Keith Chapman
Writer at Anemoy
PUBLISHED
September 13, 2024
Anemoy is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Janus Henderson Investors to serve as a sub-advisor to the Liquid Treasury Fund (LTF). The LTF, a fully onchain, tokenized fund, provides investors with direct access to short-term US Treasury bills.
Janus Henderson, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Tabula, will manage the day-to-day operations and portfolio. Anemoy, which owns the fund, will be a critical, strategic conduit for Janus Henderson as it looks to make a successful entry into the space. By leveraging Centrifuge's blockchain technology to tokenize US Treasury bills, the partnership aims to bring high-quality financial products to more than $170 billion in idle capital onchain.
Nick Cherney, Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson praised the partnership. “This collaboration represents a significant step forward in bridging traditional and decentralised finance, by bringing robust institutional collateral pools into decentralised autonomous organisation and stablecoin ecosystems. Our innovation strategy is focused on preparing for the possibility that blockchain technology will transform traditional finance in the long term, and this partnership represents a unique opportunity to help shape this future, while also providing stable and compliant solutions for on-chain markets.”
The partnership demonstrates Anemoy's leadership and infrastructure as it partners with one of the leading global active asset managers – with more than $361 billion in assets under management. Anemoy will help Janus Henderson strategically bridge the digital landscape and bring traditional investment products to onchain capital markets, realising untapped potential in the immediate term.
Martin Quensel, co-founder of both Anemoy and Centrifuge, added, “this partnership underscores our commitment to pioneering the integration of traditional financial products with cutting edge blockchain technology, creating new opportunities for investors, and advancing the decentralised finance ecosystem.”
Anil Sood, co-founder of Anemoy, stated, “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Janus Henderson and Centrifuge on this fund. Janus Henderson is entrusted with over $360 billion in assets, has a 90-year legacy of investment excellence, and a client-driven solutions focus; we could not think of a better partner with which to progress tokenized innovation.”
By utilizing a public blockchain with permissioned access controls – and limiting subscriptions to investors with whitelisted wallets – the fund is intended to mitigate operational and compliance risks, including those that have hindered widespread institutional adoption of tokenized funds.
View the Liquid Treasury Fund on Centrifuge here
Read the Janus Henderson press release here
