Editor's Pick
Data Consolidation: what are we really talking about?
Alexandra Hachmeister, Managing Director, Head of Market Data + Services, Deutsche Boerse AG talks competition, the lack of regulatory case for a consolidated tape and asks who really benefits?
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CCPs
Looking back to IOMA: WFE’s 34th Clearing & Derivatives Conference
Published: Apr 2017
From 19-21 April, more than 150 senior delegates from clearinghouses, exchanges, regulators and other stakeholders gathered at the Hilton hotel in Frankfurt’s city centre for the 34th IOMA: WFE Clearing & Derivatives Conference, this year hosted by Eurex.
CCPs
Implementation of SA-CCR important for liquid and orderly listed options markets
Published: Apr 2017
John Fennell, Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, OCC, takes us through the importance of the implementation of SA-CCR.
Emerging Markets
The challenges of developing the UAE’s SME market
Published: Mar 2017
Ali Al Hashimi, Executive Vice President - Head of Financial Services Division, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) gives us an overview of the UAE’s SME market.
Reports & Analysis
Investment flows at the start of 2017
Published: Mar 2017
This article looks at investment flows through exchanges in the first two months of 2017
News & Views
Managing a project? Your success depends on more than just good planning
Published: Mar 2017
Dr Kishore Sengupta, Reader in Operations Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, tells us why building project capability is so important.
News & Views
Blockchain regulation comes into focus
Published: Mar 2017
We hear from four financial industry executives about the top regulatory issues related to new technologies, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), and how to navigate these unchartered waters.
CEO Letter
CEO Letter - March 2017
Published: Mar 2017
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the March 2017 issue of Focus.
We are busy as we prepare for the 34th IOMA WFE Clearing & Derivatives Conference (19-21 April, Frankfurt), and look forward to welcoming you there. You can read the full programme here, and registration is still open, so please click here to sign up. The two-day agenda promises a rich and vibrant range of themes and issues for debate by WFE members and affiliates, key industry stakeholders, and the press.
Our CEO Interview this month is with Edemir Pinto, CEO of B3. He tells us about the creation of B3 - the combination of...
Interviews
Q&A with Edemir Pinto, CEO, B3
Published: Mar 2017
We hear from Edemir Pinto about the creation of B3 - the combination of BM&FBOVESPA and CETIP - before he hands the reins to a new CEO in May 2017.
News & Views
WFE gives talks at two prestigious academic departments
Published: Mar 2017
In March 2017, Dr Stefano Alderighi, Senior Economist at the WFE, gave talks at two prestigious academic departments.