The phrase "settlement failure" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the failure of a settlement agreement (i.e. an agreement to resolve an issue out of court) for any reason. For example, "the settlement failed due to a disagreement over the terms of the agreement".
The results suggest that the mortality in the early life stages (egg and larvae) plays an important role in population dynamics, either by initial egg mortality, larvae dispersion, settlement failure or shrimp predation.
From the beginnings of settlement, failure was the par expectation with respect to the river — a fact generally masked by the powerful fabric of ambition that impelled people to build towns and cities where almost any camper would be loath to pitch a tent.
We had to choreograph and practice the procedures down to the minute, literally, because the costs of any little settlement failure would have been major.
By considering the period when most explorations occur, we were able to gain insights into the plausible role of hunting in settlement failure.
Settlement failures have increased in exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and in mortgage-backed securities.
Lehman's problems were so acute that it would have almost certainly collapsed anyway, but its demise may have been accelerated by naked shorting.Furthermore, settlement failures are still a problem.
Delays caused by settlement failures deprive investors of $300 billion that they could otherwise invest profitably, equating to losses of $9 billion a year at a conservative 3% interest rate, says the Kauffman report.
The huge spike in settlement failures in the shares of Lehman Brothers and other large financial groups in the turmoil of late 2008 suggests, to some, that they were subjected to sustained raids by bears that were not bothering to properly locate and borrow stock before selling it short.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Amid Market Volatility, Concerns Over E.T.F.'s | The Financial Times reports: "The global sell-off last month sparked the highest amount of settlement failures in parts of the $2 trillion exchange-traded fund market in nearly two years, reviving a debate over whether the popular investment vehicles suffer from structural issues that flare up in times of market stress".
Timing mismatches and settlement failures are bound to happen.
That leads to trade settlement failures and puts downward pressure on a stock.
