Dear Colleagues

Welcome to the June issue of Focus.

This month we turn over the magazine to the outstanding work our member exchanges and CCPs are doing in the field of sustainable finance.

Last month we focused on how our members were contributing to the fight against Covid-19, from extending a hand of support to members to helping local communities cope during the pandemic.

So from this we move to the role that sustainability can play in economic recovery, including initiatives to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

We are proud to feature contribut...

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to the May issue of Focus.

This month we turn over the magazine to the outstanding work our member exchanges and CCPs are doing in the fight against Covid-19, from extending a hand of support to members to helping local communities cope during the pandemic.

Last month we focused on some of the measures our members were taking to ensure resilient and robust markets during a time of volatility and from this we move naturally to the work our members are doing to support the real economy.

We are proud to feature contributions from seven members:

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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the April issue of Focus.

This month we turn over the magazine to the outstanding work our member exchanges and CCPs are doing in the fight against Covid-19, from implementing stringent business continuity plans, to supporting access to capital, and waiving listing fees.

We are proud to feature contributions from nine members:

• Timothy Hogben, Chief Operating Officer, ASX takes us through the business continuity plans that the ASX has enacted during the Covid-19 crisis;
• Ed Tilly, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cboe ...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the March issue of Focus.

Since the last issue of our magazine, it’s fair to say that the world has changed beyond comprehension. Coronavirus (Covid-19) is now present in every single continent of the globe, affecting more than 200 countries as at 30 March 2020. The human impact of this virus is simply devastating, and we send our heartfelt thoughts and best wishes to every one of our members, affiliates and stakeholders as they navigate this complex new world, both professionally and personally.

As you are all aware, the economic impact o...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the February issue of Focus.

We are delighted to continue The WFE’s 2020 Series, a special feature we started last month with 16 executives from exchanges, CCPs and regulators around the world giving their viewpoints on the year ahead, for their business, country, and region.

This month, we are pleased to welcome three more contributors as follows:

• Ignacio Solloa, Chief Executive Officer, BME Clearing
• Terry Duffy, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
• Khalid Abdullah Al Hussan, Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Stock Exch...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the first issue of Focus in 2020.

Each January the WFE runs a ‘Looking Ahead’ feature in Focus, with around a dozen CEOs and Chairs from around the world giving their viewpoints on the year ahead, for their business, country, and region.

This year, as we move into a new decade, we have renamed the section ‘The WFE’s 2020 Series’ and have taken a longer-term perspective, inviting our contributors to look ahead even further into the future. We are delighted to feature 13 leaders of our industry, as follows:

• Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the final issue of Focus for 2019.

We are delighted to round off the year on the issue of market data, an important topic for the industry that creates it: the exchanges. We released a short animation designed to educate stakeholders on the importance of valuing stock market data correctly for users who profit from it. The animation forms part of the WFE’s work to ensure that role of exchanges in creating market data is correctly understood.

Our Executive Profile this month features Socrates Lazaridis, Chief Executive Officer, Athens Stock...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the November issue of Focus, our penultimate edition of the year.

We welcome Robert Scharfe, Chief Executive Officer of Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), who tells us more about the LuxSE Guide to ESG Reporting. Launched just a few weeks ago, LuxSE’s Guide to ESG Reporting constitutes a comprehensive and solid roadmap for companies, issuers and asset managers to integrate ESG considerations into their business-decisions, strategies and operations, and illustrates how different stakeholders can proceed to meet investor demand for transparent and cl...