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Post Trade

Post trade focuses on the creation of a single integrated post-trading process for securities transaction in Europe

Overview

The Post Trade Division seeks to achieve harmonisation, standardisation and consolidation through best practice and regulation. Providing clearing, settlement and custody solutions to reduce costs and risks of market participants, the division’s work covers the operational, legal, tax, and regulatory aspects of post-trading.


Key Priorities:

  • Contribute to the European Commission’s Capital Markets Union project in the post trade space
  • Represent and support members in the process of developing the T2S system
  • Work with members and policymakers to implement the complex buy in rules CSD Regulation
  • Promote, monitor and verify the implementation of the Markets Standards for Corporate Actions
  • Actively support the results of the European Post Trade Forum (EPTF) report


T+1 Settlement in Europe: Potential Benefits and Challenges

CSDR

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) is covered by AFME’s Post-Trade division and looks to increase the safety and efficiency of securities settlement.
See our CSDR page

AFME Due Diligence Questionnaire

The AFME DDQ Document is used widely across Europe as well as in Americas and Asia to harmonise and simplify the process of completing questionnaires for global custodians, sub custodians and banks that hold client money.
See our Due Diligence Questionnaire page
Key Documents
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Key Documents

April 2025
AFME and AGC letter to ESMA consultation on the review of CSDR Regulatory Technical Standards
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February 2025
The Role of the Custody Industry
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October 2024
AFME response to the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce’s consultation on Draft Recommendations Report
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May 2024
AFME comments on Digital Securities Sandbox – joint Bank of England and FCA consultation
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February 2024
AFME response to ESMA’s consultation for the review of the CSDR Cash Penalty Mechanism
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February 2024
AFME response to ESMA’s consultation for the review of the CSDR Cash Penalty Mechanism (Cover Note)
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13 May 2022
AFME’s views on Capital Markets Union – Action 10 (Withholding Tax) and Action 12 (Shareholder Rights)
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October, 2021
AFME Position on non-SDR Priorities for the CSDR Review
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10 July, 2020
Survey of Topics for the CSDR Review – AFME Response
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AFME Recommendations for Partial Settlement
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22 January, 2020
Joint Trade Association Letter regarding Implementation of the CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime
AFME, toghether with 13 other trade associations, have written to the European Commission and ESMA to highlight the impact of the implementation of the CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime on European capital markets.
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December, 2019
Framework of Platform for Managment of Buy-Ins under CSDR
With this framework AFME seeks to minimise the number of buy-ins as per article 7.10 of CSDR and automate the processing. These high level requirements have been developed to help vendors build the relevant enabling technology.
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February, 2015
Post Trade explained: the role of post-trade services in the financial sector
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2019
AFME Post Trade Due Diligence Questionnaire
Update – For 2020, please use this 2019 version. Network Managers were keen to see the document stabilised and no changes were made. This document aims to standardise and simplify the process of completing due diligence questionnaires for subcustodians.
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May, 2018
A Roadmap for Integrated, Safe and Efficient Post Trade Services in Europe
Our vision is for a truly integrated, harmonised, low risk and low-cost post trading system in Europe, post trade infrastructures and service providers that compete in a harmonised and standardised operational, legal and regulatory environment, offering innovative and low-cost services to all users on a non-discriminatory basis.
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Spanish Equity Cash Dividends: Market Practice for Failed Settlements
This document is intended to provide the details for a market practice to handle cash compensations (formally known within the industry as ‘market claims’), between trading counterparties, related to failed settlement of Spanish equity transactions over dividend record date (RD) post the market changes as part of the Spanish Market Reform (SMR).
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15 May, 2017
Final Report of the European Post Trade Forum
In early 2016 the European Commission set up an informal expert group on post-trading, including the areas of collateral markets and derivatives. The objective of the EPTF was “to support the work of the Commission to review the developments in post-trading, including collateral management services, in line with the CMU, in order to promote more efficient and resilient market infrastructures in the EU”.
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Contacts

Peter Tomlinson

Managing Director, Equities Trading and Post Trade

+44 (0)20 3828 2684

Pablo García Rodríguez

Manager, Post Trade

+44 (0)203 828 2717