The World Federation Of Exchanges Announces Astana International Exchange Qualifies for Membership

The World Federation Of Exchanges Announces Astana International Exchange Qualifies for Membership

London, 24 September – The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, is pleased to announce that Astana International Exchange has passed the WFE’s rigourous inspection procedures and has qualified to join as a full member.

Members voting at the WFE’s 60^th General Assembly unanimously approved AIX’s admission. AIX will become a WFE member this month.

Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, the WFE said: “We are delighted to welcome AIX to WFE membership. Our criteria, process and inspection is a stringent one involving an assessment of the market structure and the regulatory framework in which it sits, discussions with stakeholders in the national jurisdiction, a peer review process and an inspection. AIX joins 68 other exchanges and CCPs around the world that have met WFE standards as laid out in our principles for exchanges.”

Renat Bekturov, CEO of AIX, commented: “We are delighted to be welcomed within the global community of exchanges. This membership is a recognition of the AIX as a market place which meets the highest standards of leading global bourses and plays a vital role in developing an innovative and vibrant local capital market.”

About the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE):

Established in 1961, the WFE is the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. Headquartered in London, it represents over 250 market infrastructure providers, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. Of our members, 35% are in Asia-Pacific, 45% in EMEA and 20% in the Americas. WFE’s 57 member CCPs collectively ensure that risk takers post some $1 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. WFE exchanges are home to 47,919 listed companies, and the market capitalisation of these entities is over $109 trillion; around $137 trillion (EOB) in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end 2020).

The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics, and publishes over 350 market data indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back more than 40 years, and provides information and insight into developments on global exchanges. The WFE works with standard-setters, policy makers, regulators and government organisations around the world to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets. The WFE shares regulatory authorities’ goals of ensuring the safety and soundness of the global financial system.

With extensive experience of developing and enforcing high standards of conduct, the WFE and its members support an orderly, secure, fair and transparent environment for investors; for companies that raise capital; and for all who deal with financial risk. We seek outcomes that maximise the common good, consumer confidence and economic growth. And we engage with policy makers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system.

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