Update on T+1 Settlement Efforts in the U.S.: Canadian Outlook and Considerations

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October 2021

Canadian and U.S. market stakeholders including U.S. and Canadian central depositories, the Canadian Capital Markets Association, and industry participants including CIBC Mellon have begun work toward shortening the settlement cycle in Canada to T+1, the day after trade date.

We will continue to provide clients with updates as they relate to the T+1 settlement in Canada and CIBC Mellon’s supportive efforts. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Relationship Manager.

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Lou Lesnika

Lou Lesnika

Director, Product Management, CIBC Mellon




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About CIBC Mellon

CIBC Mellon is a Canadian company exclusively focused on the investment servicing needs of Canadian institutional investors and international institutional investors into Canada. Founded in 1996, CIBC Mellon is 50-50 jointly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). CIBC Mellon's investment servicing solutions for institutions and corporations are provided in close collaboration with our parent companies, and include custody, multicurrency accounting, fund administration, recordkeeping, pension services, exchange-traded fund services, securities lending services, foreign exchange processing and settlement, and treasury services.

As at March 29, 2024, CIBC Mellon had more than C$2.8 trillion of assets under administration on behalf of banks, pension funds, investment funds, corporations, governments, insurance companies, foreign insurance trusts, foundations and global financial institutions whose clients invest in Canada. CIBC Mellon is part of the BNY Mellon network, which as at March 29, 2024 had US$48.8 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration. CIBC Mellon is a licensed user of the CIBC trade-mark and certain BNY Mellon trade-marks, is the corporate brand of CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, and may be used as a generic term to refer to either or both companies.

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