The UK is preparing for the move to a T+1 settlement cycle for securities, delivering positive change for the future of financial markets.

The UK is preparing for the move to a T+1 settlement cycle for securities, delivering positive change for the future of financial markets.

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until the UK’s transition to T+1 settlement

UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Quarterly Review – Q2 2025

Lessons learned from U.S. T+1 implementation: Start early, prioritise wisely

Latest U.K. T+1 Settlement research highlights strong market engagement ahead of transition, but firms need to act now to prepare

The UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Taskforce publishes final implementation plan for the UK’s transition from T+2 to T+1 securities settlement

Events

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Sep 3

September 3 - September 4

PostTrade 360° 2025

Publications

10 April 2025

BoE pubs

Bank of England: Record of the Financial Policy Committee meetings on 4 and 8 April 2025

The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) welcomed plans by HM Treasury, the FCA and the Bank to support an industry recommendation to move to T+1 settlement in UK markets by 11 October 2027. The Committee agreed that shortening the UK securities settlement cycle to T+1 would bring financial stability benefits from reduced counterparty credit risk in financial markets.

19 February 2025

HM-Treasury-News

Government response to the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce’s recommendations for the shift to T+1

The government, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England support the industry recommendation to move to T+1 settlement in UK markets by 11 October 2027 and call on industry to engage with the recommendations and start their planning as soon as possible.

18 November 2024

ESMA proposes to move to T+1 by October 2027

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Final Report providing the assessment of the shortening of the settlement cycle in the European Union (EU).