ICMA Podcast

Listen now to the podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), ICMA's dedicated forum advocating the interests of buy-side members, including asset managers, institutional investors, private banks, pension funds, and insurance companies, among others. Returning for this episode are industry experts, Anita Karppi, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA, Bob...

Listen now to the podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), ICMA's dedicated forum advocating the interests of buy-side members, including asset managers, institutional investors, private banks, pension funds, and insurance companies. Anita Karppi, Senior Director - Buy-side, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA was joined this episode by industry experts, Bob Parker...

Marc Granville, Senior Director at ICMA and Head of Education and Training, speaks with Hugh Friel, Senior Vice President at Frontclear, in the second part of this episode to explore how technology and standardisation are reshaping repo and collateral markets across emerging and frontier economies. The discussion highlights how digital innovation and framework agreements can streamline legal onboa...

Zhan Chen, Associate Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, updates on ICMA's engagement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the U.S. Treasury clearing mandate, highlighting cross-border implementation challenges, supporting proposed exemptions to limit extraterritorial scope, and calling for further clarification to reduce complexity and ensure a level playing fie...

Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, summarises ICMAs feedback on European Commission proposed amendments to the existing Level 2 Regulation on prospectus format, content, scrutiny and approval.

Deena Seoudy, Senior Director and Associate Counsel, highlights some of the ICMA legal team's key areas of activity over the past quarter.

Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, explores how Euroclear and Clearstream (the International Central Securities Depositories, or ICSDs) have introduced the option for issuers to issue their debt securities in dematerialised form from 16 March 2026.

Aman Gill, Associate on ICMA's Market Practice and Regulatory Team, explains ICMA's response to the FCA's consultation paper on improving the UK transaction reporting regime.

Natalie Westerbarkey, Managing Director and Co-Head, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, lays out ICMA's position on the Market Integration and Supervisory Package (MISP) proposed by the European Commission on 4 December 2025.

Andy Hill, Managing Director and Co-Head, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, updates on the UK gilt market's resilience amid recent geopolitical and economic shocks, authorities' responses, and ongoing consultations focus on improving market functioning, transparency, and resilience, particularly in the gilt repo and Treasury bill markets.

Natalie Westerbarkey, Managing Director and Co-Head, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, reports on ICMA Brussels' roundtable on “Demystifying securitisation” . The event brought together policymakers and market participants to highlight its evolution into a robust, transparent funding tool that supports real-economy lending and investment, while identifying regulatory, operational and market b...

Anita Karppi, Senior Director in Market Practice and Regulatory Policy at ICMA leading the buyside proposition, highlights a busy quarter for ICMA’s buy-side team, with increased engagement through events, podcasts, and policy work, and a stronger focus on representing buy-side perspectives in evolving markets.

How is the shape of China's offshore lending changing? This is the BIG question we tackle in the second of a special series of podcasts we’re co-producing with Resonate Global Advisors.  Join Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director and Chief Representative for Asia Pacific for ICMA; Augusto King, Vice Chair, Capital Markets Group, Asia Pacific for MUFG; and Austin Strange, Associate Professor of Interna...

Alexander Malitsky, Chair of ICMA Future Leaders, speaks with Celia Price, UK Representative on the ICMA Future Leaders Steering Committee, to explore how early-career professionals can build successful careers in capital markets through networking, mentorship, and active engagement. The conversation highlights the importance of taking initiative, making the most of ICMA’s global platform, and ove...

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part five we discuss the factors driving capital markets and the implications for the investor.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part four we discuss how how central banks are reacting to the prospect of increased stagflation risk.

Marc Granville, Senior Director at ICMA and Head of Education & Training, speaks with Hugh Friel, Senior Vice President at Frontclear, to explore how money market development supports stronger and more resilient financial systems across emerging and frontier markets. The discussion highlights Frontclear’s dual approach of combining guaranteed products with technical assistance to address key m...

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part three we discuss how geopolitical factors influence markets in the long term.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part two we discuss how markets and investors have reacted to the escalating conflict in Iran.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part one we discuss the current situation and assess forward-looking scenarios.

In Part 2 of this conversation, Marc Granville from the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) continues speaking with Kaikham Onedamdy from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) about the impact and future of the Green Bond Technical Assistance Program (GB TAP). They discuss lessons learned from the programme, including the importance of collaboration, partnerships, and combining t...

Marc Granville, Senior Director at ICMA, and Kay Kim from IFC discuss the Green Bond Technical Assistance Program (GB TAP) launched in 2018. The program, supported by Switzerland, Sweden, and Luxembourg, aims to develop green bonds in emerging markets with a $1.4 billion fund. IFC partnered with ICMA for its expertise in sustainable finance training, especially during COVID-19. The program has tra...

Members of ICMA Future Leaders — Odinaka Linus-Nwokonkwo, CFA, Lead SSA Market Trader, Access Bank, Chukwuebuka Ikem, CFA, Rates Trader, Citi, and Enock Asare, Head, Fixed Income, Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd. recently hosted an ICMA podcast on “The Future of Finance in Africa and Its Impact on African Youth.”   They were joined by distinguished senior colleagues Dr. Okey Umeano, CFA, Deputy Direct...

Listen now to the podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), ICMA's dedicated forum advocating the interests of buy-side members, including asset managers, institutional investors, private banks, pension funds, and insurance companies, among others. Returning for this episode are industry experts, Anita Karppi, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA, Bob...

The ICMA ETF Podcast: What’s new in fixed income ETFs? Listen now to this ICMA Podcast on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), hosted by Anita Karppi, Senior Director - Buy-side at ICMA, who was joined by Tom Stephens of Schroders Investment Management, Pravin Bagree of UBS Asset Management and Josh Gibbs of State Street Investment Management to discuss what 2026 could look like for fixed income ETFs, an...