Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched a digital asset platform for Canadian asset managers, allowing companies to offer cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets alongside traditional investments.
According to Monday’s announcement, the platform integrates trading, custody and asset services, allowing companies to manage digital and traditional assets within existing workflows rather than separate systems. It also supports both advisor-driven and self-directed models with connections to custodians and exchanges.
The platform provides access to tokenized assets such as cryptocurrencies, stocks, funds, and alternative investments, with integrated wallets, institutional custody options, and connectivity to exchanges and asset managers.
Broadridge said wealth managers face the challenge of integrating digital assets without relying on separate systems, and the platform aims to address this gap. The system also features integrated disclosure and governance tools designed to support regulatory compliance across digital asset activities.
The platform includes a partnership with Galaxy Digital for wallet infrastructure and a multi-custody model that includes Anchorage Digital with interoperability between additional custodians.
Broadridge, a financial technology and infrastructure provider serving banks, brokerages and asset managers, said its systems support the tokenization of more than $8 trillion in assets per month.
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Financial platform builds tools to integrate cryptocurrencies into portfolios
The announcement comes as financial institutions and crypto platforms build tools to serve institutional investors entering digital assets and expand the way they manage crypto within their investment portfolios.
Earlier this month, SoFi Technologies launched a business banking platform that allows businesses to manage fiat and crypto transactions, including deposits, payments, and settlements across both asset types, within a single regulated system.
The platform also supports issuance and redemption of the stablecoin SoFiUSD through integrations between companies such as BitGo, Fireblocks, and Mastercard, as well as planned connections to blockchain networks including Solana.
Separately, Binance launched a concierge-style service in November for institutional investors entering crypto, offering onboarding, structured products, credit lines, custody, and portfolio analysis.
Other platforms targeting institutional clients include Kraken and Coinbase. Meanwhile, traditional companies such as Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Investments are moving into cryptocurrency custody and trading through divisions such as Fidelity Digital Assets.
McKinsey & Company’s January report, “U.S. Wealth Management in 2035: A Decade of Transformation Begins,” said portfolios are expected to expand to include digital and tokenized assets, and platforms will increasingly be designed to support a broader range of asset classes.
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