Waters Wavelength Ep. 301: SIX’s Javier Hernani
Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins to discuss everything T+1.
Wei-Shen Wong, Asia editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor-in-chief of WatersTechnology, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.
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This week, Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins Wei-Shen on the podcast. They discuss the key takeaways from shortening the settlement cycles in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and the landscape for what needs to happen for Europe, UK, and Switzerland’s own move to T+1.
7:30 – Javier gives an overview of his role and dislike of the term “post-trade”
12:30 – The key takeaways from North America’s move to T+1
16:30 – What was the total investment in moving to T+1
21:00 – An opportunity to improve
23:00 – Lessons the EU, UK, and Swiss markets can apply
33:30 – The number of CSDs does not make it more complicated
35:30 – Why harmonizing EU’s securities services matters
40:30 – Balancing efforts for T+1 and DORA
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