Virtual Asset Evolution: Navigating Opportunities And Challenges For Individual Investors

Nearly half of the global assets under management, totalling $275 trillion, are held by private clients and high-net-worth investors, yet only 16% of this is currently allocated to alternatives¹. Given the amount of capital they control, there has been a noticeable surge in the creation of institutional-style products/access to alternatives for individual investors, resulting in a democratising effect. One of these emerging strategies is the tokenisation of real assets, a market which continues to evolve, alongside associated challenges. As more private wealth clients, family offices, and individual investors approach the space, it will become increasingly important for market participants to partner with jurisdictions capable of adapting to and addressing market uncertainties.