13th January, 2021

The DTCC perspective on post-trade infrastructure series covers regulatory and operational challenges
The DTCC perspective on post-trade infrastructure is a series of articles by the post-trade giant on the issues facing its many and varied clients.
The series will cover regulatory and operational challenges as well as updates on the DTCC's toolkit of clearing, settlement and reporting solutions.
The latest article is Tackling post trade weaknesses key to SDR implementation on buy-side which urges fund managers to maximise settlement efficiency to avoid SDR penalties for trades that fail to settle on time. This article is Matt Johnson, Associate Director, ITP Product Management, DTCC.
The second article in the series was Trade Matching's Success Story by Tim Keady, Managing Director, Head of DTCC Solutions and Chief Client Officer at DTCC.
The first article in the series was Buy-side firms should step-up preparations for the Settlement Discipline Regime also by Johnson.
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