Earlier this month I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at the WFE Annual Meeting focused on retail participation in the public markets, writes Alexander Afanasiev, CEO, Moscow Exchange.

WFE CEO Nandini Sukumar visited the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in mid-September, meeting Chairman of the CSE, Ray Abeywardena and many other CSE colleagues.

Following his participation in the recent retail investor panel at the 57th WFE Annual Meeting, His Excellency Essa Kazim, Chairman of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) writes about DFM’s own experience with this important investor segment.

The second Women Leaders in Financial Infrastructure event took place on Monday 25 September, with more than 120 participants from 39 organisations located across 14 countries.

The latest WFE video, first shown at the 57th WFE Annual Meeting in Bangkok in early September, is focused on the social value of stock exchanges, and explores the ways in which an exchange can contribute to the society and real economy around it.

Paul Hilgers, CEO, Optiver gave a key note speech focused on risk at the 57th WFE Annual Meeting, and here shares with us his viewpoint on new market risks and how to mitigate them.

We hear from Arjun Jayaram, CEO, Baton Systems about why partnering with regulators matters.

At this year’s WFE annual meeting the WFE and UNCTAD launched a new joint report on the role of stock exchanges in fostering economic growth and sustainable development, writes James Zhan, Director, Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD, and Editor-in-Chief, United Nations World Investment Report.

Arunma Oteh, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank gave the opening key note speech at the recent WFE 57th Annual Meeting, and spoke about the critical role that exchanges play in fostering sustainable growth.