EX.IO Partners with Baillie Gifford to Expand Tokenised Fund Access and Explore Secondary-Market Collaboration

Hong Kong, 3 November 2026 - EX.IO, a virtual asset trading platform licensed by Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with asset manager Baillie Gifford. The parties intend to explore making the tokenised Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY) available through EX.IO's platform via primary distribution and to explore secondary-market collaboration, which may support emerging demand for agentic payment and treasury management solutions.

The collaboration is about more than introducing a tokenised fund. It also seeks to explore an end-to-end pathway for real-world assets (RWAs), from product issuance to market trading. By linking primary and secondary markets, EX.IO aims to make tokenised assets not only investable but also more efficiently tradable, building on the benefits of on-chain ownership and recordkeeping to support the practical deployment of capital.

Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund ($BAGEY) is a UK-regulated Open-Ended Investment Company (OEIC) authorized and approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) whose shares are issued natively on a public blockchain. The Fund invests in an actively managed portfolio of government and corporate bonds, with a short-duration investment approach. The parties intend to explore combining access to this investment product with potential secondary-market collaboration, offering investors the prospect of greater flexibility in managing their holdings.

Ms. Wu Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EX.IO, said:

“The next step for RWA is not simply to put assets on-chain, but to enable the capital behind those assets to move more efficiently. Signing this MOU with Baillie Gifford is an important step in that direction. By linking primary and secondary markets, we hope to give professional investors greater flexibility to adjust their holdings and deploy capital alongside their asset allocation decisions. The real breakthrough lies in connecting products, trading and capital flows, so that the value of tokenisation translates into a tangible investment experience.”

Rita Xiao, Head of Greater China at Baillie Gifford, said:

“Through our collaboration with EX.IO, we’re looking to bring BAGEY to more professional investors already active in digital asset markets, giving them access to a professionally managed fixed-income strategy through infrastructure they know. We’re also excited to explore how potential secondary-market collaboration could give investors greater flexibility in managing their holdings and help unlock more of the practical value of tokenised investment products.”

About EX.IO

EX.IO is a rigorously regulated virtual asset trading platform (VATP). Since receiving approval from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in December 2024, it has been among the first platforms authorised to operate under Hong Kong’s “deemed-to-be-licensed” regime. It is also the only VATP included in Hong Kong’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) programme. EX.IO is committed to building a bridge between traditional finance (Web2) and the Web3 ecosystem, providing clients with compliant trading, payments and settlement, and a broad range of value-added financial services.

About Baillie Gifford

Baillie Gifford is an independent investment manager founded in 1908, owned and run by 54 partners. While much has changed in 118 years, the firm’s focus on seeking superior, long-term investment returns for clients remains constant. Baillie Gifford’s mission is to identify game-changing companies capable of sustaining growth and delivering returns for decades to come.

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