ICMA Podcast

The Bond Connect Scheme has allowed overseas investors to invest in the China interbank bond market (CIBM). ICMA speaks to Julien Martin, General Manager at Bond Connect Company Limited, on how this infrastructure innovation works and how foreign institutional investors can participate.

The European Stability Mechanism’s Senior Quantitative Analyst, Martin Hillebrand, discusses the impact of innovation – particularly in the Primary Fixed Income Markets with Alex Malitsky of TD Securities. He answers questions on the role of competition vs. collaboration in driving change and gives his view on which market participants have to be the origin of the “evolution”. Martin finishes up by discussing the future value of data as a commodity and how its value will change in comparison to factors of value to Fixed Income Markets.

Diversio CEO, Laura McGee talks to the ICMA Women’s Network about how data metrics and machine learning can help organisations analyse, track and improve diversity and inclusion. Can using predictive analytics and focusing on results driven solutions secure meaningful change?

Women make up 46% of the workforce in financial services but only 15% are in executive positions. How much does the under representation of women at senior level in the industry impact profitability? Jennifer Cresswell, PSL Counsel at Allen & Overy and Lisa Cleary of ICMA discuss engagement with the ICMA Women’s Network as a means to advance the diversity agenda in capital markets.

Andrei Serjantov, Global Head of Electronic Primary and Credit Markets at BNP Paribas talks technology adoption and change in primary markets with Michael Sansen of ING.

Tim Skeet, Senior Adviser to the Bank of China with Damien Morgenstond of ABN Amro and Michael Sansen of ING on surviving the ups and downs of a career in finance, resilience and the importance of always having a Plan B. Will the next frontier of finance, the pivot to Asia, change our business culture over the next 5-10 years? Adaptability is key.

The perspective on the last year in the market and the focus for the next year from Jean-Luc Lamarque, Global Head of Syndicate at Credit Agricole CIB in conversation with Charles Tissier of Dentons. Also the career path from trading to syndicate and the importance of doing something you really like.

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Nathalie Masset, Head of Fixed Income at Euronext, chats to Thomas Capon of Freshfields about the opportunities and challenges of developing electronic fixed income trading in a post MIFID II environment, the importance of diversity when hiring a team and how to future proof your career in financial markets in changing times.

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Moving from investment banking to a tech start up. Vic Arulchandran, Chief Operating Officer of Nivaura talks to Brendan Wallace from Arthur Cox about the excitement, and the challenges, of setting up a start-up to automate securities issuances, the importance of continually challenging yourself and of having a long term plan for where your career is going.

ICMA Future Leaders Podcast: Juan Blasco, Global Head of Syndicate at BBVA and an ICMA Board member on the geopolitical environment over the past year, the reactions of issuers and investors and the effects on the window for issuing. Characterising this as the most fascinating time to be working in financial markets, he talks about how banks are changing the way they attract and retain talent. Thomas Capon from Freshfields asks the questions.