ICMA Podcast

Andy Hill, Managing Director and Co-Head, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, updates on the UK gilt market's resilience amid recent geopolitical and economic shocks, authorities' responses, and ongoing consultations focus on improving market functioning, transparency, and resilience, particularly in the gilt repo and Treasury bill markets.

Natalie Westerbarkey, Managing Director and Co-Head, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, reports on ICMA Brussels' roundtable on “Demystifying securitisation” . The event brought together policymakers and market participants to highlight its evolution into a robust, transparent funding tool that supports real-economy lending and investment, while identifying regulatory, operational and market barriers to scaling a stronger European securitisation market.

Anita Karppi, Senior Director in Market Practice and Regulatory Policy at ICMA leading the buyside proposition, highlights a busy quarter for ICMA’s buy-side team, with increased engagement through events, podcasts, and policy work, and a stronger focus on representing buy-side perspectives in evolving markets.

How is the shape of China's offshore lending changing? This is the BIG question we tackle in the second of a special series of podcasts we’re co-producing with Resonate Global Advisors. 

Join Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director and Chief Representative for Asia Pacific for ICMA; Augusto King, Vice Chair, Capital Markets Group, Asia Pacific for MUFG; and Austin Strange, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Hong Kong as they discuss why excess liquidity on the mainland explains so much about the evolving contours of China's development finance and its offshore bond and syndicated loan activities. 

Alexander Malitsky, Chair of ICMA Future Leaders, speaks with Celia Price, UK Representative on the ICMA Future Leaders Steering Committee, to explore how early-career professionals can build successful careers in capital markets through networking, mentorship, and active engagement. The conversation highlights the importance of taking initiative, making the most of ICMA’s global platform, and overcoming common barriers such as time constraints and balancing professional responsibilities with development opportunities.

The discussion also reflects the long-term value of building strong professional relationships across firms and regions, and how ICMA Future Leaders helps connect emerging talent with senior industry leaders. Drawing on their own experiences, Alexander and Celia share practical insights on career progression, continuous learning, and navigating the realities of the industry, emphasising collaboration, resilience, and the role of networks in supporting sustainable career growth.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part five we discuss the factors driving capital markets and the implications for the investor.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part four we discuss how how central banks are reacting to the prospect of increased stagflation risk.

Marc Granville, Senior Director at ICMA and Head of Education & Training, speaks with Hugh Friel, Senior Vice President at Frontclear, to explore how money market development supports stronger and more resilient financial systems across emerging and frontier markets.

The discussion highlights Frontclear’s dual approach of combining guaranteed products with technical assistance to address key market challenges, including legal and regulatory frameworks, infrastructure gaps, and local capacity constraints. It also showcases how ICMA’s education and training programmes contribute to building market expertise, strengthening regulatory confidence, and enabling sustainable capital market development through practical, real-world collaboration.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part three we discuss how geopolitical factors influence markets in the long term.

This series explores the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on global markets. Experts unpack scenarios for energy disruption, investor uncertainty, and the broader geopolitical ripple effects. In part two we discuss how markets and investors have reacted to the escalating conflict in Iran.