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T+1 taskforce to publish market average before go-live

02 June 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

According to the T+1 Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, this is crucial to avoid an increase in settlements fails post-transition and ensure that the market functions efficiently and effectively on T+1

ESMA consults on T+1 guidelines

28 May 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This review is part of ESMA’s work to support market participants in preparing for the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle and invites stakeholders to submit feedback by 7 July

FCA and Bank of England release tokenisation roadmap

18 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Under the shared vision, the UK regulatory bodies identified key areas where firms required greater clarity from feedback, including prudential treatment, tokenised collateral, settlement instruments

EU regulator introduces plan to simplify funds and transactions reporting

06 May 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The European Securities and Markets Authority has unveiled a harmonised approach to funds reporting, and has initiated a path towards more streamlined reporting across European markets

FCA issues fund tokenisation guidance for asset managers

01 May 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The FCA’s latest guidance proposes rules for the introduction of a direct dealing model for authorised funds to encourage fund efficiency and assist tokenisation models

FCA sets out fund tokenisation guidance

30 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

According to the regulator, the new rules intend to make it easier for asset managers to unlock benefits of fund tokenisation

HKEK releases paper on T+1 move for cash markets

20 April 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The stock exchange asks market participants to review their securities and money-side activities, such as securities borrowing and lending, to support a T+1 move

EU, UK, and Switzerland launch joint T+1 testing plan

25 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The plan provides a practical framework for all market participants and financial market infrastructures to test their readiness for the move to T+1 settlement

SEBI approves intraday borrowing for mutual funds

16 March 2026 India
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move intends to bridge the intraday timing mismatch of inflow and outflow of funds

UK publishes payments blueprint until 2028

27 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The plan details initiatives across wholesale and retail payments that government and public authorities are implementing and how the initiatives contribute to the National Payment Vision ambitions

ESMA consults on post-trade under EMIR 3

27 February 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the proposals set out in the consultation which focus on post-trade risk reduction services

ESMA fines REGIS-TR

26 February 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The European Securities and Markets Authority imposed the highest ever fine on a trade repository due to the firm not complying with key organisational obligations laid down in EMIR and SFTR