The best interests of a corporation, properly understood, naturally extend beyond just shareholders’ interest. They also encompass the interests of stakeholders in the communities in which the corporation operates.

Manpong Senanarong, senior executive vice president and head of the issuer and listing division at The Stock Exchange of Thailand, explains how a new alternate fund-raising channel called LiVE will help small businesses and startups grow.

Adilson Maria, Senior Developer and Partner at Vermiculus Financial Technology, looks at how extensible clearing, trading and CSD platforms are unlocking innovation and new business models.

Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about value of share trading EOB on the world's stock exchanges.

To promote sustainable economic and social development calls for joint efforts from all parties, SZSE looks forward to deepening exchanges and cooperation with global market participants, upholding green development, bearing in mind our social responsibility, promoting global governance, and contributing to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about securitised derivatives trends on the world's stock exchanges.

For decades financial markets have demonstrated their ability to serve as powerful engines for economic growth. As financial institutions increasingly adopt transformational technology, it will unleash the power of markets to drive efficiencies, bring new assets classes online and ultimately create a more inclusive and prosperous future.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses her first year as a commissioner and all of its challenges.

The establishment of CCPs in emerging markets has been found to improve market liquidity, boost transparency, reduce volatility, manage risk and fundamentally increase trust amongst the many stakeholders by a factor of up to 20%. The concomitant benefit to emerging economies has been an exponential growth in foreign investment. Perhaps the biggest benefit of all is the increasing integration of emerging markets into global financial markets.