Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Chair of IESBA, examines the role that stock exchanges play in sustainability reporting.

Elizabeth Aceituno, Private Sector Finance Lead at the World Wildlife Fund, talks about how exchanges can help the transition to a nature-positive global economy.

Yuji Yamashita, Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at Japan's Financial Services Agency, writes on considerations to strengthen the resilience of CCPs and their financial resources for resolution.

Pratima Divgi, Head of Capital Markets, North America, at CDP examines the most pressing challenges to delivering on net-zero pledges, and how they can be addressed.

In the fast-paced world of financial markets, access to timely and comprehensive market data is crucial for investors, regulators, and market participants alike. Consolidated tape, a centralised system for disseminating real-time trading information, has emerged as a solution to address the fragmented nature of market data.

Monique Bell, Commodities Product Manager at ASX, looks at the role financial derivatives could play in helping with decarbonisation plans.

An AI-driven approach to software testing should be a “system-first” approach: it should be closely tailored to the system and data it serves. At the same time, it allows for cross-project applications of the models and the datasets.

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.