Settlement efficiency is a central topic of discussion for regulators in European markets and improving it remains a top priority. Their key objective is the safe and efficient operation of the financial markets and trade fails create both uncertainty and risk. 

Although currently a hot topic in the industry, settlement efficiency has always been important in optimising collateral management, reducing financing costs and of course minimising potential CSDR penalties. 

Euroclear recognised the challenges of improving settlement efficiency and in 2023 created a working group with members of the Euroclear Bank User Committee to focus on settlement efficiency and propose steps we can take as a community, collectively to improve settlement efficiency. 

In this introductory video Rebecca Carey, Head of Product Management Settlement team puts settlement efficiency in context and introduces the settlement efficiency awareness campaign.  

This video is part of a series.
Watch the other video: 


Discover more of our news & insights videos