SIX Regulatory Reporting Annual Client Event 2026: Looking to the Future

On October 22, 2026, SIX hosted our Regulatory Reporting Annual Client Event at the Palacio de la Bolsa in Madrid. The event brought together senior leaders, executives, regulators and clients from across the European financial sector to exchange perspectives on the evolving regulatory landscape and the future of regulatory reporting.

The event also provided an opportunity for SIX to engage directly with clients, understand their challenges and expectations, and discuss how reporting services could continue to evolve across regulatory regimes and jurisdictions.

Collaboration, Integration and Trust: The Way Forward

Five key themes emerged from the day: collaboration, simplification, integration, technology and trust. As regulatory requirements evolve, the industry must work together to simplify processes, improve data quality and use technology responsibly.

For SIX, this means continuing to develop an integrated regulatory reporting offering, anticipate regulatory changes and shape future services around client needs, supporting more transparent, resilient and efficient markets.

Reviewing the Regulatory Landscape

The morning opened with a welcome address by David Jiménez-Blanco, Member of the Board of Directors at SIX, who highlighted the importance of regulatory reporting within the financial system and the value of bringing different perspectives together. Regulators, financial institutions, market infrastructures, technology providers and operations teams all play a role in addressing the sector’s challenges. Meaningful progress therefore requires dialogue and collaboration across the industry.

Building on this broader perspective, María Santos, Head of Trade Repositories at SIX, presented “Trade Repositories: A Year in Review”, bringing the discussion closer to the day-to-day realities of regulatory reporting and the needs of market participants.

Her presentation highlighted the importance of trust and reliable, high-quality data, particularly during periods of market volatility. As reporting requirements evolve, data quality remains fundamental to the usefulness and reliability of regulatory information. At the same time, the regulatory environment is moving towards greater simplification and integration, creating both opportunities and challenges for financial institutions and reporting providers.

For SIX, this evolution reinforces the ambition to develop a more integrated regulatory reporting offering across regimes and jurisdictions, helping clients navigate their obligations through a more consistent and connected approach.

The panel provided an opportunity to put clients’ experiences, priorities and concerns at the centre of the conversation. From reconciliation and alleged reports to benchmarking and Data Quality Indicators, the discussion explored how reporting needs are evolving and where clients see both opportunities and challenges as the regulatory landscape continues to develop.

Later, the focus shifted to the perspective of regulatory authorities. The session “Authorities’ View: Priorities for the European Reporting Framework”, explored the priorities shaping the European reporting framework and offered regulatory insights into the challenges discussed earlier in the day. It also highlighted the importance of ongoing dialogue between authorities and market participants in fostering a more effective, consistent and forward-looking reporting framework.

Building the Future of Regulatory Reporting Solutions

The discussion then moved from regulatory developments to the solutions needed to address them. As reporting obligations span different regimes and jurisdictions, financial institutions face the challenge of managing complexity while maintaining data quality, operational efficiency and confidence in their reporting processes.

The roundtable “Building the Future of Regulatory Reporting Solutions” examined how the industry could respond through more integrated approaches. 

A key theme connecting this discussion with the morning’s opening presentation was the opportunity to make regulatory reporting more integrated and easier for clients to navigate. Rather than addressing each reporting obligation in isolation, the industry can work towards a more connected offering that helps institutions manage their requirements across different regulatory frameworks.

For SIX, this ambition means progressively developing a single access point for regulatory reporting across regimes and jurisdictions. The addition of MiFIR reporting through Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) and Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) services represents an important step in that direction.

The objective is to build on existing capabilities and respond to clients’ evolving needs with a more integrated offering. This also makes client feedback essential: understanding the challenges institutions face in their reporting processes helps SIX identify where further integration, improved services and new capabilities can deliver the greatest value.

Exploring the Governed Use of Artificial Intelligence

In the afternoon, the focus shifted to technology and its implications for financial institutions. Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities, but its adoption also raises important questions about governance, accountability and the appropriate management of risk.

As financial institutions continue to explore the potential of new technologies, innovation cannot be considered separately from the frameworks needed to support its responsible use. Governance, data management and trust remain essential considerations when turning technological opportunities into practical applications. These questions are also relevant to the wider evolution of regulatory reporting, where reliable data, robust processes and appropriate controls underpin confidence in the information being reported. Technology can support more efficient and integrated approaches, but its value ultimately depends on how effectively it is implemented and governed.

Looking Ahead to European Financial Regulation

The final discussion returned to the broader regulatory outlook. In the fireside chat “What’s Next for European Financial Regulation?”, panelists examined the future direction of European financial regulation.

Looking beyond current requirements, the session offered an opportunity to consider how the regulatory environment might evolve and what that could mean for financial institutions and the wider market infrastructure. In a landscape where simplification and integration are increasingly important themes, anticipating regulatory developments remains essential for preparing reporting capabilities and responding to clients’ future needs.

The event concluded with closing remarks from Niko Schindler, COO Securities Services at SIX. Niko highlighted the importance of this event, as regulatory reporting plays an increasingly important role in our financial system. Niko stressed how the future of regulatory reporting cannot be built in isolation. It requires regulators, financial institutions, infrastructures and technology providers to continue working together. For SIX, SIX, it also means continuing to listen closely to our clients: their feedback, challenges and expectations help us to define what we need to build next.