On World Savings Day the World Federation of Exchanges reminds investors of the risks of inflation eroding their savings

 

PRESS RELEASE

On World Savings Day the World Federation of Exchanges reminds investors of the risks of inflation eroding their savings 

 

London, 31 October 2025 - The World Federation of Exchanges “WFE”, the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, supports the aims behind the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute’s World Savings Day. Savings play a key role in building financial resilience and enabling individuals to be prepared to face difficult times in the future. 

However, traditional savings alone are not enough to secure lasting financial well-being.  Inflation erodes the real value of cash savings, underscoring the need for more dynamic, growth-oriented approaches to wealth preservation. Capital markets offer that through different financial products including, equities, bonds and derivatives. 

 These investment vehicles can, and do, outpace inflation and contribute to both personal and economic growth. In fact, it is well understood that stocks represent a powerful (if not the most powerful) way of investing for the longer term in the face of inflation. Moreover, whilst banking and private markets can also contribute to growth, exchange-led markets do so in a way that spreads risk and therefore benefits financial stability. 

Today, we would like to reiterate our call to action to support the growth of exchanges, and underline that impeding access to capital markets risks limiting growth (for both enterprises and investors) and limiting the ability of investors to make best long-term use of their assets. Read our white paper here. 

 

Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the WFE, said, “The aims of this campaign are laudable, and we encourage individuals to cultivate healthy financial habits and build resilience through saving. However, to truly finance the future, retail investors must be empowered with access to capital markets, with public policy recognising their role and advantages combatting the effects of inflation. This World Savings Day we encourage people not only to save, but to invest responsibly, inclusively, and with an eye towards the future.”

For more information, please contact:

Cally Billimore

Communications Manager

[email protected]

+44 7391 204 007

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, 37% are in Asia Pacific, 43% in EMEA and 20% in the Americas region. The WFE’s 87 member CCPs and clearing services collectively ensure that risk takers post some USD 1.1 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. The exchanges covered by WFE data are home to over 49,054 listed companies, and the market capitalization of these entities is over USD116.58tr; around USD155tr in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end-2024).

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 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.

Website: www.world-exchanges.org

Twitter: @TheWFE

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