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. Anita Karppi, Senior Director - Buy-side, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA was joined this episode by industry experts, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, and 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. This podcast was recorded on 24th October 2025, where the team discussed: IMF/WB Annual Meetings: What were the major takeaways? US Government Shutdown & US/China Trade Negotiations: How will these challenges impact global markets? Central Bank Meetings: What to expect from the Fed, ECB, BoE, and BoJ in late October and early November? Equity and Commodity Markets: Are we witnessing bubbles, and how can we define one? Investor Sentiment: After a strong 2025 performance, will investors take profits or reduce risks? German Government & European Financial Integration: Will we finally see progress on the Capital Markets Union? If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org. Learn more about AMIC: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/

Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA gives an update on ICMA's Bond Data Taxonomy: market initiatives and adoption.

Alex Westphal, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, talks about the latest milestones in Europe's journey to T+1, also looking at SFT specific impacts and discussions which are central to the success of T+1.

Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, discusses ICMA's response to the US SEC concept release on foreign private issuer eligibility.

Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, summarises developments in the UK prospectus regime (POATRs) and related aspects following the UK Chancellor's Mansion House speech on 15th July.

Natalie Westerbarkey, Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, talks through ICMA's bond market policy mind map & ecosystem.

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: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic issues: what do we mean by that, and what is the impact for investors? What are the current major geopolitical risks investors should be aware of? Traditional safe-haven assets: what are they, and what might investors want to consider? If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org. Learn more about AMIC: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/

In this podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), recorded on 15th July 2025, Bob Parker and Massimiliano Castelli discussed: Highlights of the recently published UBS Annual Reserve Manager Survey New tariffs imposed by Trump and how it will evolve Growth and inflation The stability of bond market Equity markets showing strong recoveries AMIC is 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. If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org. Speakers: Bob Parker is former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA. Massimiliano Castelli, PhD MSc, is Managing Director and Head of Strategy & Advice at UBS Asset Management and Co-Chair of the AMIC Executive Committee. Learn more about the work of AMIC here: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/  

Nina Suhaib-Wolf, Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, gives an update on the EU/UK MiFID and its timeline.

Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, discusses ICMA’s engagement with the EU Savings and Investment Union: securitisation aspects.

Irene Rey, Associate Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, provides a summary of ICMA's position paper on Non Bank Financial Intermediaries (NBFI).