Colin Parry
CEO
International Securities Services Association
Zurich, United Kingdom
Colin is the CEO of International Securities Service Association responsible ensuring that ISSA continues to help "Shape the future of the Securities Services"
My organisation
About me
Colin is the CEO of ISSA. He is responsible for creating & executing the ISSA strategy, growing the membership, and ensuring that ISSA continues to help shape the future of the Securities Services industry, through developing solutions and reducing risk. He also runs his own consulting business.
Prior to joining ISSA in September 2019, Colin co-founded a fintech (Atomic Wire) and set -up his own consulting business after almost 25 years at UBS.
At UBS he held a number of senior roles in the US, UK and Switzerland in both Operations and Finance, including running the global investment banking Operations and creating Finance Shared Services.
Colin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from Birmingham University (UK) and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
My organisation
ISSA is an international association that supports the Securities Services industry globally. ISSA’s members include CSDs, custodians, technology companies and other firms who are actively involved in all aspects of the Securities Services value chain.
ISSA’s vision is to shape the future of Securities Services.
Speaker sessions (5)
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
10:00 - 10:40
(Block Track) The current practice, and promise, of DLT in ASSET SERVICING
- Custody
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
Distributed ledger technology promises plenty simplification to processes in the asset servicing domain – but how is it actually panning out, and how should I take action over it?
11:00 - 11:40
The future of securities services (with ISSA)
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
ISSA has closely investigated the ten drivers that are forming your securities services of tomorrow. Its experts are set to share the outcome with you in Stockholm this Wednesday morning.
16:00 - 16:40
On the industry movers’ minds – a conversation with ISSA Board members
- Custody
- Technology
ISSA’s illustrous Board ensures that the association focuses on the big topics of the day, with a balance of custodians, CSDs/ICSDs and technology firms that enables it to shape the industry’s future. Come and meet them!
Thursday, 5 September 2024
09:00 - 09:40
How markets should adopt ISO 20022 in securities services
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
Implemented, but not fully adopted across the industry – that's the current state of ISO 20022. This panel examines the common barriers to the implementation of the new standard, how adoption can be encouraged, and best practices for migration.
16:00 - 16:40
(Block Track) Conclusions: The promise of DLT across the links of the post-trade process
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
Across the Block Track during this conference, we’ve covered DLT in issuance, asset servicing, payment, and trading. In this concluding session, we round it up by looking at the transformative potential of DLT in post trade.