ICMA Podcast

Esmond Lee, CEO of Euroclear Bank Hong Kong Branch, discusses the outlook of the Chinese economy and capital market in light of COVID-19; the measures implemented by Chinese regulators; and some inspirational thoughts on a post COVID-19 world of digital economy.

Social bonds are gaining traction with market participants and are especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Simone Utermarck, Director, Sustainable Finance, ICMA speaks to Denise Odaro, Head of Investor Relations at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) about key features of social bonds and the Social Bond Principles, next steps in this area and the applicability of social bonds in addressing socioeconomic issues including those arising from COVID-19.

Jean-Marc Mercier, Vice Chairman of Capital Markets, HSBC and Deputy Chairman, ICMA, discusses the role of the primary markets in providing opportunities for issuers and investors, reviews how they are functioning in the COVID-19 environment, and highlights their importance in financing the real economy.

Robert Parker reviews the market events of the last week, with specific focus on performance in the IG and HY bond market sectors, and provides an outlook for the third quarter of 2020.

ICMA Education trainer Sanj Ingle, previous Chair of ICMA's European Rep and Collateral Council FinTech Working Group with over 30 years experience in investment bank operations, describes the changes that operations departments have gone through in the last two decades to adapt to regulation and technological changes as well as its impact on how professionals work in today’s environment, including in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

In the first in a series of weekly podcast updates, Robert Parker, senior adviser to ICMA's Asset Management & Investors Council, reviews market conditions and the effect of Covid-19 on the global economy.

An ICMA Women’s Network podcast, Katie Kelly speaks to Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Caroline has considerable experience as a lifestyle and business coach as well as an impressive international career, and in this podcast she discusses some of the internal and external barriers that she encountered along the way. She imparts some really useful and sometimes surprising tips on how women can handle their own obstacles, as well as those placed before them elsewhere.

Andy Hill discusses ICMA’s 3rd study exploring developments in the liquidity, functioning, and structure of Europe’s investment grade corporate bond market. Since its publication on 4 March, global credit markets have come under the most intense pressure since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08. If there was ever a time to test the reliance of the market, the effects of a decade of regulatory reform, and participants’ concerns about diminished market liquidity, it is surely now.

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) started to affect greater China in January and is now impacting the rest of the world. ICMA speaks to the Linklaters debt capital markets team in Asia, to discuss some of the legal issues and lessons learned for bond transactions, including due diligence, disclosure and risk factors, force majeure, other practical issues and their day-to-day work.

An ICMA Women's Network podcast on the concept of resilience and the importance of developing it to achieve your goals. Mariona Sole of ICMA speaks to Jane Rodriguez del Tronco, Talent Consultant and Executive Coach, CEO of The Bold Choice, and Mar Alarcón Batlle, CEO and Founder of SocialCar who share their experience and how resilience has helped them in their careers.