Market participants say stakeholders must prioritise the establishment of transparent and standardised pricing mechanisms within VCMs. At a minimum, participants wanted to see more trade execution handled via exchanges and marketplaces rather than the bilateral agreements that serve as the predominant channel today.

Jonathan Gilmour, head of derivatives and structured products group at Travers Smith, and Richard Metcalfe, head of regulatory affairs for the World Federation of Exchanges, discuss impending regulatory changes and what they may mean for market participants.

Green Equities provide a robust framework to improve transparency, consistency and comparability, bringing policymakers, exchanges, investors, governments and the private sector to work together to galvanise capital markets into action and pave the way towards a new sustainable global economy.

Elizabeth Coleman, HR Director (Atlantic Region) at SIX, talks about the challenges facing global recruiters in a changing world.

Pedro Gurrola-Perez, the WFE's Head of Research, presents a novel measure of initial margin model reactiveness that does not rely on particular risk factor paths and quantifies the uncertainty in the measurements.

Rich in natural resources, the transition to renewables presents Australia with the opportunity to evolve into a clean energy export superpower. Mark Williamson, executive general manager at CER, believes Australia has the potential to help the world decarbonise.

The year 2023 was marked by significant events that affected global financial markets, including a bear market for most of the year, geopolitical conflicts, the U.S. regional banking crisis and the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse.

Tom Skinner, Managing Director of pTools Software and the Founder LEILex, and Suraj Pandey, Strategic Account Manager at pTools Software and LEILex, launch the LEILex Affiliate initiative in partnership with LSEG.

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