Natalie Westerbarkey, Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, explores lessons from the EU consultation on building integrated bond markets and summarises ICMA’s vision.

Andy Hill, Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, seeks to address some common misconceptions around repo haircuts.

Andy Hill, Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, discusses bond market axe distribution standards.

Simone Bruno, Associate Director, Data Analyst, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, summarises the recenty released ICMA European Secondary Bond Market Data Report, covering sovereign bonds

Nina Suhaib-Wolf, Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy sums up the changes to the non-equity SI regime in the EU and UK, as well as ICMA's response to the FCA consultation

Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, provides an update on China's recent reforms in cross border repo and collateral markets.

Marc Granville, Head of Education, ICMA, gives an update on upcoming courses and other developments.

In this podcast, Vincci Xiao, Associate, Membership, Events and Communication at ICMA is joined by two inspiring women to explore the evolution of the ICMA Women’s Network (IWN) and gender equality across global and Asian financial markets as IWN celebrates its 10th anniversary. The guests include Desirée Sumilang, Executive Director and Senior Legal Counsel in the Global Markets Division at Crédit Agricole CIB, and IWN APAC Representative; and Miriam Patterson, Senior Director of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy at ICMA.

Together, they discuss how bank cultures differ and influence gender equality, the role of male allyship in Asia, the availability of childcare and its impact on women’s career progression, and the importance of international collaboration in strengthening local IWN chapters.

We’re kicking off the new season of ICMA's Let’s Talk Markets with a conversation that matters: Katie Kelly, Senior Director at ICMA and co-founder of the ICMA Women’s Network (IWN), joins us to discuss how training and skills development can open doors, build confidence, and help shape a more inclusive capital-markets workforce.

From bridging the gap between technical knowledge and applied market expertise to empowering the next generation of women leaders, Katie shares practical insights and stories from across ICMA’s global community.

Tune in to hear how education can drive opportunity and why the right skills will define the future of debt capital markets.

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.

In this podcast, recorded on 21st August 2025, the team discussed:

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