LinkedIn Live - Securities 02: The race to T+1: Your guide to getting ready | Swift

LinkedIn Live broadcast: 6 December 2023
In just six months, the US, Canada, and Mexico will move to T+1 securities settlement. And more markets are predicted to follow. With the major impact this has on markets, investors and financial institutions around the world, preparations across the industry are shifting into high gear.
Watch this LinkedIn Live to get the inside track on the most recent updates, including expert analysis and recommendations for how to get ready. We looked at various regional angles and areas that could be impacted, from FX and ETFs, to collateral management and corporate actions. Plus you’ll get practical tips on avoiding settlement fails through transaction tracking.
Swift’s Simon A.X. Daniel was joined by Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs at ISITC Europe CIC and Alex Chow, Investment Operations Policy Lead at The Investment Association.
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BIO: Simon Daniel
Simon joined Swift in April 2021, as a senior securities product manager to help shape and deliver the service offerings as part of the ‘smarter securities’ strategy. Prior to joining Swift he worked for a number of sell-side and buy-side firms, and with financial service providers including IHS Markit, and DTCC. Specializing in post trade, and combining experiences as a client, counterparty and provider, Simon is a regular speaker at industry organisations and working groups. He is currently focused on improving the settlement life-cycle, STP and efficiency for the capital markets industry as part of the SWIFT Securities View initiative.
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BIO: Gary Wright
Gary is one of the founding members of ISITC Europe and currently Director of Industry Affairs at ISITC Europe CIC, which is a registered not-for-profit community interest company. He was a member of the ISITC Europe Academic Research Team, which undertook an independent research study in 2022 commissioned by the Swift Institute on the Global impacts of North America moving to T+1. He is also a member of the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce. Gary has been in the finance industry since 1969, holding senior positions within several major financial institutions. He participated in many industry committees, including setting the CISI Operations Management exam papers and has been a guest lecturer at Reading University and at the ICMA. Gary has also acted in an advisory and industry relationship capacity for a number of leading suppliers, enabling him to understand problems from both the buyer’s and seller’s perspective.
Gary is highly sought after for his views and advice on the impacts on business and operations of market and regulatory changes. He has run many industry workshops, training sessions and roundtables and chaired, moderated a considerable number of conferences. His blogs, articles, whitepapers, and reports are published world-wide, and he is an accomplished speaker and commentator on the many changes in the financial services marketplace.
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BIO: Alex Chow
Alex leads policy at the Investment Association on investment operations, notably on post-trade and trade and transaction reporting. The workstreams in these areas include engagement and advocacy with regulators and working with membership discussion forums and market stakeholders to establish industry wide best practice and guidance for the IA’s 250 members.
Alex has 11 years’ experience in the industry having previously worked at BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs.
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