T+1 Readiness
In June, SIO joined ISITC Europe, the Investment Association, and Euroclear in Edinburgh, hosted by Aberdeen, to bring together senior voices from across asset management, custody, securities financing and market infrastructure for a candid, Chatham House Rule discussion on one question: is the industry really ready for the move to T+1?
The answer wasn't a simple yes or no. What emerged instead was a far more interesting picture — where the real risk actually sits, which dependencies firms may be quietly underestimating, and why some of the industry's most “ready-looking” firms could be standing on shakier ground than they realise.
We've captured the full discussion in our T+1 Industry Readiness Challenges Roundtable Report, chaired by SIO's own Richard Leigh alongside ISITC Europe, the Investment Association, and Euroclear — covering the deadlines that matter, the gaps nobody wants to admit to, and the one message every participant agreed on by the end of the session.
Artificial Intelligence in Operations
SIO Members Get Hands-On for June Litter Picks
This June, SIO Members swapped desks for the outdoors, taking part in two community litter-picking events in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The first took place along the Granton shoreline in Edinburgh, where a group of Members spent the morning combing the coastline and filling bag after bag with rubbish washed up along the water's edge. The weather was mixed, but conditions held up well enough for a productive session — and for plenty of photos of the piles collected.
The second event brought Members to the canal at Port Dundas in Glasgow. Conditions here were considerably wetter, and while the rain didn't dampen enthusiasm for the clean-up itself, it did put paid to much of the planned photography — a reminder that not every good deed makes it into the album.
Between the two locations, Members collected a substantial amount of litter between them, leaving both sites visibly cleaner than they found them.
Events like these are a small but meaningful part of how SIO Members give back to the communities they work in — and we're already looking at where to head next. Watch this space for details of upcoming clean-ups.
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