In many countries, much of the focus on financial literacy has been around personal finance – the basics of saving, spending and investing. However, financial literacy needs to encompass more than an understanding of what credit card is best for your needs or why it is important to save for retirement – it has to include the fundamentals of how our global economy and financial markets function.

We’ve formalized our commitment to increasing market participation and providing the necessary resources for underserved communities. By providing underserved communities with resources to enhance their financial literacy, we can better empower them to participate in an ecosystem that supports and sustains their growth.

Bolsa Santiago CEO José Antonio Martínez talks about the exchange's efforts to educate the whole Chilean community on financial matters.

Over the seven days of the World Investor Week, there will always be something new to be learned on the social media channels of SIX. The content will be very diverse and therefore suitable for all age groups. And there are even prizes to be won.

The next-gen investor is different from their elders. With zero-cost commissions, the ease of order executions and the availability of trading tools, retail investors today can take greater ownership of their own wealth management needs and generate potential returns that were once realized by a smaller segment of market participants.

TWSE Chairman Sherman Lin is helping to lead an anti-fraud battle in an increasingly complex financial world.

Fostering knowledge of the stock exchange, capital and commodity markets and their institutions builds public confidence, which is why educating, promoting and informing people about the market are among the key objectives of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about ETF numbers traded on the world's stock exchanges.

SGX Group Senior Managing Director and Head of Equities Michael Syn takes an in-depth look at circuit breakers in the dynamic and volatile world of modern markets.