The APP programme is an extension of our commitment to excellent service. Through this, we're dedicated to providing our clients with our expertise and market knowledge to help them succeed in their distribution goals.”

Ivan Pascual, Head of the EMEA iShares & Wealth, BlackRock, commented: “We are thrilled to expand our longstanding and trusted relationship with Allfunds. This collaboration will allow us to deliver on our strategic priorities of broadening access to BlackRock’s private markets strategies, accelerating distribution in EMEA, and enabling our wealth management partners to scale their own distribution efforts.”

Fabio Osta, Head of the Alternatives Specialists Team in EMEA Wealth, BlackRock, added: “We are pleased to join the APP initiative, driving forward our shared ambition of enabling a broader range of investors to access private markets. As allocations grow, alternative investments play an increasingly critical role in Wealth portfolios. The need for an approach that is scalable, fiduciary, and technology-enabled, has never been greater."


[1] BlackRock Investor Day Presentation 2023

Sep 19, 2023