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
What about Principle 6?
Published: Oct 2019
Robert Scharfe, Chief Executive Officer, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, explains the role of exchanges in promoting ESG issues in capital markets.
Regulation
Regulation: principles rather than prescription
Published: Oct 2019
Dawn DeBerry Stump, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shares the CFTC's standpoint on regulating the financial markets: principles are preferred to prescription.
ESG
Financing climate transition and sustainability at the OECD
Published: Oct 2019
Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), showcases the OECD's activity towards a creating sustainable future.
News & Views
Market liquidity
Published: Oct 2019
Paul Jiganti, Managing Director of Business Development, IMC, discusses how regulatory changes can impact liquidity.
News & Views
The future of capital raising: exchanges, IPOs and the new world of listing
Published: Oct 2019
Paul M. Muthaura and Margaret Awino, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya, share their thoughts on the future of capital raising and the exchanges crucial role in this area.
News & Views
Keynote speech by Dr. Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, Group Chief Investment Officer, GIC, at the WFE's 59th General Assembly & Annual Meeting in Singapore
Published: Oct 2019
Keynote speech from Dr. Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, Chief Investment Officer, GIC, delivered at the 59th WFE Annual Meeting and General Assembly in Singapore, 8 - 10 October 2019.
News & Views
If you dream it, we can build it
Published: Oct 2019
Adena Friedman, President and CEO, Nasdaq, delivered a TED talk at the annual TED conference in Vancouver.
News & Views
Reflections on the WFE's 59th General Assembly & Annual Meeting in Singapore
Published: Oct 2019
Oscar N. Onyema OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange, shares his thoughts and key take-aways from the WFE's 59th General Assembly and Annual Meeting in Singapore.
CEO Letter
CEO Letter - October 2019
Published: Oct 2019
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the October issue of Focus. We have the pleasure of looking back to the WFE’s 59th General Assembly & Annual Meeting that took place in Singapore earlier this month. We would firstly like to thank our exceptionally welcoming hosts Singapore Exchange (SGX) who organised this event with grace, the utmost professionalism, and such care. It was one of our most memorable conferences - we particularly enjoyed the spectacular market opening ceremony in the SGX IPO Arena - so thank you to the outstanding team at SGX.
Our second thanks go to the superb rost...