04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 17:25
In February 2023, the SEC adopted final requirements for T+1 settlement for transactions in U.S. equities, corporate debt and unit investment trusts. Shortening the settlement period from two days to one day beyond the trade date will bring many benefits, including reduced risk, lower clearing-fund requirements, improved capital and liquidity utilization and increased operational efficiency.
The transition from T+2 to T+1 occurs the week of Memorial Day, May 29, 2024. Many investment managers are already using industry-standard communication. For them, the only change required may be earlier deadlines for sending trade data. In this sense, T+1 isn't a process reinvention; it's more about technology standardization and timing adjustments.
However, some investment managers communicate trade data in one of several manual approaches. These manual approaches need modification because T+1 is only possible because of straight-through processing. That is, investment managers need to provide data in ways that enable their custodians to process trades without human-dependent steps.
This need doesn't imply that manual-oriented investment managers have to reinvent their processes or invest heavily in technology. UMB has, for example, developed a convenient and flexible form that investment managers can use to enter trade data. Investment managers can then send the form via either a secure, pre-established communications line or file drop.
We've had many productive conversations with investment managers of all levels of trade-data sophistication. Here's a selection of some of the most common questions as the T+1 transition fast approaches.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Trades from both Friday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 28 will settle on Wednesday, May 29. (Monday of that week is Memorial Day.)
Investment managers should already be well into conversations with their custodians to prepare and test for any necessary changes in trade communication processing.
If you haven't already, speak with us as soon as possible to:
Please ensure that:
Please ensure that:
Yes, UMB will process affirmations (i.e. auto-affirm) when the investment manager's TSID is attached to the confirmation.
An affirmation processed against the investment manager's TSID automates and links the trade flow from investment manager, broker and UMB once the affirmation is processed, and ensures a very high success rate of settlement on T+1.
In addition to shortening the settlement cycle, the SEC also amended Rule 204-2 requiring registered investment advisers to maintain records of allocations, and affirmations.
Our recommended approach is for institutions and investment managers to obtain their own TSIDs and become self-affirming. Affirmations processed with TSIDs allow for the investment manager to have a direct record (including date and time stamping) of confirmations and affirmations.
Along with the industry, we would recommend obtaining your own TSID from DTCC. There is no cost to sign up and use your own TSID. Please reach out to your relationship manager to discuss.
New trade upload functionality via UMB's client portal is in development and is planned to be rolled out to clients soon.
For an overview of the transition, including background and technical preparation, read Preparing for T+1 settlement transition: Take action now and listen to the webinar featuring both UMB and DTCC representatives.
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