Podcast Episode 1: T+1 Challenges and Opportunities
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 industry, including investors and issuers.he aim being to assist listeners to gain a greater understanding of what impacts will be felt in the various areas in the capital markets.
As we build the T+1 Podcast library listeners will be able to increase their awareness and knowledge to assess and prepare for the particular changes that they need to implement.
In this first podcast Andrew Douglas, chair of the UK Accelerated Settlement Technical Taskforce leads a fascinating introduction to the challenges and opportunities of T+1 in the UK, Europe and beyond, alongside Gary Wright, Director of ISITC Europe CIC. Introduction by George Littlejohn, Senior Advisor, the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.
Andrew Douglas
Andrew is the Chair of the UK T+1 Taskforce Technical Group, responsible for the delivery of the plan for delivering T+1 in the UK, as well as confirming the transition date in 2027.
He is also a Senior advisor to a group of clients in the finance and fintech space in both UK and the European Union.
Prior to working on the Taskforce, Andrew was 13 years at DTCC where he variously was Head of Government Relations for UK, EU and APAC as well as CEO of DTCC’s European Derivatives Trade Repository.
In a career spanning 35 years, he has also worked for Swift SCRL where he ran Securities Strategy, Deutsche Bank as Head of Middle office for Fixed Income & Money Markets and Citibank where he was VP Customer Services for the European Clearing & Settlement Business.
Andrew has an BSc in Engineering from University of Surrey and an MBA from Manchester Business School.
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