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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ESG
JSE finds new ways forward during South Africa’s greatest challenge
Published: May 2020
Dr Leila Fourie, CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange discusses how Covid-19 presents an opportunity to help the underprivileged in our societies
Interviews
Distributed ledger technology and accelerated settlement
Published: May 2020
Mike McClain, Managing Director and General Manager of Equity Clearing and DTC Settlement Services, DTCC speaks about distributed ledger technology’s impact on accelerated settlement for the US equities market
Cross-border
Exiting the Covid-19 crisis will require more, not less, integration
Published: May 2020
Loh Boon Chye, CEO, Singapore Exchange explains why he thinks exiting the Covid-19 crisis will require more, not less, integration
News & Views
KRX stands with underprivileged children against Covid-19
Published: May 2020
Jiwon Jung, Chairman, Korea Exchange explains how KRX has developed its actions around corporate social responsibility, or CSR
News & Views
Strenthening economic resilience during the Covid-19 outbreak
Published: May 2020
Shanghai Stock Exchange talks about the pivotal role exchanges play in strengthening economic resilience
News & Views
The WFE's academic review of short-selling concludes that bans are disruptive to markets
Published: Apr 2020
The WFE has published a paper that reviews the academic literature on short-selling and short-selling bans, comparing the arguments against banning short-selling with the arguments in favour.
News & Views
In Memoriam: Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Chairman, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
Published: Apr 2020
José-Oriol Bosch Par, Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) pays tribute to Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Chairman, BMV, who very sadly passed away from a Covid-19 related illness on Sunday 12 April 2020.
Interviews
Cboe’s response to Covid-19
Published: Apr 2020
Ed Tilly, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cboe Global Markets outlines the ways in which the firm is responding to Covid-19, by working with its customers, regulators, and communities.
CEO Letter
CEO Letter - April 2020
Published: Apr 2020
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the April issue of Focus.
This month we turn over the magazine to the outstanding work our member exchanges and CCPs are doing in the fight against Covid-19, from implementing stringent business continuity plans, to supporting access to capital, and waiving listing fees.
We are proud to feature contributions from nine members:
- Timothy Hogben, Chief Operating Officer, ASX takes us through the business continuity plans that the ASX has enacted during the Covid-19 crisis;
- Ed Tilly, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cboe ...