Modernising asset servicing – speed is nothing without harmonisation

At AFME Optic 2025 the mood was urgent: asset servicing in Europe is under pressure, and not just from regulation. With T+1 on the horizon, the industry is being forced to confront the “post-trade plumbing” that has long lurked in the background. Moderated by Michael Collier of JP Morgan Chase, the panel “Modernising Asset Servicing: Challenges and Opportunities” brought together voices from BNP Paribas, ABN Amro, and the Dutch Advisory Committee Securities Industry to lay bare where today’s systems creak and how much work remains to make them fit for speed and scale.