Crypto ETN providers head for UK but urge rethink on retail ban

March 18, 2024- The FCA has said it will allow listing requests but only give access to 'professional investors'
A rash of cryptocurrency exchange traded products are likely to be listed in London after regulators softened their hardline opposition to allowing domestic access to funds with cryptocurrency exposure.

However, industry figures have criticised the UK's Financial Conduct Authority for limiting their availability to "professional investors" and continuing with its ban on retail investors buying crypto ETPs.

The FCA said last week it would "not object" to a request from bourses such as the London Stock Exchange and Cboe UK to list unleveraged crypto-backed exchange traded notes linked to bitcoin or ether, the two most popular cryptocurrencies. view filing

Ex-Pimco executive plans Europe's first catastrophe-bond ETF

October 29, 2025--King Ridge Capital Advisors is already managing the world's first-ever cat-bond ETF for Brookmont Capital Management.
Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds.
An application to register the ETF was filed in Ireland, according to Rick Pagnani, co-founder and CEO of King Ridge Capital Advisors.

CoinShares Launches TON ETP with Zero Management Fees and 2% Staking Yield

October 28, 2025-Europe's leading digital asset manager delivers institutional access to TON, the blockchain powering Telegram's 900+ million users.