Exchange in Focus: Panama Stock Exchange becomes Latin American Stock Exchange – Latinex

30 July 2021

Panama Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panama - BVP) announced that it has changed its name to Latin American Stock Exchange - Latinex (Bolsa Latinoamericana de Valores). Olga Cantillo, Latinex CEO said that the “relaunching” of the bourse is another step in the process of becoming a hub for the region’s capital markets. “We are looking to offer the services that will make us a point of reference for issuers in the region who want to reach regional and international investors” Cantillo elaborated during an online presentation. Cantillo has over 20 years of experience in the industry. She has worked in brokerage houses and banks with responsibilities in Panama as well as other countries in the region. Latinex launched a new ESG reporting guidelines for issuers in 2021: “Guide for Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Factors (ASG).” The Group's websites changed their image and domain to www.latinexbolsa.com for the Latin American Stock Exchange - Latinex and www.latinexcentral.com for Latin American Central Securities Depository - Latinclear. To learn more details, Latinex shares a video that explains the change of image and that you can find under its slogan "Latinex: the best connection for your investment."  

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Latinex is an SSE Official Supporter and recognizes both market demand and a global necessity for more sustainable and transparent financial markets. Since its founding more than 10 years ago, the SSE has grown to include almost all stock exchanges worldwide (click here for the list of members). This illustrates that participating in a conversation on environmental, social and governance factors has become a necessary part of the investor-exchange-issuer dialogue. Know more about the SSE Official Supporter here.  

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The SSE’s research pillar aims to support a better understanding of the key sustainability issues facing stock exchanges and provide decision-ready data and best-practice examples to assist exchange leaders in their sustainability efforts. Research compiled by the SSE initiative is provided free of charge as a public good and is available on the SSE’s website, through publications, and via interactive online databases. SSE Stock Exchange Database To learn more, visit the SSE’s database of stock exchange sustainability activities. Currently, the database has data on 103 stock exchanges and tracks progress on key activities where exchanges are promoting sustainable business and investment practices. It is the largest data set of its kind and the data is freely accessible.   SSE ESG Guidance Database The SSE ESG Guidance Database contains a comprehensive list of all stock exchange ESG guidance documents in the world so that other stock exchanges can learn from their peers. The database is now updated to include an analysis of major ESG reporting instruments referenced in stock exchange guidance documents. To learn more, check our press release about the new database. Securities regulators database SSE has a new interactive Securities Regulators Database to provide examples of how securities regulators are already contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. These examples can be filtered by the ten action areas found in the SSE’s Action Plan for securities regulators which is the central guidance of the SSE publication How securities regulators can support the Sustainable Development Goals. To learn more about SSE work in this area, visit our Securities Regulator workstream on the SSE website.  

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​The SSE initiative is a UN Partnership Programme organised by UNCTAD, the UN Global Compact, UNEP FI and the PRI. The SSE’s mission is to provide a global platform for exploring how exchanges, in collaboration with investors, companies (issuers), regulators, policymakers and relevant international organizations, can enhance performance on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment, including the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The SSE seeks to achieve this mission through an integrated programme of conducting evidence-based policy analysis, facilitating a network and forum for multi-stakeholder consensus-building, and providing technical assistance and advisory services.