03/03/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 March, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a guide to implementing ‘T+1’ securities transactions, completing the high-level roadmap presented last June by the EU T+1 Industry Committee, which is responsible for coordinating the operational aspects of the European reform (see EUROPE 13714/32). The ECB guide specifies the technical adaptations required to harmonise and automate the processing of transactions. Its aim is to ensure that the new deadline is applied consistently by all market players in the European Union. The document is intended to form part of the ‘Single Rulebook’ drawn up by AMI-SeCo, the Eurosystem’s consultative group bringing together central banks and industry professionals working on securities and collateral settlement infrastructures. See the ECB guide: https://aeur.eu/f/kzi (BD)