ICMA Podcast

Future proofing your career

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Nathalie Masset, Head of Fixed Income at Euronext, chats to Thomas Capon of Freshfields about the opportunities and challenges of developing electronic fixed income trading in a post MIFID II environment, the importance of diversity when hiring a team and how to future proof your career in financial markets in changing times.

Investment bank to Fintech start-up

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Moving from investment banking to a tech start up. Vic Arulchandran, Chief Operating Officer of Nivaura talks to Brendan Wallace from Arthur Cox about the excitement, and the challenges, of setting up a start-up to automate securities issuances, the importance of continually challenging yourself and of having a long term plan for where your career is going.

Issuers and investors reacting to change

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Juan Blasco, Global Head of Syndicate at BBVA and an ICMA Board member on the geopolitical environment over the past year, the reactions of issuers and investors and the effects on the window for issuing. Characterising this as the most fascinating time to be working in financial markets, he talks about how banks are changing the way they attract and retain talent. Thomas Capon from Freshfields asks the questions.

Capital markets in MENA

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Andy Cairns, Head of Global Corporate Finance at First Abu Dhabi Bank describes his 25 year career in international finance for Charles Tissier of Dentons at ICMA’s Stockholm AGM. Based in Abu Dhabi in his current role he’s seen rising fixed income volumes and increasing interest in capital markets as a funding format in the MENA region.

Being LGBT+ in the workplace

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Credit Suisse’s Chief of Staff and Head of Legal Entity Office, Group Operations, David Finlayson on what it means to be LGBT+ at work, changing attitudes as companies realise that diversity and inclusion lead to better decisions and make the workplace more attractive and initiatives like ally programmes which benefit everyone. Drawing on his own experience he offers encouragement to younger professionals to bring their best self to work.

Top skills for a future leader

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Martin Egan, Vice Chair Global Markets Client Board at BNP Paribas speaks with Brendan Wallace of Arthur Cox on the strategic thought process, managing geopolitical risk and digital transformation. Aside from the basic business skill set a future leader should want to understand the bigger picture, have an inclusive and open mindset and be a conduct champion.

Three key themes influencing capital markets

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Jakob Groot, Head of Corporates and Institutions and Member of the Executive Board at Danske Bank talks to Rebekah Bray of Nordea in Stockholm about his roles at the bank and the three key themes influencing capital markets, regulation, sustainability and political risk.

FinTech and the value of data in capital markets

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Scott Farrell, Senior Partner, Derivatives Practice, Australia at international law firm King & Wood Mallesons talks FinTech and the value of data in capital markets with Rebekah Logan Bray from Nordea. How can we develop the right frameworks for the safe flow of information within financial markets to create the benefits of choice, convenience and confidence for customers?