S&P Global Ratings joins Project Guardian
S&P Global Ratings announced its participation in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Project Guardian on June 27, 2024. Project Guardian is a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing financial market liquidity and efficiency through asset tokenization. By joining Project Guardian's industry group, S&P Global Ratings will work alongside other financial institutions to expand asset tokenization into capital markets.
The company will focus on the project's Fixed Income workstream, developing analytic frameworks, assessments, and benchmarks for digital assets and tokenized markets. Key executives, including Chief DeFi Officer Chuck Mounts and Digital Assets Analytical Lead Andrew O’Neill, emphasized the potential of digital bonds and tokenized treasuries to transform capital markets and the importance of robust risk mitigation.
- S&P Global Ratings' participation in MAS's Project Guardian can enhance the company's role in asset tokenization, potentially leading to new revenue streams.
- Collaboration with other financial institutions in Project Guardian may strengthen S&P Global Ratings' market position and expand its influence in digital asset markets.
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S&P Global Ratings joins Project Guardian's industry group, collaborating with other financial institutions to broaden asset tokenization efforts and to leverage the network effect to expand asset tokenization into capital markets. The firm will participate in Project Guardian's Fixed Income workstream, developing analytic frameworks, assessments and benchmarks in digital assets and tokenized markets.
Chuck Mounts, Chief DeFi Officer, S&P Global Ratings: "We are delighted to join Project Guardian. This is another step forward in our commitment to leveraging our robust analytical and risk assessment capabilities to support both traditional finance (TradFi) and the growing universe of crypto-native decentralized finance (DeFi) clients."
Andrew O'Neill, Digital Assets Analytical Lead, S&P Global Ratings: "Recent innovations in digital bonds and tokenized treasuries have highlighted the potential of digitalization to transform capital markets. We aim to bring our risk perspective and insights to this forum to support robust risk mitigation as this technology is applied in financial markets."
For more information on Project Guardian, visit: https://www.mas.gov.sg/schemes-and-initiatives/project-guardian
For more information on S&P Global Ratings Digital Assets insights, visit: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/market-insights/capital-markets/digital-assets
About S&P Global Ratings
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