The push for a shorter settlement cycle got a quiet boost from the SEC late last month when the regulator formally proposed a rule amendment urging the settlement cycle for most securities transactions change from three business days after the trade date (T+3) to two business days after the trade date (T+2). A key group… Read More >>
Omgeo Alert Settlement Utility Hits Milestone
Omgeo Alert, an online global database of account information and standing settlement instructions (SSIs), has hit a milestone with more than six million settlement instructions — a major step forward in its push to become the dominant SSI utility, say officials of the post-trade market infrastructure services provider the DTCC, which owns Omgeo. SSIs hold… Read More >>
Firms Have Tough Decisions Ahead of Them: ISITC
(Editor’s note: Jeffrey Zoller, chairman of The International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC), an industry trade group focused on standards, speaks to FTF News about some of the difficult choices coming for financial services firms. ISITC’s 22nd Annual Industry Forum & Vendor Show is underway in Boston this week. In addition to his… Read More >>
Steering Committee Sets Date for T+2 Changeover
U.S. markets now have a September 2017 date to work toward for the move from the current settlement cycle of trade date plus three days (T+3) to a two-day cycle (T+2) because of a recommendation from the T+2 Industry Steering Committee (T+2 ISC), which is guiding the transition. At the same time, officials at the… Read More >>
Cybersecurity, Blockchain to Dominate in 2016: ISITC
Securities firms are gearing up for cybersecurity and Blockchain projects while hoping the T+2 shorter settlement push will not cause them a major overhaul of operations, according to the latest survey from the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC), an industry trade group focused on standards. Yet despite juggling new and incumbent technologies… Read More >>
T+2 Systems Will Get Built in 2016: DTCC
(Editor’s note: The push for a shortened settlement cycle got major boosts last year when SEC Chair Mary Jo White gave a provisional nod to the two-day settlement cycle (T+2), and when the U.S. T+2 Industry Steering Committee (T+2 ISC) submitted its Implementation Playbook to the SEC and released it publicly. The T+2 ISC is… Read More >>
ISC Creates a Map for T+2 Move
The nitty gritty of shorter settlement cycles is getting clearer as the U.S. T+2 International Steering Committee (T+2 ISC) has submitted its Implementation Playbook to the SEC on December 18 and released to the industry on Dec. 21 to provide the industry with a timeline to help them move to a two-day settlement cycle (T+2)… Read More >>
Taking Stock of the Year in Ops
As 2015 winds down, FTF News will be taking a look back over a year that had many surprises – maybe more than the predicted trends. We will be having a daily news flow this week, including news for Christmas Eve. We will be taking off on Christmas and New Year’s Day, but will have… Read More >>
Q&A: Firms Still in Limbo over T+2 Changes
(Editor’s Note: Matt Rodgers, senior manager at business consultancy Sapient Global Markets, thinks that it’s a little premature to know what IT infrastructure and solution changes will be required for the transition to trading day plus two settlement (T+2). The efforts of the DTCC, the Securities and Financial Market Association (SIFMA) and major industry players… Read More >>
Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Already at T+0 Reporting?
(Editor’s note: Scott Price, who has been head of business development and client management for North America for Maitland International Holdings since April, says that fund administrators could be doing more to help hedge funds achieve a shorter time frames for reporting. This includes even those hedge fund firms that lack an IT infrastructure. Price… Read More >>
