The first-of-its-kind benchmark data on the true cost of settlement inefficiency released by Firebrand Research shows some alarming statistics including how much the industry spent at the peak of volatility in 2021.
Thoughts from across the industry as the countdown to T+1 drops below 12 months.
With the US confirming its shift to T+1 settlement in 2024, Wesley Bray looks at the impact this will have globally, whether or not the UK and EU should follow suit and how trading desks will be impacted by the move.
Virginie O’Shea, founder and chief executive of Firebrand Research, examines increased regulatory focus on cybersecurity, the wake-up call resulting from the ransomware hack of Ion and how regulators can approach addressing risk.
As the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) and the Settlement Discipline Regime loom, these industry participants see post-trade regulation as a key theme to watch.