Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the October issue of Focus. We have the pleasure of looking back to the WFE’s 59^th General Assembly & Annual Meeting that took place in Singapore earlier this month. We would firstly like to thank our exceptionally welcoming hosts Singapore Exchange (SGX) who organised this event with grace, the utmost professionalism, and such care. It was one of our most memorable conferences - we particularly enjoyed the spectacular market opening ceremony in the SGX IPO Arena - so thank you to the outstanding team at SGX.

Our second thanks go to the superb rost...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the September issue of Focus.

After the exchange's recent successful IPO, in the Executive Profile section we hear from Ittai Ben Zeev, Chief Executive Officer, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) about why technology and innovation is so important for his organisation and country, and how the IPO positions TASE for the future.

Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman of the WFE, delivered a speech at the 46th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of the Ibero-American Federation of Exchanges (FIAB) earlier this month. His speech focused on some of the WFE’s strategic priorit...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the August issue of Focus, a truly bumper edition as we look back to the WFE Technology Conference 2019, which took place at the beginning of July, in Umeå, Sweden, with partner Umeå University.

We spent more than two days dissecting how our industry can work with, and benefit from, emerging technologies. These opportunities present us with a new and sometimes daunting set of challenges as we embrace and embed technology into our organisations. The world of technology is moving fast, and there is an ever-growing list of new and exciting technologic...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the June issue of Focus.

This month, we are delighted to welcome P. S. Reddy, the new MD & CEO of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) who writes about reforms that have been designed to put the Indian commodity derivatives market “in orbit”. It’s heartening to hear how the industry has successfully worked hand in hand with the local regulator SEBI to drive through changes that are positively impacting the Indian market.

April 2019 marked a key milestone in Thailand-China capital market collaboration through a renewal of a memorandum of under...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the May issue of Focus.

Our first Executive Profile of the month is Datuk Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia. His inspirational article urges us to create connections “across a wider group of parties…that they may reach deeper into our society and deliver the kind of value that continues to build for generations.”

We are delighted to welcome José Antonio Martínez, Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa de Santiago who gives us an overview of how the Chilean exchange is tackling two big industry topics: sustainability and technology, using innova...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the April issue of Focus, a bumper edition with the latest news and updates from the WFE.

We kicked off April with the 36^th IOMA: WFE’s Clearing & Derivatives Conference 2019 in Mumbai (2-4 April), and enjoyed three lively days of networking, debate and discussion. We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our gracious hosts National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) who welcomed us so warmly. Not only did delegates take away valuable insights following the various panels, fireside chats and debates, but the cultural programme also allowed us a g...

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the March issue of Focus. 

This month we are pleased to profile Mohamed Farid Saleh, Executive Chairman of The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), who shares his views on the key global trends that will have an impact on the financial infrastructure market in 2019. He also reveals the strategic priorities that will underpin EGX’s operations over the coming months, and outlines the exchange’s strong focus on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues.

This month's issue also features two fascinating contributions on the importance of sustainability. Andrey Brag...

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to the February issue of Focus.

We are pleased to have two contributions this month on the important topic of regulatory coherence, or equivalence, a key strategic priority for the WFE in 2019. We hear from Mark Wetjen, Managing Director, Head of Global Public Policy, DTCC & Chairman of the Board, DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC on the role that market structure reforms and international standards bodies can play in mitigating the risks of market fragmentation; and from Lukas Gähwiler, Chairman, UBS Switzerland AG & Member of the Board, Swiss Finance Council who writes that...

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to January's Focus - our first issue, looking ahead to a busy year in 2019.

To get us started, we have a piece from Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange & Chairman, WFE. Urs has been deeply involved in the work of the WFE since he became Working Committee Chairman in late 2014, and we are delighted to have that recognised formally as he becomes our Chair for the next two years. He has a deep understanding of the industry, a clear vision of the future, and a dry wit and unassuming style that has made him beloved of the WFE’s 71 members, representing 300 market...