The ValueExchange report, based on a survey conducted in collaboration with DTCC and other industry leaders, assessed market participants’ preparedness for T+1 in APAC. Drawing on insights from market participants across diverse segments, including firms with a global presence, the report found that 84% of respondents viewed automated SSI management as critical to successful T+1 implementation in APAC. The research also underscored the importance of industry coordination and regulatory alignment.
Building on these findings, the report provided strategic guidance for market participants, regulators and service providers as they plan for T+1 implementation in APAC.
As APAC markets evaluate their path toward T+1 settlement, global firms must grapple with a complex web of post-trade challenges – from increasing automation and optimizing allocation timing to the operational strain of maintaining standard settlement instructions (SSIs) as they get ready for the transition.
With a shortened processing window, the need for a scalable post-trade infrastructure is clear. Industry-standard solutions such as central matching and automated SSI workflows are essential to streamline operations, mitigate risk, and support a seamless transition.
Up to 54% of post-trade processes must accelerate.
70% of Asia’s settlement instructions require faster processing.
About 50% of North American and European allocations need faster turnaround.
70% of custodians expect trade fails could rise by up to 25%.
Over 50% of respondents anticipate challenges in managing funding and fails discipline.
APAC’s path to T+1 is shaped by its diversity: multiple time zones, currencies and regulatory frameworks that make implementation more complex. Val Wotton examines the region’s post-trade challenges and the automation and operational discipline needed to reduce trade fails and settle on time.
While APAC weighs its own move to T+1, a nearer-term shift is already on the horizon: Europe’s transition in October 2027 will compress settlement timelines for firms trading in European markets.
With a clearer picture of how the tighter deadlines translate into APAC trading hours, firms will be better placed to evaluate the potential impact on post-trade workflows.
