Features

James Zhan
ESG

Contribution of exchanges to economic growth and sustainable development

Published: Sep 2017
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
ESG

The role of exchanges in fostering a sustainable future

Published: Sep 2017
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.
CCPs

WFE responds to CPMI-IOSCO Framework for Supervisory Stress Testing of CCPs

Published: Sep 2017
The WFE has responded to the CPMI-IOSCO Framework for Supervisory Stress Testing of Central Counterparties (CCPs).
News & Views

The WFE and its members pay tribute to Magnus Böcker

Published: Aug 2017
The WFE and its members are united in their grief following the passing of Magnus Böcker, who tragically died of cancer on 26 July 2017.
News & Views

NSE launches X-Academy to further promote financial literacy

Published: Aug 2017
Olumide Orojimi, Brand & Corporate Communications Thought Leader, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) takes us through the exchange's recent launch of a knowledge platform, X-Academy, aimed at improving financial literacy.
Martin Steinbach
News & Views

Global IPOs: what are the driving trends in today’s market?

Published: Aug 2017
Martin Steinbach, Global & EMEIA IPO Leader, EY discusses the driving trends in today’s global IPO market.
Technology

IT as enabler or investment?

Published: Aug 2017
Brendan Bradley, Co-Founder, Seismic Foundry looks back at the IT panel from the recent WFE & Imperial College’s Technology Conference in London.
Technology

Blockchain: Challenges in financial sector use

Published: Aug 2017
Deutsche Börse’s Stefan Teis, SVP, Business & Product Development writes about the challenges and opportunities of using Blockchain in the financial services sector.
Technology

RegTech and AI enable compliance and enhanced oversight for exchanges

Published: Aug 2017
RegTech is not new, but the cost of complying with myriad regulations has pushed it into the limelight recently, write Frank Hatheway and Tony Sio from Nasdaq.