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Asia’s T+1 journey splinters as Hong Kong delays and Malaysia mulls

APAC markets are setting their own timelines for shorter settlement, while Deutsche Bank proposes an “earlier certainty” mechanism to ease the cross-border strain.

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Even as firms prepare for the EU and the UK’s move to T+1 in October 2027, pressure is mounting on Asian jurisdictions to fall in line.

As Val Wotton, global head of equities solutions at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, noted in a guest column on WatersTechnology, APAC’s journey to T+1 is expected to involve unique complexities: multiple time zones and currencies, varying levels of market maturity, deep market fragmentation, and a patchwork of regulatory frameworks.

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