Settlement
Messaging’s chameleon: The changing faces and use cases of ISO 20022
The standard is being enhanced beyond its core payments messaging function to be adopted for new business needs.
T+1 for Europe: Crying wolf or real concerns?
Brown Brothers Harriman’s Adrian Whelan asks how prepared the investment industry is for the changes ahead, and if concerns about its implementation are justified.
Technical and regulatory questions surround Europe’s T+1 move
The EU roadmap mirrors the UK’s goal of an October 2027 move. With more than two years to prepare, firms must consider how to implement the non-prescriptive guidelines and weigh where to automate.
Asic probe piles pressure on ASX to deliver Chess replacement
But market insiders think late intervention by regulators could even slow down implementation.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 321: AccessFintech’s Par Cassells
This week, Par Cassells joins Nyela to discuss shorter settlement cycles and the role of vendors in the transition.
Deutsche Bank delivers AI, client insights with ‘muscle memory’
Voice of the CTO: The German bank is taking finely honed skills and capabilities and deploying them for new and emerging use cases.
The European T+1 effect on Asia
T+1 is coming in Europe, and Asian firms should assess impacts and begin preparations now, says the DTCC’s Val Wotton.
BNP Paribas explores GenAI for securities services business
The bank recently released a new web app for its client portal to modernize its tech stack.
ICE eyes year-end launch for Treasury clearing service
Third entrant expects Q2 comment period for new access models that address ‘done-away’ accounting hurdle
How exactly does a private-share trading platform work?
As companies stay private for longer, new trading platforms are looking to cash in by helping investors cash out.
No, no, no, and no: Overnight trading fails in SIP votes
The CTA and UTP operating committees voted yesterday on proposals from US exchanges to expand their trading hours and could not reach unanimous consensus.
Jump Trading CIO: 24/7 trading ‘inevitable’
Execs from Jump, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and the DTCC say round-the-clock trading—whether five or seven days a week—is the future, but tech and data hurdles still exist.
JP Morgan, Eurex push for DLT-driven collateral management
The high-stakes project could be a litmus test for the use of blockchain technology in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 301: SIX’s Javier Hernani
Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins to discuss everything T+1.
FX automation key to post-T+1 success, say custodians
Custody banks saw uptick in demand for automated FX execution to tackle T+1 challenges.
Observations and lessons to learn from the move to T+1
The next few years will see other jurisdictions around the world look to North America for guidance on transitioning to shorter settlement cycles.
In 2025, keep reference data weird
The SEC, ESMA, CFTC and other acronyms provided the drama in reference data this year, including in crypto.
The Waters Cooler: Big Tech, big fines, big tunes
Amazon stumbles on genAI, Google gets fined more money than ever, and Eliot weighs in on the best James Bond film debate.
BlackRock, BNY see T+1 success in industry collaboration, old frameworks
Industry testing and lessons from the last settlement change from T+3 to T+2 were some of the components that made the May transition run smoothly.
Can the EU and UK reach T+1 together?
Prompted by the North American migration, both jurisdictions are drawing up guidelines for reaching next-day settlement.
T+1 shift sees out-of-hours human resourcing costs spike by as much as 20%
New research finds that trading firms are experiencing increased labor costs—which could be a boon for outsourced trading.
ForecastEx, event contracts, and a new way to think about markets
Waters Wrap: Anthony speaks with the former CEO of OneChicago David Downey about his new venture and the future of prediction markets.
JP Morgan’s goal of STP in loans materializes on Versana’s platform
The accomplishment highlights the budding digitization of private credit, though it’s still a long road ahead.
Déjà vu for common domain model
Piecemeal progress on ambitious derivatives data standard raises questions over business case