XRP surged 9% in 48 hours to $1.46 after five months of losses, with major institutional interest from Goldman Sachs and Franklin Templeton. The broader crypto market gained $170 billion in value. Meanwhile, Pepeto presale reached $7.33 million with three working trading tools in advanced demo stages ahead of exchange listing.

Franklin Templeton Canada announced cash distributions for 16 ETFs and ETF series of mutual funds available to Canadian investors. Monthly distributions range from $0.044910 to $0.162465 per unit, with payment dates in March 2026. The distributions cover active, passive, and smart beta ETFs across multiple asset classes and geographies.

The investment monitoring service market is projected to grow from $1.68 billion in 2025 to $2.7 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 9.9%. Growth is driven by AI-driven risk analytics, cloud-based platforms, real-time portfolio analytics, and increased institutional and retail investments. Key players include JPMorgan Chase, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock, with North America leading and Asia-Pacific as the fastest-growing region.

Franklin Templeton Canada announced cash distributions for certain ETFs and ETF series of mutual funds available to Canadian investors. Unitholders of record as of January 30, 2026, will receive per-unit cash distributions payable on February 9, 2026.

Franklin Templeton Canada announced final December 2025 cash distributions and annual reinvested distributions for its ETF offerings. Unitholders of record as of December 30, 2025, will receive per-unit distributions payable on January 8, 2026. The reinvested distributions will be automatically consolidated into additional units without changing the number of units held or net asset value.

Franklin Templeton Canada announced its estimated December 2025 cash distributions and annual reinvested distributions for its ETF offerings available to Canadian investors. Unitholders of record as of December 30, 2025, will receive per-unit distributions payable on January 8, 2026. The reinvested distributions will be automatically consolidated into additional units without changing the number of units held or net asset value.

ADI Foundation launched its institutional Layer 2 blockchain in the MENA region, securing partnerships with BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton to develop compliant blockchain infrastructure for financial markets, payments, and digital asset tokenization.

An analysis of five dividend aristocrat stocks that demonstrate consistent dividend growth, financial strength, and potential investment value across different sectors like healthcare, defense, consumer goods, and manufacturing.

Matthews investment management firm welcomes back Tiffany Hsiao as a portfolio manager, strengthening their expertise in Emerging Markets, China, technology, and innovation sectors.

zerohash is hosting a virtual Onchain Brokerage Summit to discuss digital assets and onchain technologies in financial services, featuring executives from major financial institutions and technology platforms.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Western Asset Management Company, Franklin Resources, and Stephen Kenneth Leech, II, alleging misleading statements and unfair investment strategy allocations during the period of January 2021 to October 2023.

CertiK's 2025 Skynet RWA Security Report highlights the growing risks and potential of Real World Asset tokenization, noting $14.6 million in RWA-specific exploits in the first half of 2025.