Regulations
By Pankaj K
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Third-Party Providers Are the Weak Link. Here's where things get murky. A lot of firms have done the right thing — they've reached out to…
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Fund Cycles, Time Zones, and Practical Headaches. One intermediate step that's been encouraged: moving fund settlement cycles to T+2 before the…
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October 11, 2027. That's the date UK firms need to have their act together on T+1 securities settlement. Some are on track. A lot aren't.
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The shift from the current two-day settlement cycle to a one-day cycle is probably the biggest operational overhaul the UK's post-trade world has faced in years.
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Firms that fall short of readiness expectations are looking at potential regulatory action. Buy-side firms, in particular, are all over the map in terms of progress.
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Here's where things get murky. A lot of firms have done the right thing — they've reached out to clients, run webinars, put together presentations to build awareness.
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The Value Exchange survey put a number on it: two-thirds of firms doubt their service providers are ready. Two-thirds.
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And it's not just a communication problem. It's a shared-responsibility problem. The settlement chain only works if every party in it is prepared.
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Euroclear UK and International is expected to release settlement data that will help identify which firms are struggling.
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See also: UK Lords Mandate Digital Asset Strategy in Financial Services and Markets Bill
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One intermediate step that's been encouraged: moving fund settlement cycles to T+2 before the broader switch to T+1 kicks in. The idea makes sense — it's a softer landing.
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Part of the problem is time zones. Fund settlement involves investors spread across different parts of the world, and tighter timelines make that coordination genuinely hard.
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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has put out tools and joint industry guidance to help.
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The taskforce wants most of its critical recommendations wrapped up by end of 2026. That's not far off.
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North America went through a similar shift, and automation ended up driving better settlement performance and lower operating costs.
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