Herry Cho
ESG

Fighting climate change in Asia: an exchange-led approach

Published: Aug 2021
Developing ESG in Asia requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach that takes into account varying levels of development across countries, industries, and corporates, says Herry Cho, Singapore Exchange's Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance. To that end, SGX has developed a multi-asset sustainability platform to catalyse change and deliver sustainable growth.
José Antonio Martínez
ESG

Setting Chile on the road to a sustainable future

Published: Aug 2021
With the recent launch of an ESG-focused index and ETF, Chile’s Bolsa de Santiago is taking major steps towards a sustainable investment future, writes Chief Executive Officer José Antonio Martínez.
Natalya Khoroshevskaya
ESG

Kazakhstan: laying the foundations for sustainable investment

Published: Aug 2021
Kazakhstan has made steady progress towards implementing ESG goals, culminating in the country’s first sustainable bonds. The journey is just beginning, writes Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Deputy Chairwoman Natalya Khoroshevskaya.
Igor Marich
Education

Moscow’s retail investing renaissance

Published: Aug 2021
The Moscow Exchange will remember 2020 as the beginning of a golden age in retail investing, as individuals across Russia are drawn to the markets by financial literacy campaigns and a flurry of new products, writes Igor Marich, the bourse’s Managing Director for Sales and Business Development.
Shameela Soobramoney
ESG

JSE leverages its sustainability strategy to enable a progressive finance landscape

Published: Aug 2021
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has implemented a four-pillar strategy to drive its sustainable finance vision while balancing the unique needs of emerging-market economies, writes Shameela Soobramoney, the bourse’s Chief Sustainability Officer.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter – August 2021

Published: Aug 2021

Our August edition is indeed a special edition – it’s our sustainability special edition. In it, we explore a variety of the substantive and pioneering projects WFE members around the world are doing to make markets greener and more inclusive.

Ed Knight, Vice Chairman of Nasdaq, reflects on the challenges of the past 18 months and gives us all a framework for post-pandemic markets. As we slowly emerge from the greatest human and economic challenge of our lifetimes and learn exactly how the world will look different post-pandemic, we know one thing is true, just as it was 60 years ago; the impo...

News & Views

The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets

Published: Aug 2021
The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets
News & Views

The World Federation of Exchanges Seventh Annual Sustainability Survey shows continued increase in engagement

Published: Aug 2021
The World Federation of Exchanges Seventh Annual Sustainability Survey shows continued increase in engagement
News & Views

The World Federation of Exchanges Welcomes Clarificatory Guidance on Climate- related Metrics and Targets

Published: Aug 2021
The World Federation of Exchanges Welcomes Clarificatory Guidance on Climate- related Metrics and Targets