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WFE calls for crypto asset taxonomy
22 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The World Federation of Exchanges has called for a response to the development of global stablecoins by creating a common taxonomy to better cover crypto assets

MiFID II Review: EFAMA calls for changes to investor protection rules
22 May 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EFAMA shows support for MiFID II and MiFIR framework but calls for improvements to professional investors to enhance market transparency

WFE responds to Europe’s MiFID II consultation
20 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The World Federation of Exchanges has responded to the European Commission consultation on the review of MiFID II and the MiFIR regulatory framework

SIX Group CEO joins WFE
07 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Urs Rüegsegger, group CEO of SIX Group, has been appointed as vice chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges...

WFE: blockchain regs must align globally
05 September 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The World Federation of Exchanges has warned global regulators of the need for consistency in any future regulations on distributed ledger technology...

CCPs must retain flexibility, says WFE
04 November 2015 Doha
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Overly prescriptive regulation could cause unnecessary constraint to CCPs, and could lead to more risk in the central clearing marketplace, according to a new report from the World Federation of Exchanges...

SIX CEO elected as WFE committee chairman
29 October 2014 Seoul
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Dr Urs Rüegsegger, group CEO of SIX has been unanimously elected as the new chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) working committee...