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UK post-trade firms urged to secure budget for T+1 settlement shift

By Sofia Gerace ( July 16, 2025, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s financial watchdog has told post-trade firms that they must secure enough money now to finance the transition to a one-day settlement cycle, or T+1, in October 2027. “Don't underestimate the scale of the implementation challenge. Plan early. Get your budgets in … because it's going to become not incrementally, but exponentially, harder for you to engage than the longer you leave it,” said Jamie Bell, head of capital markets at the FCA.The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has told post-trade firms that they must secure enough money now to finance the transition to a one-day settlement cycle — known as T+1 — in October 2027....

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