Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the June 2017 issue of Focus, where, among other highlights, we look back at the WFE Working Committee (WoCo), which took place earlier this month. Over 50 participants from 30 exchanges and CCPs around the world met in London to discuss the ongoing work of the WFE, and take decisions on some key focus areas such as DLT and current Statistics Advisory Group (SAG) projects.

An important topic covered in June’s WoCo was how market infrastructures can navigate an increasingly regional world. Following on from that discussion, we are delighted to welcome a contr...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the May 2017 issue of Focus, where we look back at the 42nd International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Annual Conference, which took place earlier this month.

As part of our review of the conference, we are delighted to welcome Paul Andrews, Secretary General, IOSCO. In this Q&A, Paul gives us an in-depth overview of the key priorities for the global standard setter, sets out his vision, and outlines the ways in which the WFE can work even more closely with IOSCO in the future, given our close alignment in terms of both mandate and priority...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the April 2017 issue of Focus, where we look back at another memorable WFE IOMA Clearing & Derivatives Conference. The event, which took place in Frankfurt from 19-21 April, saw more than 150 delegates debate the most important market structure and business issues affecting the clearing and derivatives sector. We enjoyed razor-sharp insights and viewpoints from some of the most senior players in the sector - exchanges, CCPs, regulators, the buy side and the media - particularly around the topics of Brexit, cyber, the future of euro clearing, and CCP recovery and...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the March 2017 issue of Focus.

We are busy as we prepare for the 34th IOMA WFE Clearing & Derivatives Conference (19-21 April, Frankfurt), and look forward to welcoming you there. You can read the full programme here, and registration is still open, so please click here to sign up. The two-day agenda promises a rich and vibrant range of themes and issues for debate by WFE members and affiliates, key industry stakeholders, and the press.

Our CEO Interview this month is with Edemir Pinto, CEO of B3. He tells us about the creation of B3 - the combination of...

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...