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January 26, 2024 No Responses

At WFE, NGX Group Harps On Technology Revamp, Listing Rules Review

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Temi Popoola has highlighted various plans by the exchange group to revamp its technology infrastructure, attract listings, enhance retail investors participation and foreign capital inflows. Popoola stated this...

May 4, 2023 No Responses

WFE Create New Certification For Market Infrastructure

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has announced the creation of a new Market Infrastructure Certificate (MIC) programme, the first of its kind, which is aimed at educating the next generation of financial services leaders globally.City Business News repo...

March 19, 2023 No Responses

WFE: $25tri Wiped Off Global Stock Markets

New data published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central clearing counterparties, indicates that $25 trillion was wiped off global stock markets in 2022.City Business News reports that WFE’s Financial...

NGX: Ugochi Obi Makes WFE <strong>Women Leaders List For </strong>2023

March 3, 2023 No Responses

NGX: Ugochi Obi Makes WFE Women Leaders List For 2023

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), on Thursday, named the head of X-Academy, Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Ugochi Obi as one of the twenty women leaders for 2023. City Business News reports that the WFE...

March 3, 2023 No Responses

WFE Women Leaders: Profile Of Ugochi Obi, Head, X-Academy, NGX

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), on Thursday, named the head of X-Academy, Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Ugochi Obi as one of the twenty women leaders for 2023. Information made available to the WFE website explained that the X-Academ...

September 10, 2021 No Responses

Oscar Onyema, Nine Others Join WFE Board

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Thursday elected ten Directors of the Board, including a new Chairman, Vice Chairman and Working Committee Chairman at the 60th General Assembly. Elected Board of Directors, according to a st...

March 31, 2020 No Responses

WFE Warns Against Short-Selling Bans

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Monday issued a statement, criticising recent bans on short-selling as damaging to markets and failing to achieve their desired effect. WFE CEO Nandini Sukumar said:“Banning short-selling interferes with price forma...

October 27, 2019 No Responses

WFE Issues Call For Academic Papers

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued a call for papers, ahead of its Clearing & Derivatives Conference in Malta, 26-27 March 2020. According to WFE, the conference will bring together academics, policy-makers, WFE member CCPs and deriva...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

World Federation Of Exchanges Elects Four Board Directors

At the 59th General Assembly in Singapore on Wednesday , the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) elected four Directors of the Board. The four elected Directors of the Board are: Mr Greg Wojciechowski, President & CEO, Bermuda Stock Excha...

September 21, 2019 No Responses

WFE Explains Proposal On Registration, Alternative Compliance For Non-U.S. Derivatives

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has published a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) concerning two proposals that stand to impact the supervision of non-US central counterparties (CCPs) – namely, its Proposal on the Registration...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

WFE, 59 Stock Exchanges To Ring Gender Equality Bell

For the fourth year, a global collaboration across 59 stock exchanges around the world on Fridayconcluded plan to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ to celebrate International Women’s Day onThursday, March 8, 2018. The events are a partnership b...

September 28, 2017 No Responses

WFE implores global securities regulators on information sharing, confidentiality

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Wednesday responded to the CPMI-IOSCO Framework for Supervisory Stress Testing (“SST”) of Central Counterparties (“CCPs”). According to WFE, the purpose of the Framework is to guide glo...

September 7, 2017 No Responses

WFE unveils report on role of Stock Exchanges in fostering economic growth, sustainable development

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Wednesday published a report examining the role of stock exchanges in promoting economic growth and sustainable development, with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report –...

September 5, 2017 No Responses

Arunma Oteh to deliver key note address as WFE holds annual meeting in Bangkok

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – All is now set for the 57th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) scheduled to hold from 6-8 September 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the organisers...