The German buy side is advocating for the earlier adoption of shorter T+1 settlement, amid growing calls for harmonization with the U.K. and Switzerland. The German Investment Funds Association (BVI), which represents 115 fund companies and asset managers with €4 trillion ($4.4 trillion) in assets under management (AUM), is pushing for the European Union to… Read More >>
Europe’s T+1 Lag Could Spur Global Settlement Disarray
The impending switch to T+1 settlement in North America scheduled for May 28, 2024, has raised concerns in Europe, where market participants report a lack of international testing. Although not officially moving to T+1 just yet, Europe launched its T+1 taskforce led by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) in March last year. In early conversations… Read More >>
Will Europe Move to T+1?
The move to a shorter settlement cycle for European equities has many more moving parts than the transition in the U.S. and Canada, which are moving fast from the current trading day plus two (T+2) settlement cycle to the shorter, one-day, T+1 time frame for equity markets. In addition, Europe does yet face pressure from… Read More >>
Most Firms Unprepared for Move to RFRs: Report
A new report co-sponsored by three key securities industry associations finds that while many participants are aware that they need to move away from the scandalized interbank offered rate benchmarks (IBORS) to alternative risk-free rates (RFRs), they have barely begun to start their transitions. The new report is based upon a survey of 150 banks,… Read More >>
European Firms Weather T+2 Storm
The sun came up and the world was still standing after European firms made the switch from a settlement cycle of trade day plus three days (T+3) to trade plus two days (T+2) — something that had once seemed impossible to some. For many firms, the transition went off without a hitch. Other firms have… Read More >>
