The WFE has published a paper that reviews the academic literature on short-selling and short-selling bans, comparing the arguments against banning short-selling with the arguments in favour.

José-Oriol Bosch Par, Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) pays tribute to Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Chairman, BMV, who very sadly passed away from a Covid-19 related illness on Sunday 12 April 2020.

Q&A with Tim Cuddihy, DTCC Managing Director, Financial and Operational Risk Management, where he speaks on the role that DTCC plays in safeguarding the markets and how it manages risk, each and every day.

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has contributed an article to Focus about the strong and effective measures it has taken to support the market, improve services, and facilitate business processes during Covid-19.

Julie Becker, Deputy CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Founder of the Luxembourg Green Exchange writes about how from April and up until 30 September 2020, it will be entirely free for its issuers to list their Covid-19 response bonds on one of the two markets of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, for simultaneous display on LGX.

Hamish Macdonald, Head of External Relations And General Counsel, NZX outlines how the exchange is responding to Covid-19.

The WFE has issued a statement on coronavirus (Covid-19) and current market volatility. It has also launched a depository of Covid-19-related public communications from exchanges and CCPs on its website as a resource for the financial community and its stakeholders.

The WFE has issued a statement, criticising recent bans on short-selling as damaging to markets and failing to achieve their desired effect.

The World Federation of Exchanges responds to two European Commission consultations: one on crypto assets, and one on digital resilience.