Look Forward

During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight. This interview is with Patricia Kwan, Director, North America Financial Services Ratings at S&P Global Ratings, about challenges the insurance industry is currently facing.

During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight on current market conditions. This interview is with Richard Mattison, CEO of Trucost, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, on the topic of financial markets and climate risk.

During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight on current market conditions. This interview is with Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Global Head of Research at S&P Global Ratings, exploring how the global economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

Michiel de Smet of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation joins the Essential Podcast to discuss how re-imagining the global economy on circular principles can yield benefits for companies, investors, and the climate.

S&P Global Market Intelligence climate reporter Esther Whieldon, co-host of the ESG Insider podcast, discusses the fires out West, the electrical grid, and the challenges of climate change.

How can you insure against human ingenuity? Joshua Motta of Coalition and Simon Ashworth of S&P Global Ratings join the Essential Podcast to discuss the challenges and rewards of cyber risk and cyber insurance.

Biodiversity loss is a crisis. But is it a crisis markets care about? Ashim Paun, Global Co-Head of ESG Research, Climate Change Strategist at HSBC explains the costs of losing and preserving biodiversity.

Moving away from hydrocarbons isn't all lush forests and clean rivers. Mining for rare earth elements can be a dirty business. Terence Kooyker of Valent Asset Management and Taylor Kuykendall of S&P Global Market Intelligence explain how getting clean in the long term may require us to getting dirty right now.

Bowery Farming CEO Irving Fain, Five Acre Farms CEO Dan Horan, and S&P Global Market Intelligence reporter Alex Bitter join the Essential Podcast to talk about food supply chains and the challenges of getting food to market during a pandemic.

Sudeep Kesh and Robert Schulz of S&P Global Ratings explain the complexities of corporate credit markets. Lower for longer interest rates, the search for yield, a false binary of investment grade versus speculative grade, and a global pandemic have all conspired to lead to a challenging environment for corporate credit.