Mike McClain, Managing Director and General Manager of Equity Clearing and DTC Settlement Services, DTCC speaks about distributed ledger technology’s impact on accelerated settlement for the US equities market

Ed Tilly, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cboe Global Markets outlines the ways in which the firm is responding to Covid-19, by working with its customers, regulators, and communities.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has taken significant steps to preserve the health and safety of our stakeholders and ensure that there are no disruptions to our operations, says Chief Executive Officer, Oscar N. Onyema, OON.

Nasdaq's President of North American markets, Tal Cohen and President of European Markets, Bjørn Sibbern discuss their view on the current state of markets in North America and Europe and some of the actions that Nasdaq is taking to ensure that markets keep operating and to support its members and listed companies throughout these unprecedented times.

Timothy Hogben, Chief Operating Officer, ASX takes us through the business continuity plans that the ASX has enacted during the Covid-19 crisis.

We hear from Pakorn Peetathawatchai, President, The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) about the important role of the exchange in fighting Covid-19.

Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) introduces our special issue of Focus, which is showcasing the leadership of some of the many dynamic, intelligent and successful women in our industry.

In our special issue of Focus celebrating International Women's Day 2020, Stacey Cunningham, President, New York Stock Exchange, tells us about her career, and the journey she took to get to her current role.

Julie Holzrichter, Chief Operating Officer, CME shares her career journey with us.