ERC1400 is a hybrid token standard precisely designed for the use case of tokenized financial assets: By being ERC20 retrocompatible, it remains compatible with the majority of existing tools and platforms. By being partially-fungible (hybrid token), it allows to represent different classes of assets, perform more evolved token actions (lock tokens, collateralize tokens, etc.), which is essential in the context of corporate actions.
Granular transfer controls: Possibility to perform granular controls on the transfers with a system of certificates (injected in the additional data field of the transfer method)
Controllers: Empowerment of controllers with the ability to send tokens on behalf of other addresses (e.g. force transfer).
Partionned tokens (partial-fungibility): Every ERC1400 token can be partitioned. The partition of a token, can be seen as the state of a token. It is well adapted for representing, classes of assets, performing corporate actions, etc.
Document management: Possibility to bind tokens to hashes of legal documents, thus making the link between a blockchain transaction and the real world.