Editor's Pick
Growing New Zealand’s Capital Markets 2029: A vision and growth agenda to promote stronger capital markets for all New Zealanders
Hamish Macdonald, Head of External Relations & General Counsel, NZX Limited takes us through the recently-published industry-led review entitled Capital Markets 2029, initiated by NZX and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), which is designed to deliver a 10-year vision and growth agenda for New Zealand’s capital markets.
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Growing New Zealand’s Capital Markets 2029: A vision and growth agenda to promote stronger capital markets for all New Zealanders
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News & Views
Regulatory cooperation in the area of financial services: in need of closer cooperation, more convergence and more legal certainty
Published: Feb 2019
Lukas Gähwiler, Chairman of UBS Switzerland AG and Member of the Board of the Swiss Finance Council
News & Views
2019 Viewpoints: Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange & Chairman, WFE
Published: Jan 2019
Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange & Chairman, WFE writes about the importance of exchanges and CCPs in the wider financial ecosystem, and also looks ahead to his two-year tenure as Chairman of the WFE.
Research
The WFE publishes second report on factors that drive international investor participation in emerging markets
Published: Jan 2019
The WFE has published a report - from the investor viewpoint - that seeks to understand what encourages or discourages international investor participation in emerging markets.
News & Views
New chapters in innovation and disruption will be written in 2019
Published: Jan 2019
Adena Friedman, President & CEO, Nasdaq writes about the trends that will continue to shape markets and the broader economic landscape in the year ahead.
News & Views
Stock Exchanges to join Global Money Week, 25–31 March 2019
Published: Jan 2019
Global Money Week (GMW) is an annual financial awareness campaign built to inspire children and young people to learn about money matters, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. The 8th edition of GMW is taking place from 25-31 March 2019 in over 150 countries.
Technology
The WFE takes part in City & Financial Global conference on crypto-currencies
Published: Dec 2018
Crypto-currencies are causing wide reflection about the future of financial services, among both market participants and regulators, writes Richard Metcalfe, Head of Regulatory Affairs, WFE.
ESG
B3 announces results of 'Report or Explain for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)'
Published: Dec 2018
B3 has announced the results of the second year of the 'Report or Explain for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)' initiative. This joint strategy with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sets down efforts by companies listed on B3 to publish sustainability or integrated reports that incorporate the SDGs - 17 global goals defined in 2015 by the United Nations.
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SGX Bull Charge raises more than $3.3 million for charity
Published: Dec 2018
Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) flagship charity initiative Bull Charge held its annual Charity Run on 30 November, rallying the financial community to another successful year of fundraising with more than $3.3 million in proceeds, the highest amount in over a decade.
Technology
Q&A with Jennifer Peve, Managing Director & Head of Solutions Business Development & Co-Head of the Office of Fintech Strategy, DTCC
Published: Dec 2018
Earlier this year, DTCC’s Office of Fintech Strategy commissioned a research project to better understand the performance and scalability of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Jennifer Peve, Managing Director & Head of Solutions Business Development & Co-Head of the Office of Fintech Strategy from DTCC discusses the results of the study.