ICMA Podcast

ICMA Social Bonds Podcast Series Episode 4: Defining Target Populations

The ICMA Social Bond Working Group is publishing a series of podcasts focusing on aspects of Social Bonds and their markets.

In this episode Philip Watkins Head of ESG DCM at SMBC Nikko discusses with Anna Smukowski , Senior Director, Capital Programs, Enterprise Community Loan Fund at Enterprise Community Partners and Natasha Garcha, Senior Director, Innovative Finance and Gender-Lens Investing Specialist at the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), how a focus on gender and racial equality through target populations for social bonds is being addressed in issuance.

Other podcasts in the series:
Episode 1: SBP Introduction
Episode 2: Current state of the market (July 2022)
Episode 3: Corporates

ICMA market integrity in sustainable finance series I episode 3 I greenwashing risks and remedies

In this episode Simone Utermarck, Director, Sustainable Finance at ICMA talks to Isabelle Laurent, Deputy Treasurer and Head of Funding at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Joseba Mota, Head of Fixed Income and ESG, Iberdrola, Eric Pedersen, Head of Responsible Investments, Nordea Asset Management, Jochen Krimphoff, Global lead data, tools and methods for the Greening Financial Regulation Initiative (GFRI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Julian Mazzacurati, Senior Economist, Risk Analysis and Economics Department at European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) about the link of sustainable finance to the real economy. The conversation touches on green bonds, the Principles and related guidance; the EU Taxonomy; external reviews and the use of technology.

FinTech and digitalisation

ICMA's Secretary to the Fintech Advisory Committee, Gabriel Callsen, speaks about DLT and bond markets, automation of the bond issuance process, and industry collaboration on the CDM to reduce costs and promote innovation.

Sustainable Finance

ICMA's Director, Sustainable Finance, Simone Utermarck, summarises ICMA’s take aways from COP27.

Global Repo and Collateral Forum

ICMA's Secretary to ICMA'S ERCC, Alex Westphal, explains the rationale and setup of ICMA’s Global Repo and Collateral Forum (GRCF) and comments on the latest developments, next steps and opportunities for ICMA’s global membership to engage in the new group.

Repo market at the 2022 year-end

ICMA’s Secretary, Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, previews the ERCC’s annual analysis of how the European repo market performed over the recent year-end.

CSDR mandatory buy-ins

ICMA’s Secretary, Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, updates on the ongoing regulatory developments and dynamics related to the EU’s contentious mandatory buy-in regime.

EU and UK prospectus regimes

ICMA's Secretary to the Primary Market Practices Committee, Ruari Ewing, reports on recent proposals relating to the EU and UK prospectus regimes.

FCA consultation on synthetic US dollar LIBOR

ICMA's Senior Director, Katie Kelly, discusses the FCA’s recent consultation on synthetic US dollar LIBOR.

Monetary policy, financial stability and capital market resilience

ICMA’s Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, Paul Richards, reports on monetary policy, financial stability and capital market resilience.