ICMA Podcast

Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA talks about the MAS Guardian Fixed Income Framework.

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, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, alongside Massim...

Addressing gender inequality is not only a matter of intrinsic value and a moral imperative, but it can also enhance growth, productivity, competitiveness and the sustainability of economies. In this podcast, Valérie Guillaumin, Director, Sustainable Finance at ICMA, talked with two committed women, from well-known organisations that have issued bonds to finance social projects, about why investin...

ICMA’s Andy Hill speaks with Ruth Yang, Global Head of Private Market Analytics, S&P Global Ratings, and Christina Padgett, Head of Leveraged Finance Research and Analytics, Moody’s Ratings, about developments in the Private Credit market, the trends and drivers, potential risks, and the prospects for further growth.

In this podcast, Stefano Pierini, Head of Finance and Investor Relations at Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and a member of the ICMA Corporate Issuer Forum, discusses how Ferrovie engages with the debt capital markets, the importance of - and access to - sustainable labelled instruments, and measures to mobilise capital and ensure more inclusive access to markets.

In this episode, two experienced market practitioners – David Camara Iniesta (Senior Trading Strategist, Bank of America) and Nina Suhaib-Wolf (Senior Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA) – discuss how the trading floor has evolved over the years including the impact of technology, market trends and the evolving regulatory environment and what it might look like in the future.

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, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, alongside Massim...

In this episode, we explore how transition finance is shaping sustainable markets by bridging the gap between current challenges and the solutions needed for a sustainable future. Join Anjuli Pandit from HSBC, Ketish Pothalingam (formerly of PIMCO), and ICMA's Simone Utermarck as they dive into the role of ICMA’s principles and frameworks in driving meaningful progress in this essential area.

In this podcast, Patricia Gentile, Group Head of  Finance & Insurance at A2A and member of the ICMA Corporate Issuer Forum, discusses the profile of A2A’s sustainable finance instruments, their benefits, alignment with the EU Green Bond Standard and measures enhancing accessibility in the debt capital markets.

In the latest episode, join Ruari Ewing, Katie Kelly, and Miriam Patterson, Senior Directors in the Market Practice and Regulatory Policy team at ICMA, as they discuss Primary Markets and the Bond Issuance Cycle.

In this podcast, Alessandro Canta, Head of Finance and Insurance at Enel and Steering Committee member of the ICMA Corporate Issuer Forum, discusses the challenges of achieving carbon neutrality, especially in a landscape heavily influenced by global geopolitical uncertainty. He explains how Enel is addressing these challenges by leveraging sustainable finance instruments, while also exploring opp...

In the latest Let's Talk Markets episode, ICMA Women’s Network, Katie Kelly, Senior Director at ICMA, and Jen Cresswell, Counsel and UK Women’s Network Steering Committee Member, dive deep into the progress and ongoing challenges for women in the bond markets. For over 10 years, the ICMA Women’s Network (IWN) has been a global platform committed to supporting women in the bond markets. From promot...

Nina Suhaib-Wolf, Director, ICMA, provides an update on secondary markets.

Andy Hill, Managing Director, ICMA, discusses the potential benefits of Europe’s two new consolidated tapes for bond markets, as well as the challenges in designing a transparency deferral regime that does not threaten market liquidity. He sheds light on ICMA’s data-driven approach to suggesting how this could be achieved, and how ICMA is encouraging the EU and UK regulators to adopt a similar met...

ICMA’s Alex Westphal, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, provides an update on the latest discussions around the proposed shortening of the settlement cycle to T+1 in Europe.

Alex Tsang, Director (Asia-Pacific), ICMA, reveals international market potential for Korean Treasury Bond (KTB) trading as supported by recent market reforms.

In October 2023, the Hong Kong SFC had asked ICMA to convene a working group to explore the potential applicability of the ICMA Code of Conduct to the Hong Kong market. A year later, on 3 October 2024, ICMA published the Hong Kong Code of Conduct.

Katie Kelly, Senior Director, ICMA, discusses a recent European Commission workshop on short-term funding markets.

Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA, provides an update on the FCA's consultation on the new UK prospectus regime.

Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, ICMA, speaks about ICMA's work on FinTech and Digitalisation initiatives

Paul Richards, Senior Adviser, ICMA, provides a personal perspective on international capital markets 50 years on.

Bryan Pascoe, Chief executive, ICMA, introduces the ICMA Quarterly for the Fourth Quarter.

Join us live at the annual AMIC Forum “Mind the gaps – savings investment and financing the real economy” which is on 16th October in London, is free to attend and open to all interested market participants. Register here: https://www.icmagroup.org/events/the-amic-forum-mind-the-gaps-savings-investment-and-financing-the-real-economy/ Returning for this podcast episode are industry experts, Bob Par...

For the latest release of ‘Let’s Talk Markets’ we’re excited to present two brand new episodes on the importance of investing for your future from very different perspectives. Join Emma Thomas and Georgina Uwaifo as they discuss what pensions mean to people starting their careers.

For the latest release of ‘Let’s Talk Markets’ we’re excited to present two brand new episodes on the importance of investing for your future from very different perspectives. Join Emma Thomas and Georgina Uwaifo as they discuss what pensions mean to people starting their careers, then listen to Nicolette Moser and Peter French discuss from perspectives of people nearing the other side of that jou...