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EU and UK T+1 taskforces hope arguments to exempt securities financing stack up

By Sofia Gerace and Helena Freitas ( March 11, 2025, 16:27 GMT | Comment) -- Securities financing transactions look increasingly likely to avoid being pulled in to Europe's plans to move to an accelerated settlement cycle for trades, with the industry asking regulators to leave SFTs alone. The taskforces preparing the EU and UK T+1 moves agree and have recommended that on the basis that current legal uncertainty needs clearing up. Decisions are expected in the next two weeks, MLex understands. Securities financing transactions look increasingly likely to avoid being pulled in to Europe's plans to move to an accelerated settlement cycle for trades, with the industry asking regulators to leave SFTs alone....

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