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T+1 in the EU & UK - Q3 2025 pulse survey key findings

  • ⁠Our latest Accelerated settlements: T+1 in the EU & UK pulse survey provides a clear picture of how the EU and UK are progressing toward accelerated settlement.
  • Where does readiness stand across both regions and what are the key risks?
  • Where are firms focusing for the next steps ahead of implementation?
  • What are the areas which compare and contrast in terms of preparation?

The case for collateral tokenisation

  • Up to USD 74bn in collateral managed by the average firm across activities.
  • 25% of collateral is excess or not remunerated, costing over USD 2bn per year.
  • Operational processes account for up to 57% of total trade costs, with delivery issues across as many as 65 locations.
  • USD 340m in annual savings expected for Tier 1 firms through improved mobilisation and reduced over-provisioning.

US Treasury Central Clearing - is the market ready?

  • 88% of firms are at least somewhat confident of being ready ahead of the deadline, 47% of those being very confident
  • USTC remains a North American topic, with low levels of understanding overseas. While awareness is high in the US, only 27% of European respondents describe themselves as very familiar with the rule changes, and APAC firms report only partial familiarity.
  • 38% of firms expect margins to increase by over 25%, while 55% of respondents anticipate an increase in regulatory capital costs.

How Ready Is The Financial Community For A Transition To UK T+1?

The UK market intends to move fully from T+2 to T+1 by October 2027, with many intermediate deadlines for compliance.

How can your company prepare itself to make the switch?
How are UK companies strategically positioned relative to US companies, when they made their previous T+1 migration in 2024?

Read our latest key findings report and

The African investment landscape is evolving rapidly.

Our latest report reveals how institutional investors are shifting from curiosity to action, with allocations set to grow by 40% to USD 253M.
Read our latest whitepaper here: including statistical insights and expert analysis from leading specialists.

How are the ECB DLT trials paving the way for the European Union's digital future?

In 2024, 64 entities (including central banks, issuers, banks, market infrastructures, investors, and technology providers) participated in the ECB DLT trials led by the European Central Bank.

Read our view on the current state and outlook for DLT across the European Union, resulting from the interviews of 32 participants of the ECB DLT trials in November/December 2024.

How was T+1 for you? Debrief on the true impacts of North America's T+1 transitions on the global markets

Benefit from the insights of over 300 market specialists globally in our August 2024 pulse check on global readiness

How can a new regional operating model drive foreign investor flows in Latam?

Download our latest whitepaper with Nasdaq on the Latam markets

What is the reality of DLT and Digital Assets today?

How, where and why is DLT transforming the capital markets in 2024?

Make sure you make the most of over 350 organisations' views and experiences using DLT in the real world in 2024.

Download our 5th annual "DLT in the Real World" survey reports - led by ISSA with the support of Accenture, Broadridge, and Ripple.

How can tokenisation unlock over USD 3.3 trillion in new assets for Asian fund managers?

Our latest report, led by HSBC, Calastone, MarketNode and Northern Trust, sets out the case for and path towards the personalisation of investments - as a key step in attracting over USD 3.3 trillion in new HNWI assets across the region.

Where, why and how is asset servicing transforming?

Faced with record volume growth, the asset servicing industry is struggling to scale in 2024.

Find out what over 200 organisations have to say about asset servicing and about their own plans to drive automation in this critical space in 2024.

What are the biggest challenges faced by the industry in securities services?

Run with Citi, our fourth annual "Securities Services Evolution" report draws on insights from close to 500 market participants and incorporates expert perspectives from  leaders of 14 financial market infrastructures (FMIs).

How was the T+1 journey so far?

It's been an exciting and very challenging journey on the move to T+1.

Take a look at the main lessons from North America and how the rest of the world is facing accelerated settlements.

DLT in the Real World 2025: A practical perspective

What you’ll see:

  • Why intraday liquidity is becoming the core business case for adoption
  • How tokenised funds are reshaping distribution and buy-side strategy
  • Why stablecoins and tokenised money market funds are solving the cash challenge
  • Which regions are leading, and where momentum is slowing

Broadening Asset Servicing in 2025 - Key Findings

Highlights include:

  • Asset Servicing volumes are growing by over 25%
  • Asian volumes are growing at double the pace of other regions
  • The majority of brokers are seeing their automation levels decline
  • Up to 67% of errors are driven by data issues

Securities Services Evolution 2025

From the global ripple effects of T+1 to the rise of digital asset ecosystems and the early stages of Generative AI adoption. Deep Dive into how the industry is responding.

T+1 in Asia-Pacific: finding common ground

Key themes include:

  • How 244 global and regional firms are approaching investment into Asia-Pacifc under shorter cycles
  • How differing market structures impact T+1 readiness
  • Why time zones, midday settlement cut-offs and funding windows make T+1 in APAC feel closer to T+0.5
  • The distinct risk profiles across the APAC markets, from FX and funding to fail management
  • A practical toolkit to help firms plan their operational changes across the region.

Explore an Asia-Pacific-specific view of T+1 that blends quantitative findings with practitioner insights to support your Asia-Pacific transition planning.

 T+1 in Practice – Your Questions Answered webinar

Catch up on the discussion in which Ignatius John, Carl Bennet, and Emma Johnson answered the audience’s day-to-day questions on:

  • Readiness and industry coordination
  • Testing and market preparedness 
  • Settlement risk and operational resilience 
  • Funding, FX, and cross-border transactions 
  • Fund dealing cycles and asset-manager impact 
  • Technology enablement: including DLT and automation 
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Asia can unlock growth through modernization and standardization.

Key insights include:
  • 25% of investors plan to grow investments in Asian markets within the next two years
  • 46% of investors face trading barriers caused by regulatory and market structure issues — including FX controls, manual processing, and inconsistent rules
  • 39% of post-trade systems are legacy platforms, with limited automation
  • 32% say regional harmonization could deliver meaningful cost savings
  • Standardization in settlements and corporate actions could unlock 10%+ efficiency gains

The path to 2030 for securities processing

  • The key challenges and opportunities encountered by both buy-side and sell-side firms.
  • Why companies should take advantage of regulatory opportunities by initiating transformation projects sooner rather than later.
  • The optimal areas for post-trade investment to maximise anticipated ROI.
  • A comprehensive breakdown detailing the securities processing journey from now until 2030.

Read the full story on The path to 2030 for Securities Processing: including statistical insights and expert analysis from leading specialists.



The path to 2030 Podcast

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Download our "AMCC Crypto Crisis Workshop" Summary here​

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Read our transforming banking balance sheets report

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Watch our "T+1 Webinar Series" June 25 webinar here

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The Path to 2030
Global Webinar here

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The Path to 2030
APAC Webinar here

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Download our first "The new post-trade Operating Model" whitepaper here

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Watch our April/2025 Change Maker Forum Webinar here

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