Members of the WFE participated in the sixth-annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' initiative, to celebrate International Women's Day 2020.

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the February issue of Focus.

We are delighted to continue The WFE’s 2020 Series, a special feature we started last month with 16 executives from exchanges, CCPs and regulators around the world giving their viewpoints on the year ahead, for their business, country, and region.

This month, we are pleased to welcome three more contributors as follows:

• Ignacio Solloa, Chief Executive Officer, BME Clearing
• Terry Duffy, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
• Khalid Abdullah Al Hussan, Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Stock Exch...

Mario Palhares, Director, B3 tells us about the firm’s success in the ETF market.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has announced changes to its trading hours.

Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications, Nigerian Stock Exchange, updates us on the Nigerian Stock Exchange's work in the financial literacy space.

Terry Duffy, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CME Group, shares his thoughts on 2020 and the years ahead.