ICMA Podcast

The AMIC Podcast: Discover Insights on Geopolitics, Markets, and Asset Classes

Join us live at the annual AMIC Forum “Mind the gaps – savings investment and financing the real economy” which is on 16th October in London, is free to attend and open to all interested market participants.

Register here: https://www.icmagroup.org/events/the-amic-forum-mind-the-gaps-savings-investment-and-financing-the-real-economy/

Returning for this podcast episode are industry experts, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, alongside Massimiliano Castelli, PhD MSc, Managing Director and Head of Strategy & Advice at UBS Asset Management, who also serves as the Co-Chair of the AMIC Executive Committee.

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday 1st October 2024.

In this podcast, the team discuss the recent central bank actions from across the developed and developing world as well as fiscal easing.

Max and Bob also share their thoughts on the recent geopolitical developments and what impact this may have on the financial markets and the climate for investing overall.

Join us for the next episode which will be recorded following the IMF World Bank meetings in Washington DC. 

If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org. 

Learn more about AMIC: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/

ICMA Education & Training presents ''Let's Talk Markets'' - Episode 6 part 1 - Investing for your future – beginning the conversation

For the latest release of ‘Let’s Talk Markets’ we’re excited to present two brand new episodes on the importance of investing for your future from very different perspectives. Join Emma Thomas and Georgina Uwaifo as they discuss what pensions mean to people starting their careers.

ICMA Education & Training presents ''Let's Talk Markets'' - Episode 6 part 1 - Investing for your future – key considerations

For the latest release of ‘Let’s Talk Markets’ we’re excited to present two brand new episodes on the importance of investing for your future from very different perspectives. In part 2, Nicolette Moser and Peter French discuss from perspectives of people nearing the other side of that journey.

ICMA Education & Training presents ''Let's Talk Markets'' - Episode 5 - Careers in Capital Markets

In this episode of ICMA Education & Training’s latest vlog “Careers in Capital Markets”, Tim Skeet (Bank of China; ICMA UK Regional Chair) and Alex Malitsky (Director - Fixed Income Syndicate & Origination, TD Securities) discuss careers in finance.

Episode 4 - "Let's Talk Markets "- Rethinking Finance Architecture

In this episode of ICMA Education & Training’s latest vlog “Rethinking Finance Infrastructure”, ICMA’s Georgina Jarratt (Managing Director, Head of Fintech & Digitalisation) speaks to Armin Peter, former Global Head of Debt Syndicate at UBS about the huge impact of technology on the capital markets.

The AMIC Podcast: Discover Insights on Geopolitics, Markets, and Asset Classes

Listen now to the podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), ICMA's dedicated forum advocating the interests of buy-side members, including asset managers, institutional investors, private banks, pension funds, and insurance companies, among others.

Returning for this episode are industry experts, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, alongside Massimiliano Castelli, PhD MSc, Managing Director and Head of Strategy & Advice at UBS Asset Management, who also serves as the Co-Chair of the AMIC Executive Committee.

This podcast was recorded on 29th August 2024.

In this podcast, the team discuss the latest survey from UBS which asked around 40 central banks their thoughts on the broad economic/financial and geopolitical outlook, with a special focus on the upcoming US election, as well as their views on asset allocation and currencies.

Max and Bob also covered their thoughts on the volatility markets experienced during the summer period, as well as what trends in investor behaviour they expect in in late 2024/early 2025.

If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org. 

Learn more about AMIC: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/

ICMA Quarterly Briefing Q3 2024: ICMA's role and priorities in ever-changing markets

ICMA's CEO, Bryan Pascoe, shares a large part of the content from his speech at the last AGM.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing Q3 2024: The debate about EU policy on Capital Markets Union

ICMA's Paul Richards, Senior Adviser, assesses the debate about EU policy on Capital Markets Union.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing Q3 2024: Sustainable finance: 2024 Guidance from the Principles

ICMA’s Valérie Guillaumin, Director, Sustainable Finance, talks about the new releases of the Principles: the Green Enabling Projects Guidance and the Guidelines for Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing Q3 2024: FCA anti-greenwashing rule: finalised guidance

ICMA’s Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, talks about the UK FCA's finalised guidance on its anti-greenwashing rule, and some EU and Hong Kong developments in the area of anti-greenwashing.