ICMA Podcast

Debt capital markets in Africa – developments and challenges

At the end of a turbulent year for world financial markets this discussion looked at recent developments in the debt capital markets of Africa, how they are faring in the pandemic and their prospects for providing financing in the future. A panel of market experts from across the region shared their insights on market performance, liquidity, sustainability and the regulatory environment and considered the role of the central banks in further developing bond markets.

Moderator: Martin Scheck, Chief Executive, ICMA
Panellists:
Ekow Afedzie, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange
Philip Buyskes, Chief Executive Officer, Frontclear
Chandi Mwenebungu, Director & Treasurer, African Export-Import Bank
Jumoke Olaniyan, Vice President Market Architecture, FMDQ Securities Exchange
Zafar Parker, Head: Financial Markets Department, South African Reserve Bank

The aging population of Japan and implications for the capital markets

Satoshi NOJIRI, Head of Retirement Institute, Fidelity Institute, FIL Investments (Japan) speaks to ICMA about the current age demographics in Japan; the implications of the aging population for the overall functioning of the country and future economic growth;  and the various initiatives the government is taking to address this issue including the extension of retirement age and promoting the building of assets by individuals in preparation for their retirement. Satoshi also discusses the response of the Japanese capital market along with the products being developed and offers insights to other jurisdictions who are facing or may face the same situation.

Consolidating cross-border regulatory reporting

Andy Hill of ICMA discusses cross-border and multi-jurisdictional regulatory reporting consolidation with Dean Bruyns, Senior Director of Broadridge’s Regulatory Reporting Solution. The conversation covers ISO schemas, ISDA taxonomies, and UTIs, as well as the benefits and challenges of global coordination and the risks arising from divergence and fragmentation.  

COVID-19: ICMA Asset Management & Investors Council market update (21 October 2020)

Robert Parker, Chair of ICMA's Asset Management and Investors Council, reviews the market events of the last two weeks, in light of the increase in global coronavirus cases, the upcoming US presidential election and investor positioning.

Diversity and racism in the financial industry

ICMA’s Katie Kelly talks to Sun-Hee Park, Senior Counsel at EBRD about everyday racism and complacency in the financial industry and the importance of monitoring the success (or otherwise) of diversity policies. Also, is BAME a useful label or not in this context?

Shades of green in the bond market

Christa Clapp, co-founder of Cicero Shades of Green talks to ICMA’s Head of Sustainable Finance, Nicholas Pfaff about the evolving role of external reviewers in giving transparency to investors in green, social and sustainability bonds and new sustainability linked bonds, as well as the future EU Green Bond Standard.

COVID-19: ICMA Asset Management & Investors Council market update (7 October 2020)

Robert Parker, Chair of ICMA's Asset Management and Investors Council, reviews the market events of the last two weeks, in light of the increase in global coronavirus cases, the upcoming US presidential election and investor positioning.

Navigating through the crisis, an APG Asset Management perspective

ICMA speaks to Gert Dijkstra, Senior Managing Director and Axel van Doorn, Managing Director in Legal, Tax and Regulatory at APG Asset Management, about how their firm is navigating its way through the current crisis, their views on the actions taken by central banks, as well as their projects related to sustainability and digitisation.

The new normal: challenges and opportunities for women in financial services

Lisa Cleary, Senior Director, ICMA and Camille McKelvey, Head of Post Trade STP Business Development at MarketAxess discuss the challenges and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, how is the new normal evolving for women in financial services? Are there opportunities to take advantage of? What practical advice is on offer for adapting to the new working environment?

CIBM-Direct: accessing China’s interbank bond market

ICMA speaks to Michael Chen, Head of Overseas Client Department, China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd (CCDC), Shanghai Headquarters about the China Inter-bank Bond Market (CIBM) Direct Scheme which allows overseas institutional investors (OII) to directly access a full range of onshore RMB fixed income products through their local settlement agent banks without any quota restrictions.

ICMA 与中央国债登记结算有限责任公司上海总部境外客户部主管陈鸣麒 (Michael Chen)就中国银行间债券市场（CIBM）的直投模式如何便利境外机构投资者（OII）不受任何额度限制地通过结算代理行直接参与在岸市场的各类固定收益交易展开对话。