Flavia Mouta Fernandes,  Fernando de Andrade Mota, Raphael Giovanini and Luiza Sperandeo Bergamo
ESG

Diversity on the Brazilian Capital Markets: B3 Heading to the Future

Published: Nov 2023
The ESG Annex shall also be applied on a “comply or explain” basis. In addition to gradually engaging issuers in the D&I agenda, this model also preserves transparency and allows access to information on corporate governance so that investors and other stakeholders may engage in dialogue with the issuer’s senior management on ESG matters, and take the information provided into account for their investment decision-making.
Ahmed Salman
ESG

Greening the Financial Future: EGX’s Climate Response

Published: Nov 2023
EGX is leading by example by being a sustainable institution that issues its annual sustainability report, and for the first time this year, EGX started calculating its carbon footprint and developing a five-year action plan to reduce its GHG emissions.
Alina Aldambergen
ESG

KASE: A Three-Decade Evolution Towards Excellence

Published: Nov 2023
KASE is fully prepared and will continue comprehensive efforts to promote sustainable development principles, including improving the infrastructure for issuing ESG bonds, introducing new ESG financial products, developing disclosure standards for sustainable development, and conducting extensive educational work.
Rasha Dayyat
ESG

Amman Stock Exchange: The First Middle East Exchange Launches Corporate Climate Change Disclosure Initiative

Published: Nov 2023
Rasha Dayyat, Director of the Planning and Institutional Development Department at the Amman Stock Exchange, presents its new climate change disclosure initiative.
Juan Pablo Cordoba
ESG

A New Meeting Point to Promote Sustainable Development in Chile, Colombia and Peru

Published: Nov 2023
CEO Juan Pablo Cordoba says the new Nuam Exchange recognises the importance of a more sustainable world and will seize the opportunity to positively impact the environment.
Randall Hopkins and Erika Spence
ESG

How Technology Can Help Corporates and Investors Simplify Their Sustainability and Impact Investing Journeys

Published: Nov 2023
Randall Hopkins and Erika Spence, the heads of ESG Solutions and ESG Data, talk about how Nasdaq is helping corporates and investors to navigate the evolving ESG landscape.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter November-2023

Published: Nov 2023

Welcome to the November issue of WFE Focus.

This month we focus on efforts our members around the world are making to address the challenges of climate change ahead of COP28, the United Nations conference on the topic starting Nov. 30.

Sohn Byungdoo, CEO of the Korea Exchange, kicks things off by detailing initiatives to steer financial markets toward a sustainable and resilient future. Gregor Spilker of CME group examines the impact electric vehicles are having on commodity markets worldwide and Laurent Poirot of SGX discusses building a global ecosystem of equities-based climate solutions co...

Features

Market capitalisation

Published: Nov 2023
Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about equity domestic market capitalisation on the world's stock exchanges.
Nandini Sukumar
CEO Letter

CEO Letter October-2023

Published: Oct 2023

Our October issue is devoted to financial literacy and investor education, which WFE members believe in very strongly. Exchanges and CCPs, WFE members, place investor protection – of which literacy and education are key components – at the heart of the public markets they operate. It’s one of the things that distinguish them from other parts of the system and has become even more important as we are seeing increased participation in financial markets by retail investors and younger people.

In this edition, we hear from nine organisations around the world, starting with IOSCO, as the seventh W...