Issue 107: April 2026
Editor's Pick
DTCC: Focused on Strengthening the Financial System
Published: Apr 2026
Val Wotton, MD and Global Head of Equities Solutions, outlines how DTCC is strengthening the financial system through enhanced clearing and settlement capabilities, resilient market infrastructure and the digitisation of assets.
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Features
Questions FMI Technology Teams Often Ask Too Late
Published: Apr 2026
Alyona Bulda, SVP, Emerging Technologies, and Dmitry Kolpakov, Chief Financial Officer at Exactpro, examine the critical questions FMI technology teams must address earlier to strengthen resilience across trading and post-trade systems.
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pTools Launches AI-Enabled Corporate Announcements & Disclosures Processing Solution for Stock Exchanges
Published: Apr 2026
Suraj Pandey, Head of Business Development at pTools Software, explains how AI-enabled processing is improving the speed, accuracy and compliance of corporate announcements, while reducing operational risk across capital markets.
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Press Release: WFE Position on the Targeted Review of the Committee's Prudential Standard for Banks' Cryptoasset Exposures
Published: Apr 2026
A letter to the Bank for International Settlements outlining the WFE’s response to the Basel Committee’s targeted review of banks’ cryptoasset prudential standards.
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Press Release: The WFE Creates Listing Stringency Index That Enables Comparison of Markets
Published: Apr 2026
A World Federation of Exchanges paper introducing its Listing Stringency Index, a new framework to compare the rigour of IPO listing requirements across global markets and regulatory dimensions.
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Press Release: New WFE Research Highlights Key Considerations to Make Extended Exchange Trading Hours a Sustained Success
Published: Apr 2026
The World Federation of Exchanges highlights the operational and risk challenges extended trading hours pose to post-trade infrastructure, including issues around liquidity, synchronisation and settlement.
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Press Release: New WFE Guide Helps Issuers Access Transition Finance
Published: Apr 2026
The World Federation of Exchanges has published a practical guide to help issuers access transition finance, outlining funding options and strategies to support decarbonisation and sustainability goals.
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Press Release: Exchanges Unite for the WFE’s Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
Published: Apr 2026
The World Federation of Exchanges launched its 12th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality campaign; 115 exchanges and CCPs rang the opening bell to promote inclusion across financial markets.
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