OREANDA-NEWS.  The World Federation of Exchanges will hold its General Assembly and Annual Meeting at the Kempinski Marsa Malaz hotel in Doha, Qatar, on October 19-21. Chairmen and Chief Executives from exchanges around the world will be speaking and attending the event, including the heads of the major international exchange groups, the leading exchanges of the BRIC economies and leaders of WFE-affiliated organisations, such as clearing houses and the post-trade sector. Representatives of global regulatory agencies, supervisory authorities, sovereign wealth funds and major buy-side firms will also be present and taking an active part. Key topics to be debated at this year’s meeting will include SME funding, progress on the G20 financial reform agenda, developments in derivative and commodity markets, evolving market structures and trends in risk management, compliance and governance.