Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the February 2017 issue of Focus, where on the eve of his retirement from CBOE Holdings and the WFE, we celebrate the role and contribution William J. Brodsky has made to the industry. We’re delighted to include a superb montage of photographic moments from his career, some words from his friends, colleagues and peers, alongside an in-depth interview with Bill himself. Bill is truly a titan of the capital markets, and we wish him every happiness and success as he starts a new adventure in his son’s investment management firm.

The WFE held a successful Workin...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the January 2017 issue of Focus, where we look ahead to the coming year with five of the world’s leading CEOs and Chairmen of exchanges and CCPs.

We are delighted to welcome:

•CHOW Chung Kong, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
•Jeffrey Sprecher, Chairman & CEO, Intercontinental Exchange
•Craig Donohue, Chairman & CEO, Options Clearing Corporation
•Himmet Karadağ, Chairman, Borsa İstanbul
•José-Oriol Bosch, CEO, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

They share their insights and viewpoints for 2017, reflecting on the key issues and themes...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the November issue of Focus. We have received great feedback on the new look and feel, so thank you; we hope you continue to enjoy the publication in its new format.

Thanks to all our members, affiliates, key stakeholders and media who attended the 56th WFE General Assembly & Annual Meeting (GA&AM) in Cartagena, Colombia, at the beginning of the month. The WFE would also like to particularly thank Juan Pablo Cordoba and his team at BVC for the warm welcome and superb hospitality over the three-day event. The incredibly high calibre of the key note speeches a...

Dear Colleagues,

A very warm welcome to WFE’s Focus magazine, now with a new look and feel.

We hope you like the new design, but more importantly the direction we’re taking with the publication: as before, thought-provoking interviews and features on the hottest industry topics from the leaders of the market structure sector, but now on a fully interactive platform that allows you to share and engage with the content across all your devices. Please do send us your feedback on the new-look Focus to [email protected]

We have a bumper issue for you this month. Our Executive Inte...