ICMA Podcast

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.

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.

ICMA's Director, Sustainable Finance, Simone Utermarck, summarises ICMA’s take aways from COP27.

ICMA's Secretary to ICMA'S ERCC, Alex Westphal, explains the rationale and setup of ICMA’s Global Repo and Collateral Forum (GRCF) and comments on the latest developments, next steps and opportunities for ICMA’s global membership to engage in the new group.

ICMA’s Secretary, Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, previews the ERCC’s annual analysis of how the European repo market performed over the recent year-end.

ICMA’s Secretary, Secondary Market Practices Committee, Andy Hill, updates on the ongoing regulatory developments and dynamics related to the EU’s contentious mandatory buy-in regime.

ICMA's Secretary to the Primary Market Practices Committee, Ruari Ewing, reports on recent proposals relating to the EU and UK prospectus regimes.

ICMA's Senior Director, Katie Kelly, discusses the FCA’s recent consultation on synthetic US dollar LIBOR.

ICMA’s Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, Paul Richards, reports on monetary policy, financial stability and capital market resilience.

ICMA's Chief Executive, Bryan Pascoe introduces the Q1 2023 ICMA Quarterly Report.