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The Future of
Issuer Reporting

Digital-first reporting, and the importance of structured data in reporting in an AI world.

Welcome back. Thank you for joining us in the room. This microsite is yours to keep — revisit the conversation, explore what the data said about where reporting is heading, and pick up the resources we promised.
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Why we brought this room together

Annual reports have spent decades as PDFs — built for reading, not for machines. As regulators move toward structured, tagged disclosure and AI systems become primary readers of corporate data, issuers face a choice: keep publishing static documents, or start reporting in a language machines and stakeholders can both trust. That was the conversation on the day.

structure

Beyond the PDF

What issuers lose when financial and impact data is locked inside a document designed for print, and what structured tagging recovers.

machine-readability

iXBRL & XBRL in practice

Where JSE-listed issuers stand on structured tagging today, and the practical route from narrative reporting to tagged disclosure.

AI readiness

Reporting for AI readers

Why large language models and analyst tools increasingly determine how your report gets read — and what that means for how it should be built.

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Watch it again, or catch what you missed

The full session, including the panel discussion and audience Q&A.

  • Welcome & framing00:00
  • From PDF to structured data06:20
  • iXBRL & XBRL: where issuers stand18:45
  • Panel: reporting for an AI-first audience31:10
  • Live audience polling47:30
  • Closing & Q&A52:15
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What the room told us

A snapshot built from the polling, questions, and conversations captured on the day — shared here to give you a feel for where the sector's thinking sits, not as an ongoing data feed.

Illustrative summary of on-the-day audience data. Figures reflect attendee polling and discussion themes, not a live or audited dataset.
142
Attendees in the room
37
Listed issuers represented
61%
Not yet tagging any disclosure
89
Live poll responses collected

Where issuers are on structured reporting

"Which best describes your organisation today?"

Biggest barrier raised on the day

Ranked by show-of-hands, live in session

Themes that came up most in the room

Pulled from live Q&A submissions and table discussions

<AI_readiness> <iXBRL> <assurance> <double_materiality> <data_governance> <JSE_rules> <investor_trust> <legacy_systems> <structured_ESG>
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Take the conversation further

Everything referenced on the day, in one place.