The Tokenisation Blueprint for Institutional Scale
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Provides a tokenisation blueprint for institutional scale by separating economic interests from operational control
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Listen, I think tokenization has potential, but if it's structured as an economic outcome, not as a operational or management outcome. Because if you have a thousand fractional owners of something with voting rights, then that's not innovation. It's basically a town hall trying to manage a chiller plant, right? That and that doesn't work for anyone. I think adoption of tokenization is clearly going to require clear regulation, not over, but clear regulation, investor protections, KYC, and for institutional investors like us, it's even more important to understand what our exact legal title is, what happens in in the case of insolvency, and what our specific rights are. So, like you said with REITs or with other structures, you exactly know where you stand. I think that needs to be sorted out.
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Kamaldeep Manaktala, Group Deputy CEO of AroundTown, suggested that the future of digital assets in real estate hinges on separating economic interests from operational control.
Kamaldeep observed the critical requirements for moving tokenisation from a niche experiment to an institutional-grade asset class:
Economic vs. Operational Outcomes: Tokenisation should focus on distributing financial returns rather than giving thousands of fractional owners voting rights over building management.
Regulatory Frameworks: Mass adoption requires clear guidelines on investor protections, KYC protocols, and the clarity of legal title to ensure market stability.
Institutional Certainty: Professional investors need a standardised "REIT-like" structure to understand exactly where they stand in cases of insolvency or legal disputes.
Kamaldeep stated that by treating tokens as a sophisticated financial vehicle rather than a "town hall" management tool, the industry can finally unlock global liquidity for large-scale assets.
This clip is part of a panel at PropTech Connect Middle East, the conference this February brought to you in partnership with the Dubai Land Department.
At the panel titled "Building Smart Assets: Optimising Tech & Design for Profitability", Kamaldeep represented Aroundtown.
Aroundtown is a leading real estate company focused on income-generating quality properties across Europe.
Kamaldeep was joined by Tassos Kotzanastassis, Ludwig Bouldoukian, Peter Schravemade and Mazen Jamal
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