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From Sydney to
Toronto and back -
The SIBOS top 10
In the run up to last year’s event in Toronto, we
asked John Gubert, who has been to more SIBOS
conferences than any of us, which were the most
memorable. Here, once again, is his report.
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Global Custodian
Singapore 2015
HK 2009
Sydney 2006
Boston 2007
Toronto 2011
Vienna 2008
Dubai 2013
Boston 2014
Osaka 2012
Geneva 2016
Fall 2018
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eing asked to rank the different SIBOS
of the past decade, taking into account
the conference venue, location and
programme content, is far from simple. From a
location perspective, it is not surprising Asian
cities scored highly, while European ones fared
less well. Given the industry love affair with
breakfast meetings, ease of access mattered a
lot for venues; Osaka was challenging; Toronto
was walkable and Sydney perfectly accessible.
No specific venue scored highly, although more
modern convention centres like Singapore
proved more amenable. The relative securities
content of the different SIBOS was more diffi-
cult to judge. I assessed it on my recollection of
on or off conference hall debates. Most SIBOS
are rich in content, albeit to declining audienc-
es as delegates prioritise client meetings over
education.
Sydney 2006 was all about “raising ambitions”
and saw meaningful debates around the prob-
lems of post-trade derivative management with,
above all, a need for more automation. Given the
estimated US$1.2 quadrillion of contracts in this
space, the debate was timely and prescient.
Boston 2007 securities plenary considered
innovation in a changing landscape. The larger
players questioned, with some self-interest, who