At the ISITC Securities Operations Summit in Boston last month, our US-based Business Development Manager, Rohan Murphy, was on-site to discuss how to reduce capital market risk and enhance operational efficiency with the award-winning Taskize collaboration platform.
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1. T+1 in Europe
The transition to T+1 in Europe was a central theme across multiple sessions. While the US move to T+1 provides a useful reference point, there was broad agreement that Europe’s journey will be significantly more complex due to multiple currencies, central securities depositories (CSDs), and regulatory regimes.
Firms will need region-specific approaches, underpinned by greater coordination and operational readiness. Find out how automation can help firms overcome some of these challenges via our latest T+1 for Europe eBook.
2. Digital assets
Digital assets and tokenisation continue to move from theory into practice. DTCC’s upcoming tokenisation service, expected to launch later this year, was a key point of discussion particularly around the operational implications of tokenising traditional securities.
The key challenges mentioned include:
Custody also emerged as a critical concern. With many digital assets functioning as bearer instruments, firms face increased risks related to control, security, and liability – reinforcing the need for robust operational frameworks.
3. Corporate actions
Corporate actions were another major focus, with discussions highlighting ongoing inefficiencies across the industry.
Despite progress in digitisation, many processes remain heavily reliant on manual intervention and fragmented communication channels. Managing exceptions across counterparties continues to be complex and resource-intensive.
This presents a clear opportunity for improvement – particularly through improved workflow standardisation and real-time collaboration between firms.
Across all discussions, a common theme emerged: as markets evolve, the need for efficient, transparent, and collaborative post-trade processes is critical.
From T+1 readiness to digital asset innovation and corporate actions transformation, firms are rethinking how they operate – moving away from manual, reactive processes towards more connected and automated workflows.