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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Joining Wei-Shen on the podcast this week is Val Wotton, managing director and general manager for Institutional Trade Processing at the DTCC. They talk about the time left to US T+1, the assessment of firms’ readiness, as well as the SEC’s rule on affirmation rates.

5:30 – Val joins the podcast and gives an overview of his role at the DTCC 

7:00 – The T+1 finish line is in sight

9:00 – Val walks through the status of affirmations in the industry

12:30 – Investment managers have three options

16:00 – FX funding is another challenge

19:30 – The SEC’s targets, potential consequences, and focus on adhering

31:00 – Move to T+1 in Europe, the UK and Asia

Contact Info: 

As is the case with everything we do, we’d love to get some feedback from our listeners.

Wei-Shen Wong: + 852 3411 4758;  wei-shen.wong@infopro-digital.com

Anthony Malakian: + 1 646 490 3973; anthony.malakian@infopro-digital.com

Past 10 episodes:

Episode 271: David Hardoon dissects language models

Episode 272: How do firms create data products?

Episode 273: Navigating the buy vs. build debate

Episode 274: The issue with corporate actions

Episode 275: Bill Murphy on getting the foundations right

Episode 276: Dos and don’ts for PR People, Part Four

Episode 277: BMO on market structure

Episode 278: Tim Baker on Cuip lawsuit, data copyrights, and innovation in market data

Episode 279: Looking into the EU regulatory landscape

Episode 280: An exploration of the DeFi world