Editor's Pick
How to Build From Strength
Within the context of the recent BIS-CPMI-IOSCO consultative reports, Richard Haynes, Deputy Director, Risk Surveillance at the CFTC, and Nancy Doyle, Senior Special Counsel, share their thoughts on the proposals and why they are best framed as an enhancement of current transparency levels, which to a larger or smaller degree can build from an already strong base.
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Interviews
Q&A with Bente Landsnes, President & CEO, Oslo Børs
Published: Nov 2016
Bente Landsnes sets out her hopes for the future, following the Brexit-themed panel session at the 56th WFE General Assembly & Annual Meeting.
Emerging Markets
Q&A with José Antonio Martínez
Published: Nov 2016
We talk to José Antonio Martínez about the work the exchange is doing on internationalising the Chilean capital market.
Technology
How exchange operators can broaden financing options for SMEs via fixed income
Published: Nov 2016
Gonzalo Gómez-Retuerto, General Manager, BME Group tells us about the Alternative Fixed Income Market (MARF).
Technology
Facing cyber threats, businesses find there is strength in numbers
Published: Nov 2016
We hear from Mike Bodson, President & CEO, DTCC on the importance of collaboration in the fight against cyber threats.
Emerging Markets
WFE & Oliver Wyman publish report into emerging market liquidity
Published: Oct 2016
Growing liquidity should be a priority for emerging market exchanges as it fosters broader market and economic development.
News & Views
Addressing market liquidity: A broader perspective on today’s Euro corporate bond market
Published: Oct 2016
BlackRock has recently published a new ViewPoint on market liquidity, focusing specifically on European denominated debt, including corporate bonds, the second biggest corporate bond market globally after the US.
CEO Letter
CEO Letter - October 2016
Published: Oct 2016
Dear Colleagues,
A very warm welcome to WFE’s Focus magazine, now with a new look and feel.
We hope you like the new design, but more importantly the direction we’re taking with the publication: as before, thought-provoking interviews and features on the hottest industry topics from the leaders of the market structure sector, but now on a fully interactive platform that allows you to share and engage with the content across all your devices. Please do send us your feedback on the new-look Focus to [email protected]
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ESG
The Luxembourg Green Exchange will enable climate finance to evolve
Published: Oct 2016
Global efforts to combat climate change are gathering momentum, says Robert Scharfe, CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
CCPs
Two WFE consultation responses
Published: Oct 2016
In October 2016, the WFE submitted two consultation responses: one to the FSB, and one to CPMI-IOSCO.