The WFE Announces Host for WFEClear Conference 2027 in Almaty

 

PRESS RELEASE

The WFE Announces Host for WFEClear Conference 2027 in Almaty 

London, 14 May 2026 – The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is pleased to announce that the WFEClear Conference 2027 will take place from 27–29 April in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The conference will be hosted by Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) and its subsidiary, the KASE Clearing Center. 

WFEClear, the WFE’s annual conference for clearing houses and central counterparties (CCPs), brings together senior leaders from exchanges, clearing institutions, regulators and academia from across the global market infrastructure community to discuss the key issues shaping clearing, risk management and post-trade services. 

Almaty provides a fitting setting for these discussions. Historically part of the Silk Road, one of the earliest centres of organised trade, the region has long served as a meeting point for markets and exchange. Today, Kazakhstan’s financial ecosystem is entering a new phase of development, with CCP capabilities evolving in tandem with efforts to strengthen market infrastructure. This creates a new opportunity for the global clearing community to engage with a market experiencing steady growth and increasing international interest. 

Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer of the WFE, said: “Bringing WFEClear to Almaty reflects the region’s long-standing role in facilitating trade and its development as a financial market. As Kazakhstan continues to build out its CCP framework, the conference provides an opportunity to share perspectives and examine the issues shaping clearing markets globally.” 

Natalya Khoroshevskaya, Chairperson of the KASE Clearing Center, said: “Hosting WFEClear 2027 in Almaty marks an important milestone for Kazakhstan’s post-trade infrastructure. It provides a platform to showcase the progress we have made in developing robust CCP capabilities, while fostering dialogue with global peers on advancing resilience, transparency and innovation in clearing. We look forward to welcoming the international community to engage with our market at a time of meaningful transformation.” 

Further details on the agenda, speakers, and registration will be announced over the coming months.

For more information, please contact:

Oonagh Shiel
Communications Manager
Email: communications@world-exchanges.org

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 the providers of over 250 pieces of market infrastructure, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. Of our members, 39% are in Asia Pacific, 41% in EMEA and 19% in the Americas region. The WFE’s 74 member CCPs and clearing services collectively ensure that risk takers post some USD 1.4 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. WFE exchanges are home to over 41,000 listed companies, and the market capitalization of these entities is over $137 trillion; around $198.5 trillion in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end-2025). 

The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics and publishes over 350 market data indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back 50 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 policymakers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system. If you have any further questions, or wish to follow-up on our contribution, the WFE remains at your disposal. ^[1] 

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