Alyona Bulda, Head of Global Exchanges, and Daria Degtiarenko, Senior Marketing Communications Manager at Exactpro, write about testing approaches for AI-driven systems in financial market infrastructures.

Victoria Powell, Senior Manager, Sustainability, and Rona Nairn, Manager, Regulatory Affairs at the WFE, address a pressing question: Is now the right time to prioritise nature alongside climate issues?

Dr Ying Liu, Economist, and Dr Kaitao Lin, Senior Financial Economist, at the WFE, explore the economic, institutional, social and cultural factors that have shaped how exchanges around the world have engaged with ESG over the past decade.

James Auliffe, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at the WFE, sets out policy recommendations on how well-calibrated tax regimes can support investment, strengthen capital formation, and enhance the role of capital markets in driving sustainable economic growth.

In this Q&A, Dato’ Fad’l, CEO of Bursa Malaysia, outlines his vision for the exchange as an inclusive, multi-asset platform that serves the needs of issuers and investors while supporting Malaysia’s development goals.

Dr. Harish Ahuja, Head of Product & Strategy Development (Power & Carbon Markets), and Gaurav Yadav, Deputy Manager at NSE, explain how a futures market can enable a more stable environment for Indian businesses.

Rosie Slade, Head of Product Management, Trade Reporting Analytics and Client Experience at DTCC, discusses the key findings from ESMA’s 2024 report and how firms can improve data quality and compliance under EMIR and SFTR.

Jerry MacLeod, Global Head of Sales at Beeks Group, outlines how Beeks Exchange Cloud is making it easier and quicker for firms to access trading infrastructure.

York Hao Yeo and Timothy Tan, AVP of Risk Validation and AVP of Sustainability & Sustainable Finance at SGX Group, share how the company is cutting its emissions and helping the wider financial ecosystem through its Climate Transition Plan.