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title: Jon Ford featured in SFT's Repo Annual
description: Jon Ford features in the Securities Finance Times, making the case for why gross settlement in repo is a problem the industry can no longer afford to carry, and why the move to T+1 makes solving it structurally urgent.
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# [Jon Ford featured in SFT's Repo Annual](https://www.pirum.com/news/jon-ford-featured-in-sfts-repo-annual)

 Written by [Pirum](https://www.pirum.com/news/author/pirum) | Jun 1, 2026 10:03:05 AM

Jon Ford, Head of Fixed Income Business Solutions, features in the Securities Finance Times Repo Annual 2026, making the case for why gross settlement in repo is a problem the industry can no longer afford to carry, and why the move to T+1 makes solving it structurally urgent. 

Jon maps the compounding cost of gross settlement across fails, penalties, intraday liquidity and operational overhead. Moreover, with the EU Gating Event now confirmed as a core part of the T+1 infrastructure rolling out in October 2027, Jon argues that automated pair-off netting is the critical path for any repo desk operating in European fixed income. 

 

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