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𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 €𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥. In our latest article, Upvest’s Legal Counsel Caroline Göllner and Head of Legal Lukas Philipp Köhler explore how to navigate the legal complexity of offering pan-European fractional shares. The challenge? Many fractional models rely on legal “wrappers” that classify fractions as derivatives, financial contracts, or debt instruments, increasing regulatory burden and exposing retail investors to counterparty issuer risk. At Upvest , we’ve built a fractions engine that offers real legal ownership in fractionalised financial instruments, so that you can: 💡 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬: offer fractions without the pitfalls of classifying them as “debt instruments”, providing a more secure product for your end users 💡 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: prevent regulatory complexity and derivative-specific reporting requirements 💡 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊: launch a superior product offering across markets using a single, robust legal structure under our German licence We are proud to offer fractional investing via equity instruments that are fully validated by European regulators, giving our clients the legal certainty they need to scale across different jurisdictions. Read the full article here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dhbHpPB2