Issue 71: April 2023
Editor's Pick
Three Questions for Financial Market Infrastructures in the Shadow of FTX
Published: Apr 2023
David Murphy, Visiting Professor at London School of Economics' Department of Law, considers what is next for financial market infrastructures after the collapse of FTX.
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Features
Post-Trade Modernization Requires Firms to Think Differently
Published: Apr 2023
For decades financial markets have demonstrated their ability to serve as powerful engines for economic growth. As financial institutions increasingly adopt transformational technology, it will unleash the power of markets to drive efficiencies, bring new assets classes online and ultimately create a more inclusive and prosperous future.
Features
What a Year It Has Been
Published: Apr 2023
CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses her first year as a commissioner and all of its challenges.
Features
The Role CCP Clearing Will Play in Developing Markets in Africa and Elsewhere
Published: Apr 2023
The establishment of CCPs in emerging markets has been found to improve market liquidity, boost transparency, reduce volatility, manage risk and fundamentally increase trust amongst the many stakeholders by a factor of up to 20%. The concomitant benefit to emerging economies has been an exponential growth in foreign investment.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of all is the increasing integration of emerging markets into global financial markets.
Features
Clearing Commodity Markets and Financial Stability: Lessons Learned from Clearing Natural Gas Markets in 2022
Published: Apr 2023
In analysing the events of the last year, we can conclude that CCPs remained stable and were able to continue their critical operations. Also, trading on natural gas derivatives markets generally remained orderly despite the high volatility and the sharp reduction in liquidity.
Features
Currency derivatives trends
Published: Apr 2023
Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about currency derivatives trends on the world's stock exchanges.
Events
Exchanges and CCPs worldwide 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2023'
Published: Apr 2023
Exchanges and CCPs worldwide 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2023'
Features
Exchanges Globally Agree Framework for Green Equities
Published: Apr 2023
Exchanges Globally Agree Framework for Green Equities
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