International listings are a huge part of the London Stock Exchange's business, but emerging market exchanges are becoming a genuine source of competition. However, the LSE's reputation and prestige look set to keep the bourse's global standing high in the short to medium term at the very least.

Hong Kong's economic success looks set to continue for some time yet, but challenges lie ahead for its exchange. How will it cope with declines in listing growth, and ultimately all out competition with its peers on the mainland?

The potential of mobile devices in payments, banking and financial services has yet to be fully realised, despite the fact that mobile technology is bringing a profound shift in the way that the world’s population interacts and transacts.

As regulators seek to push more business onto exchanges and into central clearing, and to make derivatives and other markets more transparent and more resilient, the reform of the securities industry is well under way. What will regulations mean for businesses in practice?

Mark Harris, head of compliance with Renaissance Group, tells The Banker  how he boosted the group's compliance capability, and installed a new trading surveillance system in its investment banking operations.

After spending well over a decade building out UBS's electronic trading business, Tim Wildenberg made the move to Citi in search of fresh challenges. He tells The Banker  why he switched banks, and discusses the opportunities and priorities of his new role.