NEX Exchange, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which operates a regulated, UK stock exchange for small and medium companies, announced that it has launched NEX Reg, a new think tank focused on regulatory and market structure issues.
Kay Swinburne MEP has been appointed as Chair and she will work with senior leaders from across NEX Group to publish regular white papers and host events for the wider market to debate and illuminate key issues.
NEX Reg will support NEX’s objective of future thinking on key issues for the market by providing a forum for market participants and policy makers to come together to generate discussion on how best to achieve fair and efficient markets. The think tank will identify emerging issues, carefully examine the implications with market participants and generate discourse between industry and regulators.
As Chair, Dr Swinburne will be central to the objectives of NEX Reg by providing an independent voice and challenge.
She will bring experienced external viewpoints and ensure NEX Reg remains relevant to the policy debate of the day and the wider market. She enjoyed a successful career in investment banking and consulting before being elected as the Conservative MEP for Wales in June 2009. Her financial and business experience led to her appointment to the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee in the European Parliament.
Jenny Knott
Jenny Knott, CEO of NEX Optimisation, said:
The launch of NEX Reg, with Kay as Chair, is an important step for the NEX Group. Regulation has and will continue to play a critical role in the capital markets ecosystem and the accompanying compliance and technological issues are immense. We are committed to playing a leading role in helping the market navigate these changes. NEX Reg will help to find ways for the industry to work together and will focus on finding solutions to the complex issues faced. I’m thrilled that Kay is joining this think tank and believe that her experience and passion for these issues will add significant value.