ICMA Podcast

ICMA market integrity in sustainable finance series I episode 2 I greenwashing risks and remedies

This 40-minute podcast looks at Sustainability-linked Bonds (SLBs) and transition finance with a focus on greenwashing risks and remedies. Listen to the conversation moderator Laurie Chesne, Head of Green & Sustainable Financing at Natixis had with Nicole Della Vedova, Head of Corporate Finance at Enel; Felipe Gordillo, ESG Senior Analyst at Mirova; Nate Aden, Finance Sector Lead at Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and Ulf Erlandsson, Founder and CEO of Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: Introduction

ICMA's Chief Executive, Bryan Pascoe, introduces the Q4 ICMA Quarterly Report.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: The transition of legacy US dollar LIBOR bonds under English law

ICMA’s Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, Paul Richards, reports on the transition of legacy US dollar LIBOR bonds under English law.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: Sustainable finance update

ICMA's Deputy Chief Executive & Secretary of the Principles, Nicholas Pfaff, reports on further positive developments regarding the use of the Principles as a global standard for sustainable bonds illustrated by recent announcements of the European Central Bank and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, as well as developments in China’s domestic green bond market.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: Hong Kong SFC conduct requirements for bookbuilding and placing

ICMA's Secretary, ICMA Primary Market Practices Committee, Ruari Ewing, reports on the Hong Kong SFC conduct requirements for bookbuilding and placing.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: The EU and UK Prospectus Regulations

Both the EU and UK Prospectus Regulations are in the process of being reviewed. ICMA's, Secretary, ICMA Legal & Documentation Committee, Charlotte Bellamy, discusses the key points for international bond markets and what ICMA will be watching out for as the EU and UK regimes diverge.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: Secondary Bond Market data

ICMA's Secretary, ICMA Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, updates on the soon to be published ICMA Secondary Bond Market Data Report, which consolidates publicly available EU and UK post-trade data for both sovereign and corporate bond activity.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: CSDR Refit: the future of mandatory buy-ins

ICMA's Secretary, ICMA Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, updates on ICMA’s ongoing advocacy to remove mandatory buy-ins from CSD Regulation.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: EU post-trade transparency regime for sovereign and corporate bonds

ICMA’s Secretary, Liz Callaghan, Secretary to the Electronic Trading Council, reports on the appropriate EU bond market transparency regime framework.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q4 2022: ICMA’s new Global Repo and Collateral Forum

ICMA is launching the Global Repo and Collateral Forum (GRCF), a platform to bring together repo market practitioners from around the world to discuss common themes in repo and collateral markets. Alex Westphal, secretary to ICMA’s ERCC, explains the background to the initiative as well as next steps and opportunities for ICMA members to engage in the new group.