n October, the WFE attended two key industry events as part of its role as advocate for the global financial market infrastructure sector.

The WFE has published a position paper discussing the implications of international regulatory dissonance, supported by a series of policy recommendations to promote better regulatory coherence.

On 22 November 2017, Stefano Alderighi, the WFE's Senior Economist – Researcher attended a workshop entitled 'Equity Financing of the EU Economy'.

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) held a series of events in Tokyo on 2 October 2017 to open IOSCO's inaugural World Investor Week.

The second Women Leaders in Financial Infrastructure event took place on Monday 25 September, with more than 120 participants from 39 organisations located across 14 countries.

The latest WFE video, first shown at the 57th WFE Annual Meeting in Bangkok in early September, is focused on the social value of stock exchanges, and explores the ways in which an exchange can contribute to the society and real economy around it.

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.

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, Global & EMEIA IPO Leader, EY discusses the driving trends in today’s global IPO market.