AI Versus Common Sense: Why Machines Will Never Match Human Intelligence By now, you’ve probably heard the buzz around artificial intelligence. How could you not? AI is everywhere these days. From Chat-GPT to every other program on the market, AI is inescapable. We’ve seen the AI-generated Spongebob cover songs. We’ve seen the AI Pope-sporting-cool-winter-jacket image. […]

Why Every Business Leader Should Read “Who Needs AI Product Safety?” Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword or a futuristic concept, it’s a reality shaping our daily lives, our markets, and our legal systems. But with great power comes great responsibility. The new white paper, “Who Needs AI Product Safety?” by ISITC Europe […]

TalkTime Podcast: AI Regulatory Accreditation GenBounty and ISITC Europe are teaming up to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing financial markets today: how to harness the power of AI—without losing control of it. In this insightful conversation, ISITC Europe Director Gary Wright sits down with Bob Morel of GenBounty to discuss the AI Regulatory Accreditation […]

Post Roundtable Report: Digital Transformation & The New Market Landscape Digital Transformation & The New Market Landscape: Roundtable Report Insights Discover the future of capital markets in this post event dynamic report from the ISITC Europe and Scottish Investment Operations (SIO) roundtable held in Edinburgh, hosted by Franklin Templeton and sponsored by TORI Global. This […]

TalkTime Podcast: How Data and AI are Transforming Finance Part 1 Step into the fast-moving world of financial technology with Dr. Anthony Gandy and Dr. Tatja Karkkainen—a celebrated fintech entrepreneur and academic, recognized on the Women in FinTech Power List. This two part podcast entitled ‘How Data and AI are Transforming Finance’, follows on from […]

Post Roundtable Report: Capital Markets Transition & Innovation Challenges – Beyond T+1!   We’re excited to share the latest insights from the ISITC Europe and the SIO roundtable held in Edinburgh, hosted by Franklin Templeton and supported by industry leaders across post-trade, buy and sell side, custodians, compliance, and technology. This collaborative session, sponsored by […]

ISITC TalkTime Podcast: The Future of Corporate Actions – Insights from SWIFT Introduction In this latest TalkTime Podcast entitled ‘The Future of Corporate Actions’ Gary Wright, Director of ISITC Europe welcomes Kelli West, Global Head of Securities and FX Strategy at SWIFT, to discuss the evolving landscape of corporate actions and SWIFT’s strategic role in […]

TalkTime Podcast: The Untapped Potential of Tax Reclaims Did you know that an estimated $16 billion in withholding tax on foreign dividends goes unclaimed every year? Most investors are missing out on money that’s rightfully theirs—simply because the process to reclaim it is complex, time-consuming, and often misunderstood. In our latest ISITC Europe Talk Time podcast, […]

  Mike Jones, founding partner of Share Witness, will be known to many in the City having spent virtually his whole career and being heavily involved in City life. In this City Chronicles interview Mike discusses with ISITC Europe Director, Gary Wright, his early years in the City, leading up to Big Bang and the […]

TalkTime Podcast: Blockchain and New Capital Market Infrastructure   In this latest ISITC TalkTime podcast ‘Blockchain and New Capital Market Infrastructure’, Gary Wright talks to Pinar Emirdag, a leading figure in blockchain and financial market innovation. Pinar shares her current work: building ventures in asset management and blockchain, specifically with 7Ridge and the Canton Network, […]

Independent Accreditation for EU AI Act Compliance Offered   LONDON,  15 October 2025 – ISITC Europe CIC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AI compliance platform genbounty.com to provide independent AI audits for firms. This service will help create AI policies ensuring compliance and governance. Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs and one […]

  Post Roundtable Report: Creating a Superior Compliance Operation The latest ISITC Europe roundtable entitled ‘Creating a Superior Compliance Operation’ hosted by Tori Global continued the discussions from the previous ones in our Compliance Forum series. We invited a cross section of firms and practitioners across the various compliance disciplines within financial services firms. This […]

AN ISITC Europe & SIO Interactive Event On: Wednesday 26th November 2025 Venue: 5 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8BH – Hosted by: Franklin Templeton   Event Sponsored    by About the Event ISITC Europe and SIO invite you to a half-day of interactive leadership roundtables in Edinburgh entitled, Beyond T1: From Settlement Acceleration to Systemic […]

  In this City Chronicles interview Alan Burr, a well-known figure in the City today, discusses his career and industry milestones, with Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs, ISITC Europe. Alan arrived in the City in the sixties. Just as the use of computers started to expand in businesses. The discussion includes what the early […]

TalkTime Podcast: AI, Bots and Brains: The Future of Intelligent Automation and Generative AI   In this latest episode of the ISITC Europe TalkTime series of podcasts entitled AI, Bots and Brains: The Future of Intelligent Automation and Generative AI. Richard Leigh, Director of SIO, and ISITC Europe is joined by Sean McGarvey, Head of […]

 Creating A Superior Compliance Operation An ISITC Europe Roundtable Discussion  Kindly hosted by  Wednesday 17th September 2025 Venue: Room 8.01, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AA Time: 16:00  (Registration from  – 15:30) Welcome/Opening Address  followed by roundtable discussion 18:00 Close Followed by Networking drinks until 19:00 (Registration Form Below) ISITC Europe is delighted to announce […]

TalkTime Podcast: Why it’s important to Utilize DORA In this Podcast ISITC Europe Director of Training Alan Burr discusses with Robin Inchbold, Senior Consultant at Protiviti, the Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA) They talk about why it’s important to utilize DORA. What DORA is intended to achieve. Who it impacts and why all types of […]

TalkTime Podcast: Building A Compliance Strategy – Key Themes This is the latest of our regular Podcasts with Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs at ISITC Europe and Tori Global, Senior consultant, Ian Perham where they discuss building a Compliance Strategy – Key themes.  These came out of the points raised from the last ISITC […]

  From T+1 to T+0 – Digital Settlement, Atomic Processing, and the Future of Post Trade Executive Summary The second ISITC Europe roundtable hosted by Tori Global on the Future of Post Trade explored the transition from  T+1 to T+0 settlement, highlighting the critical role of digital infrastructure, atomic settlement, and cross-sector collaboration. As the […]

Post Roundtable Report: Moving from T+1 to T+0 to Tokenized Assets ISITC Europe recently held a roundtable discussion looking at ‘Moving from T0 to Tokenized Assets’ run under the Chatham House Rule, which was attended by a senior managers and experts from a cross-section of capital market firms. ISITC Europe Director of Industry Affairs, Gary […]

Michael Newman Michael Newman has been a good friend of Gary Wright, Director of ISITC Europe, since the early 2000s. When they worked together at the Trace Financial subsidiary, ‘Trace Datawise’. In those days they were selling software to convert financial messages into ISO15022. They didn’t sell much, but boy did they have a good […]

Compliance, Controls and Data: Are We Ready for T+1? I had the privilege of attending an excellent ISTIC Europe Market Roundtable hosted by TORI Global, bringing together compliance, operations, and strategy leaders from across the financial services industry. With the T+1 settlement deadline rapidly approaching, the session was both timely and thought-provoking. Market Context and […]

Post Roundtable Report: Real-time Compliance for Real-time Processing ISITC Europe CIC produced a roundtable entitled ‘Real-time Compliance for Real-time Processing’, for invited compliance officers and relevant supporting operational functions, which was hosted by Tori Global. The resulting roundtable report written by Tori Global Senior Consultant, Ian Perham has been created from notes taken during the […]

TalkTime Podcast: Strategic Planning for Move to Tokenization   In this ISITC Europe TALKTIME Podcast Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs, discusses with Ian Perham, Senior Consultant at Tori Global, the various changes that are challenging firms in the Capital Markets and looks at strategic planning for the move to tokenization. Their chat ranges from […]

TalkTime Podcast: The Future of Compliance   In this TalkTime Podcast Gary Wright, Director of ISITC Europe discusses with Ian Perham, senior consultant at Tori Global, the future of compliance and the challenges faced by firms’ compliance officers and strategists, as the industry moves to real-time processing. Ian raises a number of important questions that […]

TalkTime Podcast: A Journey from ISO20022 to Digital Assets Andrew Muir is a renowned industry expert on ISO20022 having spent a number of years at Swift working on this standard. Andrew is able to provide a detailed understanding of ISO20022 and use his knowledge and expertise to articulate its considerable value in transforming complicated back-office […]

All about George A Littlejohn story for everyone today! The City of London is made up of many different people drawn from across the UK and the World they come from all backgrounds and all with a unique personal history. When they begin their careers, they are like you, me, the many! As they develop […]

Moving from T+1 to T+0 to Tokenized Assets Thursday 19th June 2025 An ISITC Europe Roundtable Discussion in Association with the CISI and PIMFA Kindly hosted by Venue: Room 8.02, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AA Time: 16:00  (Registration from  – 15:30) Welcome/Opening Address  followed by roundtable discussion 18:00 Close Followed by Networking drinks until […]

Real-time Compliance for Real-time Processing A Compliance Strategy for the Future Thursday 12th June 2025 An ISITC Europe Roundtable Discussion in Association with the CISI and PIMFA Kindly hosted by Venue: Room 8.01, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AA Time: 16:00  (Registration from  – 15:30) Welcome/Opening Address  followed by roundtable discussion 18:00 Close Followed by […]

TalkTime Podcast: Standard Settlement Instructions for T+1   In this T+1 Podcast industry post-trade settlement expert Bill Meenaghan, CEO and founder of SSimple, discusses with ISITC Europe, Director, Gary Wright, the need for a wide-scale upgrade across the capital markets of Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI’s) management. The discussion included recommendations given in the recently published […]

Gary Wright, Director of ISITC Europe looks at some of the investment operations key issues of 2025, with the help of Alan Burr, Chair of the CISI’s Operations Forum Committee, and Richard Leigh, Program Director of Scottish Investment Operations (SIO), plus George Littlejohn, Senior Advisor at the CISI and producer of this podcast. This is […]

TalkTime Podcast: Equity Indices In this TalkTime Podcast, ISTIC Europe’s Research Director, Dr. Tony Gandy, converses with Professor Daniel Broby on the subject of Equity Indices. The Equity Index is a complex area for market professionals, and yet it underpins the investment decisions made by enormous numbers of retail investors as they increasingly choose passive […]

TalkTime Podcast: The Impact of Crypto on Economic Recovery (The Convergence of Traditional Markets with Digital Assets) In this TalkTime Podcast Gary Wright, Director of Industry Affairs at ISITC Europe discusses with GMX Founder, Hirander Misra the ongoing development of digital assets and the convergence with traditional financial markets. Although, this was recorded a few […]

TalkTime Podcast: T+1 Implementation – Budget Considerations ISITC Europe in conjunction with the CISI, PIMFA, IA, SIO and ISLA, is creating a series of Podcasts to examine the  Task Force recommendations for T+1 implementation in the UK. The Podcasts focus on T+1 and the related impacts on Financial Services firms both domestically and internationally. In […]

TalkTime Podcast: T+1 Report – Is it fit for purpose? In February 2025, the UK T+1 Task Force published its final report and recommendations for the implementation of T+1 in the UK. This podcast is part of a series discussing all things related to the move to T+1 settlement by the capital markets globally. In […]

Final Implementation Plan Published by the UK Accelerated Settlement Task Force. The final implementation plan published by the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce is now available. This is the culmination of two years of detailed analysis, debate and design by 450+ subject matter expert volunteers from 116 Market Participant firms across the industry, working in five […]

Stock Lending Workstream In this third Podcast one of the industry’s leading experts on Stock Lending and Borrowing, Roy Zimmerhansl discusses the work he has taken part in as lead in the UK Technical T+1 Taskforce stock lending workstream. The activity of efficient stock borrowing and lending is vital to maintain liquidity in capital markets. […]

Taskforce Regulatory Workstream In this second podcast of the series you will hear co-chairs of the UK T+1 taskforce regulatory workstream John Siena,  Associate General Counsel, Co-Head – Regulatory Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman and Ashley Rowlands, Senior Associate (Knowledge), Linklaters discuss the work undertaken by their workstream. They cover the objectives and conclusions that […]

T+1 Challenges and Opportunities ISITC Europe and the CISI is producing a series of short podcasts with collaboration from members of the UK T+1 technical taskforce. The purpose being to breakdown into specific business segments, operations, systems and rules the effect of the move to T+1. T, which will affect most of the worlds securities […]

T+1 Taskforce Consultation Live webchat Date: 11th October 2024 Time: 12:00 BST Medium: Zoom The Accelerated Settlement Technical Taskforce has just published it’s interim report of industry recommendations to enable the UK to move to T+1. A huge task, conducted in exemplary fashion – so a big shout out to Andrew Douglas and colleagues. We have been […]

Today the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce has published the draft recommendations and consultation report. The report is 75 pages long and contains 43 principal recommendations plus 14 additional recommendations. These recommendations have been crafted in 8 months of hard work by 450+ of our peers from more than 110 different firms operating in the UK […]

An ISITC Europe T+1 Forum Event In association with the CISI, PIMFA, IA and Fintech NI. Kindly hosted by Ulster Business School’s Centre for Financial and Regulatory Technology The Preparedness and Implications of T+1 Settlement and Digitalization of the Capital Markets Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2024 Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Location: Ulster Business School Centre […]

An ISITC Europe T+1 Forum Event In Association with the SIO, CISI, PIMFA, and the IA Navigating the Journey to T+1 and Digitalization of the Capital Markets Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (Drinks from 17:00) Location: The Royal Scots Club, 29 – 31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Overview This one […]

ISITC Europe is backing an innovative research project focused on cybersecurity. This initiative is led by key academics including Dr Desmond Laffey from Kent Business School, Dr Tony Gandy from ISITC Europe, and myself, Professor Daniel Broby from Ulster Business School. By adapting well-established credit rating methodologies used in finance, we intend to create a […]

A T+1 Forum Event hosted by EY  UK Accelerated Settlement – The path forward Post Event Summary An ISITC Europe  T+1 Forum event was hosted by EY on the 16th of May, to discuss the transition to accelerated settlement in the UK. It focused on the UK move to T+1, looking at FMI readiness and unique challenges faced […]

An ISITC Europe T+1 Forum Event hosted by EY In Association with the CISI, PIMFA, and the IA UK Accelerated Settlement – The Path Forward Date: Thursday, 16 May 2024 Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Registration from 15:30 for a prompt start at 16:00. Drinks from 17:30 Location: Ernst & Young LLP (EY), 25 Churchill Place, […]

The advent of T+1 – and what it means for the global investment industry – Roundtable discussion Thursday 25th April 2024 Location: CISI, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 8AF Time: 15:00 for 15:30 – 17:30 followed by refreshments Supporting partner trade organisations: CISI, ISITC Europe, IA, PIMFA and the SIO For the past nine months, […]

No Change To CLS Settlement Timeline For T+1 T+1 arrives in North America on May 27th and 28th this year. The UK Technical taskforce is working towards implementation of  T+1 in the UK by the end of 2027. The EU markets have yet to set a date, but it is anticipated they will also move […]

T+0: realistic target or deluded fantasy? Part 2: the need for speed.  By Tony Freeman Faster is better – right? If you’re Lewis Hamilton: obviously yes. But suppose you’re a manufacturer based in Shenzhen making iPhone cases, your costs are all in Renminbi and Hong Kong Dollars, but your revenues are mostly in US Dollars, […]

  Today, saw the publication of the long-awaited UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce report written by Charlie Geffen. ISITC Europe supports the report and its conclusions, which recommends that the UK implement T+1 settlement by 2027 We also support the wish to collaborate with the EU to where possible, to coordinate the T+1 implementation date and […]