ICMA Podcast

ICMA Quarterly Briefing Q3 2024: FinTech and digitalisation developments

ICMA's Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director for FinTech and Digitalisation, discusses ICMA’s initiatives and latest developments on FinTech and innovation in bond markets, including the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox, the adoption of ICMA’s Bond Data Taxonomy for digital green bonds, as well as latest AI developments in capital markets.

The China fixed income market – recent themes and outlook

Jinny Yan, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, Global Markets, ICBC Standard Bank talks to Ricco Zhang, Senior Director, ICMA about the latest market developments in China’s bond markets: macro outlook, trends in cross-border issuance and investments, and key developments in the CIBM repo market.

ICMA Education & Training presents ''Let's Talk Markets'' - Episode 3 - Looking back at 25 years of the ERCC

In 2024 the European Repo & Collateral Council (ERCC) – the main representative body for the cross-border repo and collateral market in Europe – celebrated 25 years of codifying best market practice and developing consensus solutions in a rapidly evolving marketplace. Join Alex Westphal (ICMA Senior Director and secretary of the ERCC) as he speaks to Godfried DeVits and Richard Comotto, key figures of this influential committee from its inception, about the repo market past and present.

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 4th June 2024. Since the recording several of the measures discussed by the presenters in the podcast have been enacted. 

In this podcast the teams discuss the outlook for inflation and growth: will inflation continue to decline? What is the risk of recession?  

Interest rates. After the rate cuts by the SNB and the Riksbank, which other Central Banks will cut rates and will the ECB/BoE diverge from the US Federal Reserve? 

What the implications for the key asset classes; fixed income, equities, currencies and commodities? 

 Should we worry about geopolitics?  What impact might the situations in China, Russia/Ukraine, Middle East, EU/UK elections and the possibility of a Trump presidency have on major markets? 

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 I Episode 1 I Interview with ICMA CEO Bryan Pascoe

ICMA Chief Executive Bryan Pascoe is interviewed by Marc Granville (ICMA Head of Education & Training) about his career journey to date.

ICMA Fintech & Digitalisation podcast series: TreasurySpring

TreasurySpring’s Henry Adams, Chief Product Officer, discusses the unique features of their fintech solution, emphasising the innovative approach to unlocking trapped liquidity from outside capital markets through their proprietary instrument, the Fixed Term Fund (FTF). He discusses the inspiration behind the development of TreasurySpring, highlighting its mission to simplify complex repo transactions and provide scalable, legally sound solutions. Henry also shares insights into emerging industry trends, regulatory impacts, and the role of advanced technologies like AI and blockchain in transforming financial services.

NowCM on the digitalisation and harmonisation of capital markets

In this podcast, Robert Koller, CAIA and CEO and Fredrik Creutz, Co-Founder and chairman of NowCM, discuss their company’s innovative approach to capital markets. They outline NowCM's three main focuses: digitalising the bond issuance process, operating a regulated issuance vehicle in Luxembourg, and managing a regulated marketplace for primary issuance in Paris. Key topics include significant efficiency improvements in the market, reduction of costs and setup times, and enhanced liquidity and price discovery through real-time capabilities. The conversation also explores the critical role of robust data models in supporting document management and transaction processes, as well as the potential, and challenges of, integrating AI in financial technology.

ICMA Fintech & Digitalisation podcast series: valantic FSA

valantic FSA’s Andy Browning and Andrea Pirino discuss their fintech product's unique features, emphasising the necessary tension between stability and innovation in mission-critical workflow. They explore the inspiration behind its development, focusing on adapting to evolving technology while maintaining a strong client focus and addressing long-tail client needs. Highlighting industry trends and the shift from the “what” to the “how” and “who” of products, they position their product to evolve by continued investment in products and client relationships. They advocate for a balanced approach to innovation and compliance, viewing the potential in the modernization of legacy systems and regulations like MiFID and SFTR as opportunities for improvement of the ecosystem.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q2 2024: Asset management developments

ICMA's Nicolette Moser, Senior Director, provides an overview of recent policy recommendations by FSB and IOSCO relating to open-ended funds.

ICMA Quarterly Briefing, Q2 2024: Repo and collateral market developments

ICMA’s Alex Westphal, Senior Director, Repo and Collateral markets, talks about the latest meetings and discussions of ICMA’s European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC).