22/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 17 September, the Council of the European Union published a draft regulation amending the Central Securities Depository Regulation (‘CSDR’) in order to speed up the timeframe for securities transactions in the European Union from October 2027, by reducing the settlement cycle from two to one working day (‘T+1’). Under the draft text, securities financing transactions - such as securities lending, repurchase agreements and reverse...