T+1 in Asia-Pacific: Readiness, risks and the reality behind transition
How T+1 readiness in Asia-Pacific is being shaped by funding, timing and operational reality.
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T+1 readiness in Asia-Pacific is becoming a more immediate operational challenge as firms move from engagement to execution. The gap between participation and preparedness remains significant, with funding, foreign exchange (FX) and timing pressure continuing to shape the regional transition path.
Speakers
An Tran Quoc
Head of International Custody Product
Standard Chartered
Alexei Maras
Head of Growth & Strategic Alliances APAC
DTCC
Chermaine Lee
Director, Business Development & Go-to-Market
SWIFT
Jean-Rémi Lopez
Senior Advisor (APAC)
The ValueExchange
Yash Puri
Director, Strategic Solutions (APAC)
FISWhat is holding back full T+1 readiness across Asia-Pacific? How are firms responding to the combined pressure of time zone compression, cross-border complexity and stricter settlement discipline?
This session brings together Alexei of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Yash Puri of FIS, An Tran Quoc of Standard Chartered, Chermaine Lee of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and Jean-Remi Lopez of The ValueExchange to examine how T+1 is evolving across Asia-Pacific (APAC) and where firms need to focus next.
The session highlights:
Why time zone compression effectively makes APAC a T+0.5 environment
How funding and FX constraints remain the dominant risk across regional markets
Why 54% of settlement instructions are still being sent after T0
What the US transition showed about the impact of same-day affirmation
Why automation, data quality and ISO 20022 messaging are becoming more critical
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