Now that the European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) is recommending 11 October 2027 as an optimal T+1 transition date for shorter settlement cycles, what does this mean for financial market infrastructure participants? flow tracks the consultation journey so far and lessons learned from markets already on T+1

At Sibos Beijing, securities services discussions addressed China’s capital market reforms, standardisation/interoperability, the role of DLT and tokenisation in improving fund operation efficiencies, changing investor demographics, and market infrastructure resilience. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports

As Asia continues to attract attention for its high growth and promising returns, flow shares key takeaways and reflections from a seminar hosted by The Asset in association with Deutsche Bank on the Asia investment opportunity and the post-trade response

Now that the US, Canada, Mexico and Argentina have joined India in the transition to T+1, settlement compression, an expanding investor community and the integration of digital assets into business as usual have changed the post-trade landscape. flow’s Clarissa Dann reports on how its participants are responding