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    A framework for our post-pandemic global markets

    Ed Knight
    Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
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    Editor's Pick

    Path to a green China: The role of capital markets in decarbonising the future

    Published: Aug 2021
    The building blocks for a green finance system in China are firmly in place, setting the country on course to create a thriving low-carbon investment ecosystem, says Cai Jianchun, President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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    Claire Dorrian
    ESG

    Greening the economy takes transparency and a common language

    Published: Aug 2021
    With increased attention comes increased scrutiny for the green economy landscape, and for the corporates and funds that exist within it. The application of green taxonomies provides common language amongst the companies raising capital and the investors allocating it, writes Claire Dorrian, Head of Sustainable Finance at the London Stock Exchange Group.
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    Russell Karas
    ESG

    Providing a standardised platform for managing global emissions price risk

    Published: Aug 2021
    Market-based voluntary offset projects offer the opportunity for near-term solutions on the long road to a net-zero economy, says Russell Karas, Senior Director of Energy Products at CME Group.
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    Lucas Rabiot
    ESG

    Unlocking structured sustainability data with LGX DataHub

    Published: Aug 2021
    Fragmented and unstructured data has long been the primary obstacle to meaningful sustainability analysis. By collecting and harmonising this vast and disparate universe of information, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s LGX DataHub sets about solving that problem, writes Senior Sustainability Data Analyst Lucas Rabiot.
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    Brian Matt
    ESG

    NYSE and ICE: transforming the world of ESG data and benchmarking

    Published: Aug 2021
    The NYSE and ICE are deploying their combined weight to offer companies and investors almost real-time, decision-useful ESG data across a universe of 3,500 companies. NYSE's Head of ESG Advisory Brian Matt describes how it works.
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    Fábio Zenaro
    ESG

    Brazil’s carbon credits highlight the market for innovative environmental products

    Published: Aug 2021
    Trading in Brazil’s carbon credits market has taken off in 2021, adding a valuable new asset to the country’s growing portfolio of ESG products, writes Fábio Zenaro, Director, OTC Products and New Business Development at B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão.
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    Marion Leslie
    ESG

    An index-led push for Swiss gender workplace equality

    Published: Aug 2021
    Switzerland still has a way to go to achieve gender equality, especially in the workplace, says Marion Leslie, Head of Financial Information at SIX Group. The new SPI Gender Equality Index is an ‘external push’ towards more diversity and inclusion for both the Swiss market and its exchange.
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    Herry Cho
    ESG

    Fighting climate change in Asia: an exchange-led approach

    Published: Aug 2021
    Developing ESG in Asia requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach that takes into account varying levels of development across countries, industries, and corporates, says Herry Cho, Singapore Exchange's Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance. To that end, SGX has developed a multi-asset sustainability platform to catalyse change and deliver sustainable growth.
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    José Antonio Martínez
    ESG

    Setting Chile on the road to a sustainable future

    Published: Aug 2021
    With the recent launch of an ESG-focused index and ETF, Chile’s Bolsa de Santiago is taking major steps towards a sustainable investment future, writes Chief Executive Officer José Antonio Martínez.
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    Natalya Khoroshevskaya
    ESG

    Kazakhstan: laying the foundations for sustainable investment

    Published: Aug 2021
    Kazakhstan has made steady progress towards implementing ESG goals, culminating in the country’s first sustainable bonds. The journey is just beginning, writes Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Deputy Chairwoman Natalya Khoroshevskaya.
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    Igor Marich
    Education

    Moscow’s retail investing renaissance

    Published: Aug 2021
    The Moscow Exchange will remember 2020 as the beginning of a golden age in retail investing, as individuals across Russia are drawn to the markets by financial literacy campaigns and a flurry of new products, writes Igor Marich, the bourse’s Managing Director for Sales and Business Development.
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    Shameela Soobramoney
    ESG

    JSE leverages its sustainability strategy to enable a progressive finance landscape

    Published: Aug 2021
    The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has implemented a four-pillar strategy to drive its sustainable finance vision while balancing the unique needs of emerging-market economies, writes Shameela Soobramoney, the bourse’s Chief Sustainability Officer.
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    News & Views

    The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets

    Published: Aug 2021
    The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets
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    News & Views

    The World Federation of Exchanges Seventh Annual Sustainability Survey shows continued increase in engagement

    Published: Aug 2021
    The World Federation of Exchanges Seventh Annual Sustainability Survey shows continued increase in engagement
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    News & Views

    The World Federation of Exchanges Welcomes Clarificatory Guidance on Climate- related Metrics and Targets

    Published: Aug 2021
    The World Federation of Exchanges Welcomes Clarificatory Guidance on Climate- related Metrics and Targets
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    Monthly Insights

    Currency derivatives

    Published: Jul 2021
    Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about currency derivatives
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