Securitize Secures Full RIA Status to Grow Onchain Advisory

Securitize Capital has officially registered as a full investment adviser with the SEC. This move allows the firm to move past its former status as an exempt reporting adviser, which had previously restricted the scope of clients and assets it could manage. By gaining this new designation, Securitize can now offer a wider range of investment strategies, private fund structures, and advisory services to institutional players.

This registration completes a key piece of the company regulatory stack. Securitize already operates an SEC registered broker dealer, an alternative trading system, and a transfer agent. By adding full RIA status, the company positions itself as a comprehensive infrastructure provider for tokenized assets. It currently manages approximately 4.8 billion dollars in assets with support from major names like BlackRock, Apollo, and KKR.

While the regulatory upgrade is a strategic win, the market is keeping a close watch on the company financial performance. Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SECZ earlier this month, though its shares have experienced a notable correction since their debut. Investors are now waiting to see if this new license will drive enough fee generating mandates to justify the firm increased compliance costs.

The industry will be watching how this change impacts future asset inflows. For existing partners like Apollo, the new status makes it much easier to structure and manage complex tokenized credit strategies. As more traditional firms look to build onchain, the ability to provide formal, regulated advisory services is likely to become a major competitive advantage.