Matthew Chan | Principal
Matt is a strategy specialist with 20 years’ hands-on business experience across financial services, consumer and B2B brands, government, technology, and capital markets middle and back office operations and infrastructure. In his professional life, he has led and transformed teams in the UK, Asia and Australia responsible for growing businesses across diverse locations and cultures.
Prior to Rainhoffer Advisory, Matt was Executive Director at the US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, managing the company’s Omgeo/Institutional Trade Processing businesses across Asia Pacific, servicing 600 financial services clients in 16 countries. Prior to that, in London, Matt managed M&A and the commercialisation of new business streams for Omgeo before moving to Asia as the region’s Marketing Director.
Before moving into financial services, Matt worked in corporate strategy at Cadbury Schweppes in London, and in corporate planning at PepsiCo International. From 1999 to 2001, Matt worked in Canberra as a business adviser to Australia’s finance minister overseeing government business enterprises (GBEs) and asset sales and, prior to that, as an engineering consultant specialising in hydrology, environmental sustainability and utility infrastructure.
Matt is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and called upon regularly to share his views on strategy development, evolving technology, regulation and governance in financial services. He is passionate about business strategy and performance, business engagement with Asia, fostering diversity and inclusion, and working with not-for-profits and startups.
He is based in Sydney, with his partner and two children.
A BUSINESS THINKER AND COMMUNICATOR OF IDEAS, in recent years Matt has been sharing ideas on financial services technology, operations and compliance, business disruption, international regulation and market developments in Asia Pacific. He has been quoted, interviewed and written op-eds on challenges and opportunities in financial markets, including China’s emergence as an international destination for investment flows, cybersecurity and resiliency, the need for consistent technology regulation and platform interoperability, and the efficiency and risk management benefits of automation in back office processes – a pioneering topic he commissioning a landmark benchmark study on as far back as 2013, and has sharing his ideas on since.
Regulation Asia, Strategy, Management, Governance: Lessons from Hayne, 9 October 2018 (International)
The Nation, T+2 Trading Hailed, 2 March 2018 (Thailand)
WatersTechnology, Thai Stock Exchange Settles in for T+2, 2 March 2018, (International)
The Business Times, Investors gain in US move to shorten settlement cycles, 24 January 2018 (Singapore)
South China Morning Post, More finessing needed for Hong Kong-China Stock Connect, says DTCC, 31 May 2017 (Hong Kong)
The Asset, PBoC, HKMA announce how Bond Connect will work, 18 May 2017 (Asia Pacific)
Global RMB, More questions than answers on Bond Connect, says DTCC, 10 April 2017 (International)
Investor Strategy News, Coming soon, maybe: splitting research from trading, 26 March 2017 (Australia)
RMB Week, RMB borders are coming down, 7 March 2017 (Australia)
Investor Daily, How Australia can become a global hub, 31 October 2017 (Australia)
Australian Banking & Finance, Aspirational Sydney faces RMB obstacles, 18 November 2016 (Australia)
Global RMB, Rule Mismatches Challenge RMB Access – DTCC, 15 November 2016 (International)
Australian Banking & Finance, Cyber risk tops list of financial sector concerns, 14 November 2016, (Australia)
Investor Strategy News, Mistakes from standing instructions: 20% of trades fail, 30 October 2016 (Australia)
Investor Daily, ‘Step-change’ needed on super efficiency, 20 September 2016 (Australia)
WatersTechnology, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Not Without Challenges, 2 September 2016 (International)
The Asset, Shenzhen-HK stock connect benefits from challenges faced by Shanghai scheme, 31 August 2016 (Asia Pacific)
The Asset, CSRC announces launch of Shenzhen-HK stock connect will be in November, 30 August 2016 (Asia Pacific)
Global Capital, Shenzhen Connect: weighing up the changes, 16 August 2016 (International)
Australian Banking & Finance, Rails needed to keep blockchain on track, 8 July 2017 (Australia)
Asia Asset Management, Understanding evolution, 16 April 2016 (International)
South China Morning Post, Shorting rules drag on Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect prospects, 3 December 2015 (Hong Kong)
Australian Financial Review, Australia on track for shorter two-day trading settlement cycle, 2 November 2015 (Australia)
Investor Strategy News, Scary world of cyber security comes to Australia, 25 October 2015 (Australia)
The Insto Report, Network lowers cybersecurity response time, 22 October 2015 (Australia)
Investor Daily, Time zones biggest ‘pain point’ for T+2, 16 October, 2015 (Australia)
The Trade, New Zealand to move to T+2 settlement in 2016, 1 October 2015 (Asia Pacific)
GlobalCapital, Stock Connect a step towards East-West market harmonisation, says Omgeo, 19 August 2015 (International)
The Asset, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect paves way for Shenzhen Scheme, 17 August 2015 (Asia Pacific)
Regulation Asia, Long term success of Stock Connect hinges on removal of barriers, 11 June 2015 (International)
The Trade, Stock connect success hinges on removing barriers, says study, 10 June 2015 (Asia Pacific)
Australian Financial Review, Debt markets may follow ASX to T+2 settlements in 2016, 24 March 2015 (Australia)
Investor Strategy, Better automation needed in Asia Pac post trade, 25 May 2014 (Australia)
Insto Report, Aust has highest post-trade automation level, 22 May 2014 (Australia)
Global Custodian, APAC Markets Vary in Post-Trade Automation, Most Need Improvement, 21 May 2014 (International)