January 6, 2025--The World Federation of Exchanges, the global industry association for exchanges and CCPs (The WFE), has published new research which analyses the link between stock market development and economic growth on a global scale.
The research analysed quarterly data from 36 countries over two decades (2003-2022).

Short term analysis:

There is a two-way influence between economic output growth and the stock market capitalisation in the short term, but only for high-income countries.

Low and middle-income countries experience a unidirectional relationship in the short term, where stock market capitalisation positively impacts economic growth, but not vice versa.

This means that low and middle-income country exchanges aren’t seeing a positive impact on their market capitalisation as a result of economic growth, though higher market capitalisation leads to higher economic growth.

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March 25, 2025--Key insights
Global capital markets have undergone a sustained fundamental shift, increasingly integrating individual investors into the financial ecosystem. This transformation has revolutionized how markets operate, establishing more accessible pathways for individuals to participate in spaces traditionally reserved for institutional and professional investors.

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March 24, 2025--The ever-increasing demand for ETFs is fueled by investor appetite for liquidity, risk management, and diverse strategies.
Brown Brothers Harriman's 12th annual Global ETF Investor Survey of institutional investors, fund managers and financial advisors identifies a paradigm shift across the ETF landscape. The report reveals that a remarkable 95% of investors intend to increase their ETF allocations over the next 12 months, an increase from 82% in last year's survey.

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