Sohn Byungdoo
Features

The Future of the Korea Exchange: Q&A With CEO Sohn Byungdoo

Published: Aug 2023
In essence, our ambition at KRX is to nurture a capital market that is internationally competitive, transparent, inclusive, fair, and innovative, while maintaining operational efficiency and sustainability.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter August-2023

Published: Aug 2023

Welcome to the August issue of WFE Focus.

In this month’s edition, the Taiwan Futures Exchange celebrates 25 years since launching its first product and Chairman Tzu-Hsin Wu looks back at some of its successes and talks about what’s ahead.

Sohn Byungdoo, the CEO of Korea Exchange, shares his vision and goals and discusses how he sees ESG considerations affecting markets.

The CEO of SGX Group, Loh Boon Chye, talks about the growing links between the capital markets of Singapore and India.

Ana Buchaim, VP of People, Marketing, Communication, Sustainability and Social Investment at B3, writes abo...

Loh Boon Chye
Features

Growing Links Between Singapore and India’s Capital Markets

Published: Aug 2023
We have taken another bold step forward in our commitment to serve our international customers with unparalleled access to Asia. This first-of-its-kind trading link – with trading and matching in India and clearing and settlement in Singapore – has never been done before in the derivatives world, and is likely the first cross-border capital markets collaboration between Singapore and India.
Tzu-Hsin Wu
ESG

The Taiwan Futures Exchange Marks 25 Years: From Local to Regional and International

Published: Aug 2023
Taiwan Futures Exchange Chairman Tzu-Hsin Wu talks about the exchange's recent successes and its future plans.
Ana Buchaim
ESG

EART4: The B3 IPO That Other Exchanges Need to Hold Too

Published: Aug 2023
Ana Buchaim, VP of People, Marketing, Communication, Sustainability and Social Investment at B3, talks about EART4 and how she would like other exchanges to replicate and join the program.
Features

Single stock options and futures

Published: Aug 2023
Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about single stock options and futures on the world's stock exchanges.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter-July 2023

Published: Jul 2023

Welcome to the July issue of Focus.

This month we are excited to announce our Market Infrastructure Certificate programme, the first educational qualification for our industry.

This unique programme will help the next generation of financial services leaders worldwide understand the functioning and role of the organisations that underpin public markets.

Elsewhere in Focus this month, Artem Grechishnikov, senior QA project manager of Exactpro, explains the issues that must be addressed when considering moving operations to a cloud infrastructure.

Phil Mackintosh, chief economist and senior vice...

Nandini Sukumar and Dr. Pedro Gurrola-Perez
Features

WFE Creates First Qualification on Market Infrastructure for Next Generation of Leaders

Published: Jul 2023
The MIC is aimed at educating the next generation of financial services leaders worldwide and we expect that it will serve the learning needs of all senior managers and mid-career professionals at central banks, buy-side and sell-side firms, exchanges, clearing houses and regulatory bodies.
Phil Mackintosh
Features

Small Financial Transaction Taxes Create Big Economic Impacts

Published: Jul 2023
It’s pretty easy to see that the costs of an FTT can quickly outweigh the revenues raised. It’s also important to realize who would pay the taxes. Investors would pay to cross wider spreads, and trade at prices that factor in tax costs.