A T+1 Forum Event hosted by EY Treasury/FX/Prefunding Roundtable Summary & Recommendations   In the second of the ISITC Europe T+1 Forum series of roundtables, kindly hosted by EY on the 1st November, industry participants focused on the FX impact of T+1. This post-event summary highlights some of the challenges to FX that will arise from the transition […]

Solving Reputational Risk in ESG Ratings for the Board Tuesday 5th December 2023 Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Location: The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 20 Fenchurch street, London, EC3M 3BY ISITC Europe in association with the CISI is hosting a special round table to discuss and offer resolutions on how to reduce the reputational […]

A T+1 Forum Event hosted by EY Settlement Initiation T+1 Forum Round Table Summary & Recommendations   In this ISITC Europe T+1 Forum round table session, kindly hosted by EY on the 11th October, 2023. Industry leaders from both buy and sell side discussed how T+1 will impact settlement initiation, including affirmations and allocations. This was the first […]

Closing the gap between Issuers and Investors demands greater interaction Capital markets are continuing their journey to real-time operations. The barriers brought by legacy systems and time zone differences are crumbling and will soon be knocked down entirely. Part of the motivation to operate in real-time is the certainty of trade date plus one day […]

LONDON, 17 October 2023 – ISITC Europe has been undergoing significant changes in its structure (now a not-for-profit Community Interest Company) and objectives over recent years. We are pleased to announce our latest development, the establishment of a series of European Councils, which will enable our community to become better informed about country specific challenges […]

T+1 in North America arrives on the 27th May in Canada then the 28th May in the USA. For international capital markets and investors world-wide the impacts are extensive and go far beyond simply working faster, or adapting existing practices. Earlier this year ISITC Europe published its industry preparedness for accelerated settlement academic report commissioned […]

The T+1 debate at SIBOS in Toronto this year will examine the challenges of shortening the settlement cycle and gage preparedness of the global Capital Markets and Investors for the North American move to T+1 in May 2024. One of the key benefits of T+1, will be to compel players in the market, to introduce […]

T+1: What I’d like to hear at SIBOS – part 2 Written by Tony Freemen   Let’s talk about FX – and its T+2 settlement cycle. The initial discussions about the benefits of a move to T+1 in the US focused, almost exclusively, on the risk and cost benefits to the clearing process. The discussion […]

T+1: What I’d like to hear at SIBOS – part 1 Written by Tony Freemen Sadly, I can’t make it to SIBOS this year. I was really looking forward to speaking at the SWIFT Academy session on T+1 settlement but medical issues mean that I’m grounded. I know that my colleagues Tony Gandy and Gary […]

A Roadmap Towards an Ethical Wealth Market   By Anmol Chaudhari Introduction As the world grows more conscious of its impact on the environment and society, the realm of investing is undergoing a profound transformation. Sustainable investing, often referred to as ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing, has emerged as a powerful vehicle for not only […]