Features

Mark Wetjen,
Technology

A regulatory perspective on crypto

Published: Sep 2018
In this video, Mark Wetjen, Managing Director & Head of Global Public Policy, DTCC talks about how it is still early days for regulators and crypto currencies. But with growing interest from retail investors in crypto currency markets, regulators are increasing their scrutiny of the digital currency.
Anne-Marie Beckmann
News & Views

Interview with Anne-Marie Beckmann, Director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation

Published: Sep 2018
We talk to Anne-Marie Beckmann, Director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation about the organisation's role in collecting, exhibiting and promoting contemporary photography.
Noorsuriani Muhamed
Emerging Markets

Bursa Malaysia’s Shariah Investing Fair

Published: Sep 2018
Malaysia has championed and led the way in the development of Islamic Finance ecosystems over the last four decades, successfully establishing itself as one of the most advanced countries in the global Islamic Finance scene today, writes Noorsuriani Muhamed, Vice President, Product & Market Development, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia.
Olumide Orojimi
ESG

The Nigerian Stock Exchange explores entertainment to promote financial literacy amongst young people

Published: Sep 2018
NSE recently partnered with Kinabuti Fashion Initiative to empower young people with entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy, writes Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications, Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE).
News & Views

The WFE announces its General Assembly & Annual Meeting in Athens

Published: Sep 2018
The WFE has announced its forthcoming General Assembly & Annual Meeting, to be held from 2-4 October, in Athens, Greece.
Ali Işık, EVP-IT Systems and Infrastructure and M. Ufuk Özdemir, EVP-IT Application Development
Emerging Markets

Update from Borsa İstanbul on its BISTECH project

Published: Sep 2018
Turkish capital markets witnessed a landmark cooperation in 2014, when Borsa İstanbul signed a strategic partnership agreement with NASDAQ, writes Ali Işık, EVP-IT Systems and Infrastructure and M. Ufuk Özdemir, EVP-IT Application Development, Borsa Istanbul.
CCPs

The WFE responds to ESMA on tick size consultation

Published: Sep 2018
The WFE has published its response to the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) consultation paper proposing amendments to the tick size regime in the EU with reference to third country (or, non-EU) instruments.
News & Views

Enhancing financial stability today for the future

Published: Sep 2018
A Q&A with Michael Leibrock, Managing Director, Credit & Systemic Risk, DTCC and Adrien Vanderlinden, Executive Director, Systemic Risk Office, DTCC looking at the DTCC’s recent white paper, The Next Crisis Will Be Different – Opportunities to Continue Enhancing Financial Stability.
CCPs

The WFE calls for global reform of Leverage Ratio

Published: Sep 2018
The WFE published its response to the four global standard-setting boards assessing the effectiveness of incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.