ICMA Podcast

UK Edinburgh Reforms: prospectus regime

ICMA's Ruari Ewing, Secretary, ICMA Primary Market Practices Committee discusses the replacement of the UK’s prospectus regime.

MiFIR review and bond market transparency

Andy Hill, head of ICMA Secondary Markets, provides an update on the ongoing MiFIR Review from the perspective of the proposed EU consolidate tape for bonds and the related transparency framework.

Transparency in commercial paper

Katie Kelly, Senior Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, speaks about whether there is a need for more and better transparency in commercial paper markets.

CSDR Refit and settlement efficiency

Alex Westphal, secretary to ICMA’s ERCC, speaks about ICMA’s latest work with members to support settlement efficiency in Europe as well as our related advocacy in the context of the ongoing CSDR Refit discussions.

ICMA’s response to the ESAs’ call for evidence on greenwashing

Ozgur Altun, Associate Director of Sustainable Finance at ICMA, talks about the ICMA’s response to the Greenwashing Call for Evidence launched by European regulators in November 2022.

Common Domain Model for repo and bonds

Gabriel Callsen, Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, at ICMA, speaks about ICMA’s CDM project, which is now open source, automation and innovation in repo markets and ICMA’s priorities.

ICMA Market integrity in sustainable finance series I Episode 4 I Greenwashing risks and remedies

The final episode of our series on market integrity in sustainable finance, focuses on the asset management and the fund industry. Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy CEO and Head of Sustainable Finance at ICMA sat down with Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainability Research, Manager Research, Morningstar, Mark Manning, Strategic Policy Advisor Sustainable Finance, FCA, Patrik Karlsson, Senior Policy Offices, ESMA and Stéphane Janin, Head of Global Regulatory Developments and Public Affairs, AXA Investment Managers, to talk about greenwashing in the industry, the impact of regulation such as SFDR and what’s next on the regulators’ agenda.

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.