Anita Liskey
Education

Tomorrow’s leaders test their investment skills with CME’s University Trading Challenge

Published: Oct 2021
Investment banks and financial firms remain top destinations for future graduates, and technological innovation is making the sector even more enticing. CME’s annual University Trading Challenge is designed to give tomorrow’s financial leaders a taste of the trading floor and a head start in this competitive arena, says Anita Liskey, Senior Managing Director, Global Brand Marketing and Communications, CME Group.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter – October 2021

Published: Oct 2021

Our October issue is devoted to investor protection, financial literacy, and financial inclusion: things WFE members do as naturally as breathing. It’s a subject that has even greater resonance as we consider the increased participation of retail investors in financial markets.

This month we hear from 14 of our members, starting with Edith Lee, CEO and Executive Director of the Taipei Exchange. Helping today’s investors gain experience and confidence is an essential part of building a modern society, she writes.

Ittai Ben-Zeev, Chief Executive Officer of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, agrees, as he 

Monthly Insights

Single stock options and futures

Published: Oct 2021
Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about single stock derivatives
Urs Rüegsegger
Features

Taking a stand for regulated markets

Published: Sep 2021
Regulated markets have taken significant strides forward in the past few years, says outgoing World Federation of Exchanges Chairman Urs Rüegsegger. His successor will face a new set of emerging challenges.
Sha Yan
Features

China’s IPO reforms are providing a vibrant, capital ecosystem for SMEs

Published: Sep 2021
One year on, the market reforms to Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext Market are fostering the development of diverse and profitable companies critical to the growth of China’s economy, says Sha Yan, President, Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Yamaji Hiromi
ESG

JPX is promoting sustainability as a market operator and a listed company

Published: Sep 2021
Under the philosophy that sustainable listed companies are more attractive to investors, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. is working to promote sustainability from the standpoint of a market operator and as a listed company, says Yamaji Hiromi, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group COO, Japan Exchange Group Inc. 
Ashwini Panse
CCPs

CCPs offer a high degree of transparency for parties involved in the clearing process

Published: Sep 2021
Ashwini Panse, Chief Risk Officer, North American Clearing Houses at ICE, outlines the important steps being taken to bolster the critical role of CCPs in maintaining the transparency and stability of the global financial system.
Jude Chiemeka
ESG

Nigeria’s green bonds are a key step in our sustainable finance agenda

Published: Sep 2021
Securities exchanges have a critical role in reallocating capital towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the targets of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Nigerian Exchange Limited has played its part by taking a leading role in the development of the Nigerian and West African green bond market, creating opportunities for investors to diversify and contributing to sustainable development in Africa’s largest economy, says Jude Chiemeka, Divisional Head, Trading Business, Nigerian Exchange Limited.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter – September 2021

Published: Sep 2021

This month’s edition, September, marks the end of an important chapter for the WFE.

We say farewell to our widely respected, and much loved, Chairman of the past three years, Dr Urs Rüegsegger. He has been in a leadership position at the Board, first as Working Committee Chairman (2014-2016), Acting Chairman (2017), and finally as Chairman (2018-2021) for all the time I have been Chief Executive Officer.

He has been a leader, a mentor, a guide and a champion of the WFE in these years and before and his vision and energy have been influential in shaping the organisation we are today.

In his art...