ICMA Podcast

The future of electronic trading in bond markets with Neptune Networks Ltd

Byron Cooper-Fogarty, Interim CEO, Neptune Networks Ltd speaks to ICMA’s Liz Callaghan about the problems Neptune is solving for the bond market, how electronic bond trading is evolving and whether regulation is helping or hindering technology innovation.  

The internationalization of the China corporate bond market

Andy Hill, ICMA’s Senior Director and head of secondary markets speaks with Mushtaq Kapasi, ICMA’s Chief Representative for Asia-Pacific, about China’s corporate bond market and ICMA’s new report on the trends, opportunities, and challenges related to the internationalization of the China corporate bond market.

Economic outlook for 2021 and beyond with Philippe Waechter, Ostrum Asset Management

Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist of Ostrum Asset Management, shares his outlook for the economy in 2021 in the context of the persistent COVID-19 health crisis and highlights key factors to consider for European economies post-pandemic including the need to trigger autonomous growth as the economic impulse coming from traditional partners (China and USA) will diminish in the foreseeable future.

Kāinga Ora and sustainable finance in New Zealand

ICMA speaks with Sam Direen, Treasurer of Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, the public housing agency of New Zealand. The discussion covers Kāinga Ora’s experience issuing Wellbeing Bonds aligned with the Green and Social Bond Principles, how these bonds fit in to their broader sustainability strategy, the importance and challenges of impact reporting, and potential lessons for the global sustainable finance market.

Outlook for the Euro area and the UK from George Buckley, Nomura

George Buckley, Chief UK and Euro Area Economist at Nomura gives his views on the Euro area politics and the economic outlook, also covering the effects of Brexit on the UK economy, prospects for the housing market and the likelihood of the Bank of England going negative on official interest rates in 2021.

COVID-19 and accelerating structural change with Paul Donovan, UBS Wealth Management

Paul Donovan, Global Chief Economist of UBS Wealth Management, talks to Martin Scheck, ICMA about how COVID-19 is accelerating structural change making a return to the status quo unlikely, Also, differing patterns of consumption in the USA and Europe,  and how they are affecting economic recovery, the forces currently  restraining investment spending and prospects for the ‘roaring 20s’.

The market environment in 2021 with Christoph Rieger, Commerzbank

Christoph Rieger, Head of Rates and Credit Research at Commerzbank comments on the market environment in 2021, including excess savings, increasing inflation, the strengthening of the euro, and asset purchase programmes, with their implications for policy makers, particularly the ECB. He also considers how large scale issuance by the EU will influence financial markets this year.

Economic outlook for 2021 with Marc Chandler, Bannockburn Global Forex

Marc Chandler, Managing Director, Bannockburn Global Forex, joins Leland Goss, Managing Director & General Counsel at ICMA, for an in-depth conversation on the future of DCM and FX markets in 2021. They discuss the significant monetary expansion in the US brought on by COVID-19, the feasibility of European monetary union without a fiscal union and the outlook for the year ahead.

2021 Outlook for the asset management industry

Robert Parker, Chair of ICMA's Asset Management and Investors Council, shares his outlook for 2021 for the asset management industry including his views on inflation, central bank monetary policies and the potential asset bubbles in the market.