Welcome to the September 2024 issue of WFE Focus. 

In this edition, Jorge Alegria, CEO of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, outlines his vision for the exchange along with the opportunities and challenges it faces.

Catherine Clay, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets, highlights the evolving landscape of volatility trading and Cboe's commitment to expanding access and innovation in the global options market.

Botswana Stock Exchange Acting CEO Kopano Bolokwe discusses its new Sustainability Disclosure Guidance.

Tony Sio, Head of Regulatory Strategy and Innovation at Nasdaq, looks at how t...

Welcome to the August 2024 issue of Focus. 

In this edition, Laura Klimpel from DTCC provides a pulse check on the Treasury Clearing Mandate ahead of its introduction over the next two years.

Martina Macpherson from SIX discusses the challenges of meeting the EU’s sustainability disclosure rules and their implications for the investment value chain.

Ian Waddell of ASX moderates a panel with Luke Donovan of Apostle Carbon Credit Funds, Kellee Campbell of ICAP, and Daniel Sinclair of ASX,  on the clean energy transition, the role of futures markets and decarbonisation efforts in Australia and Ne...

Welcome to the July edition of Focus. We lead with Keith Wood and Suraj Pandey, CEO of pTools Software, and Business Development Manager of pTools Software and LEILex, who announce the delivery of its pTools Persistent Sanctions Screening Solution, which provides an automated solution for 'persistent' sanctions screening to help organisations mitigate financial risks and maintain global security.

It was a real pleasure to convene our members and stakeholders at our sustainability event, hosted and chaired by TMX Group last month in Toronto, Canada. The purpose of the event was to help equip ou...

Welcome to the June edition of Focus.

To begin the issue, Christopher Buttigieg, chief officer supervision, and Nathan Fenech, deputy head capital markets, at Malta Financial Services Authority, examine the use of consolidated tape in the EU and U.S.

Monique Bell, Commodities Product Manager at ASX, looks at the role financial derivatives could play in helping with decarbonisation plans.

Daria Degtyarenko, senior marketing communications manager of Exactpro, explains how AI-driven testing can lead to higher-quality innovation.

Fredrik Ekström, head of carbon markets at Nasdaq, shares ...

Welcome to the May 2024 issue of WFE Focus. 

In this edition, Cesar Sanchez, Head of Sustainability at B3, discusses the launch of the Brazilian Stock Exchange’s B3 Ações Verdes green offering for equity issuers that aligns with the WFE’s Green Equity Principles.

Elizabeth Coleman, HR Director (Atlantic Region) at SIX, talks about the challenges facing global recruiters in a changing world and how the traditional employer-employee relationship has developed.

Pedro Gurrola-Perez, the WFE's Head of Research, presents a novel measure of initial margin model reactiveness that does not rely on part...

This month’s CEO letter is written by Pedro Gurrola-Perez, the WFE’s Head of Research .

Welcome to the April 2024 issue of WFE Focus.  

In this edition, we bring you a few highlights from WFEClear 2024, the WFE Clearing and Derivatives conference that took place in Madrid at the end of March, hosted by BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles) and SIX Group.  

At the splendid Palacio de la Bolsa de Madrid, industry leaders from central clearing houses (CCPs), academics, regulators and policymakers met to share ideas on the opportunities and challenges we face in central and bilateral clearing. Without...

Welcome to the WFE’s Women Leaders 2024 edition of Focus.

In this fourth year of the WFE initiative, we had 50 great nominations, all shattering the glass ceiling, as our industry put forward leaders from emerging and developed markets from all around the world.

All of the nominees are tremendous and gifted leaders: inspirational, intelligent, hardworking, versatile, compassionate and blessed with determination, perseverance and grit.

To all the women who made the list this year—well done. The choices were our toughest ones yet, and to those who didn’t make the final cut – pl...

Welcome to the February edition of Focus. 

In this month’s issue, BME CEO Javier Hernani highlights some of the seminal issues we'll be discussing at WFEClear in Spain. 

Cboe Head of Market Data & Access Services for Europe Stephen Dorrian and Juan Manuel Olivo Tirado, BMV’s Promotion and Issuers Director, talk about their experiences on the WFE's Market Infrastructure Certificate. 

Exberry CEO Guy Melamed predicts that we will bear witness to the much-anticipated tipping point for transformation of market infrastructure, and TMX Group explains how its acquisition of the VettaFi indexing and a...

Welcome to the first edition of Focus in 2024.

In this month’s issue, a selection of our members review their highlights of 2023 and look ahead to interesting and exciting things that the coming year may bring.

Boon Chye Loh, the WFE Chairman and SGX CEO, highlights the importance of cooperation in building a resilient and solid global ecosystem.

SIX CEO Jos Dijsselhof talks about launching a new joint venture exchange in Asia and his concerns about the impact of ongoing political conflicts.

TMX CEO John McKenzie predicts sustainability will be an important theme this year as regulators work t...