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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News & Views
Connecting the power of capital to a nation's vision
Published: May 2019
Datuk Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia writes an inspirational article that urges us to create connections “across a wider group of parties…that they may reach deeper into our society and deliver the kind of value that continues to build for generations.”
News & Views
TotalMarkets: Making the case for market structure reform
Published: May 2019
Adena Friedman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nasdaq writes about the firm's new blueprint - TotalMarkets: Blueprint for a Better Tomorrow - which focuses on the market structure that supports the trading of public companies, offering five objectives for regulatory market reform.
ESG
Qatar Stock Exchange launches competition for universities and business colleges in Qatar
Published: May 2019
Hussain M. Al Abdulla, Director, Marketing and Communications, Qatar Stock Exchange, discusses the importance of promoting financial literacy and developing an understanding of investment among students and young people in the State.
ESG
Embedding ESG: an exchange perspective
Published: May 2019
Shyrose Osman, Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) updates us on the various initiatives DFM is undertaking on ESG issues, including its ESG workshop series and its Sustainability Committee.
ESG
The importance of financial education
Published: May 2019
We feature an article from Bassam Abu Abbas, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Amman Stock Exchange who firmly believes that financial education is becoming ever more critical, not only for investment purposes but also for improving day-to-day financial understanding.
ESG
Sustainable development: the Santiago exchange's agenda
Published: May 2019
José Antonio Martínez, Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa de Santiago gives us an overview of how the Chilean exchange is tackling two big industry topics: sustainability and technology, using innovation as the cornerstone of its innovation strategy.
News & Views
Corporates raise record $770,000 at SGX Bull Charge charity golf event
Published: May 2019
SGX raised $770,000 at their Bull Charge Charity Golf event.
ESG
More than 50 exchanges joined Global Money Week 2019
Published: May 2019
The 8th edition of Global Money Week (GMW) took place at the end of March 2019 with over 50 exchanges welcoming children and young people as part of the ‘Ring Around the World’ initiative, which gave them valuable opportunities to learn about the work of exchanges worldwide.
Monthly Insights
Equity options and futures volumes (January – April 2019)
Published: May 2019
In this article we look at trading activity (measured by volume traded) in single stock and stock index options and futures over the January to April 2019 period when compared to the same period in 2018.