Closing the gap between Issuers and Investors demands greater interaction
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 […]
T+1: What I’d like to hear at SIBOS – part 2
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
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 […]
Accelerated Settlement Challenges: Treasury/FX/Prefunding
A T+1 Forum Event – Treasury/FX/Prefunding Challenges Wednesday 1st November 2023 In Association with the CISI, THE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION and PIMFA Background Information The move to T+1 settlement in North America during 2024 and the intention indicated by the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce to follow suit in the UK create many business, technology and process challenges, […]
Accelerated Settlement Challenges: Stock Borrowing/Lending & Collateral/Liquidity Management
A T+1 Forum Event – Stock Borrowing/Lending & Collateral/Liquidity Management Tuesday 14th November 2023 In Association with the CISI, THE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION and PIMFA Background Information The move to T+1 settlement in North America during 2024 and the intention indicated by the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce to follow suit in the UK create many business, technology and process challenges, […]
Accelerated Settlement Challenges: Settlement Initiation
A T+1 Forum Event Background Information The move to T+1 settlement in North America during 2024 and the intention indicated by the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce to follow suit in the UK create many business, technology and process challenges, which need to be fully explored. The ISITC Europe T+1 Forum series of roundtable discussions are […]
Accelerated Settlement: Data Challenges
A T+1 Forum Event – Data Challenges Wednesday 29th November 2023 In Association with the CISI, THE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION and PIMFA Background Information The move to T+1 settlement in North America during 2024 and the intention indicated by the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce to follow suit in the UK create many business, technology and process including data challenges, which […]
Thinking about T+1 – Is a crisis always obvious?
Thinking about T+1 – Is a crisis always obvious? How do you define a crisis? It may sound like a dumb question – surely, it’s obvious! If your house is on fire – certainly. But is it always obvious? The reason I raise this issue is the efficiency of post-trade operations in buyside firms. For […]
T+1 settlement in the UK/Europe straightforward ?
As you may have seen, in the US the SEC has recently voted to propose rule changes including moving to a T+1 settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in securities. The SEC says: “The proposed changes are designed to reduce the credit, market, and liquidity risks in securities transactions faced by market participants and […]