Issue 109: July 2026
Editor's Pick
BSE: Advancing Regional Approaches in a Global Context
Published: Jul 2026
Aobakwe Aupa Monyatsi, CEO of Botswana Stock Exchange, outlines how stronger regional cooperation can create more connected capital markets, unlock investment opportunities and support sustainable economic growth.
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ESG
Disclosure Is Not Enough: Why Markets Need Procedural Clarity
Published: Jul 2026
Dr Maryam Alhalboni, School for Business and Society, University of York, explores how procedural policy clarity enables markets to act on climate-related information, showing why disclosure alone is not enough to support effective capital allocation.
ESG
Exchanges Play a Key Role in Shaping Disclosure of People-Related Risks
Published: Jul 2026
Arunma Oteh, Co-Chair, and Simon Rawson, Executive Director, of the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD), explain how stock exchanges can help shape the disclosure of inequality and people-related issues.
Emerging Markets
Beyond Disclosure: The Next Phase of Transition Finance
Published: Jul 2026
Valdene Reddy, Chief Executive Officer of the JSE, explores why the next phase of transition finance must move beyond disclosure and focus on enabling investors to confidently allocate capital towards credible transition pathways.
ESG
Sustainable Finance's Next Chapter: From Ambition to Implementation
Published: Jul 2026
Sacha Sadan, Director of Sustainable Finance at the FCA, explores why sustainable finance must move beyond building frameworks to ensuring they deliver.
ESG
Making Sustainability Investable by Driving Competitiveness: The Role of Exchanges
Published: Jul 2026
Fiona Watson, VP Corporate Performance & Accountability, WBCSD, explores how exchanges can strengthen market quality by making sustainability more investable.
Features
WFE News and Publications Round-up
Published: Jul 2026
Recent WFE press releases, consultation responses and news have addressed a range of issues affecting global markets, including innovation, investor protection and regulation.
Features
Prediction Markets and the Next Phase of Risk Transfer
Published: Jun 2026
Magnus Almqvist, CEO of Exberry, examines the rapid rise of prediction markets and the infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and market integrity standards required to support their growth at institutional scale.
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