Euromoney’s Marianne Gros in conversation with industry experts at the 28th UN Climate Conference in Dubai, where delegates argue over what makes a credible transition pathway and whether climate finance will ever reach the assets that need it the most.  

Euromoney sits down with Deutsche Bank Private Bank’s global head of the chief investment office ahead of COP28 to discuss some of the key themes on the agenda, from the loss and damage fund to development finance reform.

The editorial team look at bank messaging in the latest episode of Euromoney’s podcast The Benchmark. How do firms effectively get their story across to the various constituencies that they need to – be it employees, investors, customers and the broader public? Recent messaging from Citi and Societe Generale provides food for thought. Messaging around sustainable financing is another challenge, as banks navigate the ESG-backlash and growing questions over the structure and metrics of some of these deals. And in Asia, we discuss the opportunity for banks as supply chains evolve and diversify across the region and beyond.

Euromoney met with Aviva Investors’ head of responsible investments for real assets to discuss how the asset manager is tackling the carbon emissions linked to its real estate, infra and private debt exposure. 

Euromoney speaks to climate tech company Risilience about quantifying transition and physical risk exposure, and how the latest updates on international sustainability disclosure standards have been received by the corporate sector.

Bank of America’s head of innovation within the Global Sustainable Finance Group sits down with Euromoney to discuss clean fuel production, feedstock concerns and capital incentives to decarbonize the aviation sector.

In this episode we look back on Euromoney’s annual Awards for Excellence dinner, held in July in London and where Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing was named Banker of the Year and BNP Paribas as Bank of the Year. We reflect on Sewing’s defence of the vital need for strong European banks and capital markets and we reflect on what that might mean for consolidation and banking union. We also discuss possible regulatory responses in the US to the turmoil in March – and chat to Vilas Kuchinad, head of innovation in Bank of America’s global sustainable finance group, about the bank’s work relating to sustainable aviation fuel.

Citi’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer speaks to Euromoney on her role in spearheading a DEI strategy from the top.

In the second episode of The Benchmark, we discuss the shock merger of UBS and Credit Suisse: how might the deal work, and what are the implications for investment banking and wealth management? We also explore the wider banking crisis and what it means for bank capital and liquidity regulation. Fredrik Creutz, co-founder of fintech NowCM, joins us to discuss what recent events might mean for greater innovation in the market. The editorial team has also been evaluating what is going on in commercial real estate and whether this really is the next shoe to drop.

Jorge Arce, HSBC Mexico’s CEO, talks to Rob Dwyer, Euromoney’s Latin America editor, about how nearshoring could drive economic growth in Mexico in the coming years – and how he’s planning to use this tailwind to grow HSBC’s Mexican bank.