Tokenized share class underscores commitment to enhancing client outcomes through emerging technologies
Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with US$1.4 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025, launched a tokenized share class for its NIF Treasury Instruments Portfolio.
“As the investment landscape rapidly evolves with the use of blockchain-based solutions, Northern Trust Asset Management is committed to staying on the forefront of innovation to meet the needs of our institutional clients.”Share
Marking the firm’s entry into the digital assets market, the tokenized share class represents a digital mirror record of the fund’s institutional share class using blockchain technology. This offering will initially be available to clients on BNY’s (NYSE: BK) market-leading LiquidityDirect SM platform, which utilizes Goldman Sachs Digital Asset Platform (“GS DAP®”).
“This launch reflects Northern Trust Asset Management’s commitment to delivering secure, efficient, and innovative liquidity solutions for institutional investors,” said Paula Kar, Chief Product Officer, Northern Trust Asset Management. “Tokenization delivers meaningful advantages, including improved settlement efficiency and enhanced visibility. Money market funds are on the leading edge of digital innovation, and we are excited to advance our product suite in this evolving space.”
“As the investment landscape rapidly evolves with the use of blockchain-based solutions, Northern Trust Asset Management is committed to staying on the forefront of innovation to meet the needs of our institutional clients.” said Michael Hunstad, Ph. D., President, Northern Trust Asset Management. “By applying tokenization to institutional grade liquidity strategies, we are offering clients a modern, digital-first way to access money market investments while maintaining our high standards of governance, risk management and service.”
The NIF Treasury Instruments Portfolio provides investors with exposure to a diversified pool of short-term U.S. Treasury instruments, now with the added option of a blockchain‑enabled access model designed to support operational resilience and evolving digital market infrastructure.
Northern Trust Asset Management has US$355 billion in assets under management in liquidity strategies as of December 31, 2025.
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You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, the Portfolio cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, any other government agency, or The Northern Trust Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries or any other bank. The Portfolio’s sponsor is not required to reimburse the Portfolio for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Portfolio at any time, including during periods of market stress.
Although the Portfolio does not currently employ blockchain technology or invest in crypto assets, Digital Enabled Shares are expected to be purchased and held through intermediaries that intend to use blockchain technology to maintain a mirror record of share ownership for their customers. The authorized financial intermediary, and not the Portfolio, NTI, TNTC or their affiliates, will be responsible ownership records on the blockchain.
