This month’s edition, September, marks the end of an important chapter for the WFE.

We say farewell to our widely respected, and much loved, Chairman of the past three years, Dr Urs Rüegsegger. He has been in a leadership position at the Board, first as Working Committee Chairman (2014-2016), Acting Chairman (2017), and finally as Chairman (2018-2021) for all the time I have been Chief Executive Officer.

He has been a leader, a mentor, a guide and a champion of the WFE in these years and before and his vision and energy have been influential in shaping the organisation we are today.

In his art...

Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about interest rate derivatives

By adhering to their core principles, WFE members can ensure that when the next global challenge arises, robust and transparent exchanges will remain the bedrock of global capital markets, writes Ed Knight, Vice Chairman of Nasdaq.

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.

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.

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.