Broadridge Financial Solutions has expanded its tokenization infrastructure to support institutional trading and post-trade operations for both tokenized and traditional securities on a single integrated platform. The update builds on its existing Digital Ledger Repo (DLR) solution, which processes over $365 billion in tokenized assets daily, and extends its capabilities across equities, funds, alternative investments, and money market instruments.
Overview
Broadridge’s new infrastructure enables financial institutions to manage digital and traditional assets using a unified operational model. By integrating tokenized securities into its established order routing, execution, and post-trade systems, the platform aims to reduce operational complexity while maintaining compliance, scalability, and resilience. The company emphasizes that its enhancements align with institutional requirements for standardized issuance, settlement, and asset servicing across both conventional and blockchain-based instruments.
What it does
- Single Tokenization Engine: The core tokenization engine from Broadridge’s DLR platform—originally designed for fixed income—is now extended to support multiple asset classes, including equities and funds, under one governance framework.
- Post-Trade Integration: Tokenized securities, fractional assets, and crypto-related holdings are processed alongside traditional instruments using consistent workflows, reconciliation, and reporting standards.
- Blockchain Connectivity: Direct integration with major public and permissioned Layer 1 networks—including Canton, Ethereum (ETH), and EVM-compatible blockchains—provides institutions with a single access point across distributed ledger environments.
- Order Routing and Execution: Leveraging its CQG and NYFIX platforms, Broadridge offers institutional-grade order routing and connectivity to leading crypto exchanges and prediction markets through standardized messaging protocols.
- Corporate Actions and Governance: The platform supports end-to-end corporate actions—including dividend distribution, proxy voting, and on-chain governance—for both tokenized and traditional securities, ensuring uniform investor entitlements regardless of custody method.
Broadridge states that its infrastructure allows firms to incorporate tokenized assets without overhauling existing systems, reducing implementation cost and operational risk. The company positions this expansion as a response to growing demand for interoperability and regulatory consistency in digital asset markets.
Tradeoffs
While the platform reduces fragmentation by unifying digital and traditional asset operations, it does not support decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols beyond prediction markets or offer native smart contract deployment tools. The solution is designed specifically for regulated institutional use, meaning it prioritizes compliance and control over permissionless innovation.
When to use it
This infrastructure is suited for asset managers, custodians, and broker-dealers seeking to scale tokenized asset operations within existing regulatory and operational frameworks. It is particularly relevant for firms already using Broadridge’s post-trade or order management systems and looking to integrate digital assets with minimal workflow disruption.
Broadridge’s platform currently underpins the daily trading of over $15 trillion in combined tokenized and traditional securities globally.