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Euromoney Podcasts

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From bank capital to sovereign wealth funds, from sustainable banking to fintech, Euromoney podcasts explore key industry themes across banking and capital markets. Stay tuned for new series and episodes over the coming months.

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ESG Conversations – Episode 10: Euromoney at COP28

December 12, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Euromoney’s Marianne Gros in conversation with industry experts at the 28th UN Climate Conference in Dubai, where delegates argue over what makes a credible transition pathway and whether climate finance will ever reach the assets that need it the most.  

ESG Conversations – Episode 9: Markus Müller – COP28 and the great decoupling

November 13, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Euromoney sits down with Deutsche Bank Private Bank’s global head of the chief investment office ahead of COP28 to discuss some of the key themes on the agenda, from the loss and damage fund to development finance reform.

The Benchmark – Episode 4: The Message

October 12, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

The editorial team look at bank messaging in the latest episode of Euromoney’s podcast The Benchmark. How do firms effectively get their story across to the various constituencies that they need to – be it employees, investors, customers and the broader public? Recent messaging from Citi and Societe Generale provides food for thought. Messaging around sustainable financing is another challenge, as banks navigate the ESG-backlash and growing questions over the structure and metrics of some of...

ESG Conversations – Episode 8: Ed Dixon – Decarbonizing the built environment

October 02, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Euromoney met with Aviva Investors’ head of responsible investments for real assets to discuss how the asset manager is tackling the carbon emissions linked to its real estate, infra and private debt exposure. 

ESG Conversations – Episode 7: Andy Garraway – Corporate disclosure and climate risk

September 05, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Euromoney speaks to climate tech company Risilience about quantifying transition and physical risk exposure, and how the latest updates on international sustainability disclosure standards have been received by the corporate sector.

ESG Conversations – Episode 6: Vilas Kuchinad – flying green: financing the SAF supply chain

July 26, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Bank of America’s head of innovation within the Global Sustainable Finance Group sits down with Euromoney to discuss clean fuel production, feedstock concerns and capital incentives to decarbonize the aviation sector.

The Benchmark – Episode 3: The Aftermath

July 24, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB

In this episode we look back on Euromoney’s annual Awards for Excellence dinner, held in July in London and where Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing was named Banker of the Year and BNP Paribas as Bank of the Year. We reflect on Sewing’s defence of the vital need for strong European banks and capital markets and we reflect on what that might mean for consolidation and banking union. We also discuss possible regulatory responses in the US to the turmoil in March – and chat to Vilas Kuchinad, ...

ESG Conversations – Episode 5: Erika Irish Brown – driving D&I through data

July 05, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

Citi’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer speaks to Euromoney on her role in spearheading a DEI strategy from the top.

The Benchmark – Episode 2: The Merger

April 19, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

In the second episode of The Benchmark, we discuss the shock merger of UBS and Credit Suisse: how might the deal work, and what are the implications for investment banking and wealth management? We also explore the wider banking crisis and what it means for bank capital and liquidity regulation. Fredrik Creutz, co-founder of fintech NowCM, joins us to discuss what recent events might mean for greater innovation in the market. The editorial team has also been evaluating what is going on in co...

Financing Latin America – Nearshoring comes to Mexico

April 17, 2023 16:00 - 8 minutes - 6.2 MB

Jorge Arce, HSBC Mexico’s CEO, talks to Rob Dwyer, Euromoney’s Latin America editor, about how nearshoring could drive economic growth in Mexico in the coming years – and how he’s planning to use this tailwind to grow HSBC’s Mexican bank.

Robert Pickering on Cazenove and his book ‘Blue Blood’

February 27, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

The former CEO of Cazenove talks about his new book, the business of investment banking, London’s place in the world and the history of a small firm with big clients.

The Benchmark – Episode 1: The Pivot

February 03, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

The Benchmark is a new podcast from the editorial team at Euromoney. In this episode we discuss the pivot trade, busy capital markets, China and NPLs in Asia. We also go behind the scenes on research for our recent feature on DeFi and FTX and speak to Agnes Gourc, head of sustainable capital markets at BNP Paribas, about the outlook for green bonds in 2023. 

The Benchmark - Episode 1: The Pivot

February 03, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

The Benchmark is a new podcast from the editorial team at Euromoney. In this episode we discuss the pivot trade, busy capital markets, China and NPLs in Asia. We also go behind the scenes on research for our recent feature on DeFi and FTX and speak to Agnes Gourc, head of sustainable capital markets at BNP Paribas, about the outlook for green bonds in 2023. 

Wilson on Wealth – Soumya Rajan of Waterfield Advisors: Democratizing wealth management in India

January 23, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Soumya Rajan, founder and CEO of Waterfield Advisors, tells Euromoney why she created her own boutique private wealth firm in Mumbai a decade ago, what makes India such a tough market to crack, why listening to the client is key and how Waterfield is using technology to cut costs – a perennial challenge in private banking. 

Asia Voices – Episode 3: Koba Gvenetadze, National Bank of Georgia: Thriving at a time of war

November 29, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB

Koba Gvenetadze, governor of the National Bank of Georgia, tells Euromoney how one of the world's best-performing economies is dealing with the challenges – and opportunities – presented by Russia's war in Ukraine.

COP27: The fund backing Egypt’s green hydrogen project

November 14, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt was launched in 2018 to drive foreign and domestic capital into Egypt's private sector. Chief executive Ayman Soliman and chief investment officer Abdalla ElEbiary talk to Euromoney about their plans for green hydrogen expansion.

COP27: The year for biodiversity

November 10, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB

Markus Müller, ESG chief investment officer and global head of the chief investment office for Deutsche Bank’s private bank, discusses COP27’s nature-focused agenda, carbon credits and educating bankers on the real value of ecosystems.

COP27: From Hydrogen to Article 6, what's in store for banks at COP 27?

November 08, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Abyd Karmali, managing director for ESG at Bank of America, talks to Euromoney about the bank's investment priorities in energy, closing the funding gap and how Article 6.4 can streamline investments in the VCM.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 9: Gregory Dimitriadis, Growthfund

October 24, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Growthfund was formed six years ago as a steward for Greek state-owned enterprises in the hope of improving and extracting value from them. As chief executive Gregory Dimitriadis explains, its ambitions now include investment, emission reduction and enabling the flow of capital from the Middle East.

Euromoney on China: (Not) The end of the Belt and Road

October 10, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 years old next year. Beijing's grand plan to redraw the global infrastructure map in its own image has been a wild ride: some genuine highs but plenty of lows. Euromoney talks to four experts to ask if the BRI is dead, dying or simply being recalibrated post-Covid by Beijing. And why Western leaders, having bashed the project for years, are suddenly so keen to emulate it.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 8, Part 1: Jo Taylor, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

July 29, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

We speak with Jo Taylor, president and chief executive of Ontario Teachers’, about one of the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking pension plans.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 8, Part 2: Jo Taylor, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

July 29, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

We speak with Jo Taylor, president and chief executive of Ontario Teachers’, about one of the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking pension plans.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 7: Emmanuel Jaclot, CDPQ

July 19, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Euromoney’s Chris Wright speaks to Emmanuel Jaclot, executive vice-president and head of infrastructure at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the Montreal-based pension fund known worldwide as a leading innovator in illiquid asset classes.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 6: Ramy Rayes, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

June 16, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Chris Wright speaks to Ramy Rayes, executive vice-president for investment strategy and risk at British Columbia Investment Management Corporation – one of Canada’s key sovereign wealth funds – about the fund’s strategic overhaul and its pioneering role in alternative assets.

Banking on Fintech – Episode 2, Part 2: Can big banks innovate?

May 05, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB

A two-part Euromoney podcast looks beyond the clichés and asks if big banks can really innovate. Speaking to some of the top names in the field, Euromoney finds out how some banks are leveraging technology and their existing assets not just to improve efficiency but also to create new business models.

Banking on Fintech – Episode 2, Part 1: Can big banks innovate?

April 27, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

A two-part Euromoney podcast looks beyond the clichés and asks if big banks can really innovate. Speaking to some of the top names in the field, Euromoney finds out how some banks are leveraging technology and their existing assets not just to improve efficiency but also to create new business models.

ECR: Ukraine crisis impact on Eastern Europe

March 29, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MB

In this latest podcast from Euromoney Country Risk, economist and editor Jeremy Weltman discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what it means for other countries in Eastern Europe with Constantin Gurdgiev, associate professor of finance at Monfort College of Business in the US, and Panayotis Gavras, head of policy and strategy at the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank* in Greece. Both guests are providing their views in a personal capacity. Constantin Gurdgiev and Panayotis Gavras d...

ECR: The main risks facing Europe in 2022

December 07, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

In this latest podcast from Euromoney Country Risk, economist and editor Jeremy Weltman discusses European risks in 2022 with Nicolas Firzli, director of the G20 Pensions Forum and advisory board member of the World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility, and Nick Sherry, the former pensions minister of Australia and co-founder of the EU Asean Centre at the Singapore Economic Forum. The two guests discuss the pandemic and the social instability arising from Covid regulations, the inflation pro...

Wealth of Nations – Episode 5: Sue Brake, chief investment officer at Australia’s Future Fund

November 30, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

Euromoney’s Asia editor Chris Wright speaks to Sue Brake, chief investment officer at Australia’s Future Fund, about the need to be flexible, taking a total portfolio approach and the importance of illiquid and private markets.

Wealth of Nations – Episode 4: Papa Demba Diallo, Fonsis, Senegal

November 17, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Inside one of Africa’s most sophisticated new sovereign wealth funds.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 10: Life after Glasgow

November 12, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

In the final episode in this series, Marjella Lecourt-Alma, of ESG risk management specialist Datamaran, explains why she gave COP26 a miss, what she expects to be the main drivers of climate action next year and why the quest for perfect data is a distraction from the transition challenges ahead.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 9: The final countdown

November 11, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.85 MB

James Close, head of climate change at NatWest, looks at how the endgame might play out in Glasgow, what promises of a net-zero finance centre in London will mean in practice and the opportunities from creating credible carbon markets.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 8: Shifting the fog around climate reporting

November 10, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.84 MB

Richard Mattison, formerly CEO of environmental data pioneer Trucost and now head of S&P Global’s Sustainable1 division, talks new climate accounting standards, the need for scrutiny of net-zero commitments and what it will take for Glasgow to count as a successful COP.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 7: The investor perspective

November 09, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.53 MB

Speaking from the World Climate Summit in Glasgow, Chris Iggo of Axa Investment Managers calls for more collaboration between governments, sectors and regulators, and warns of the dangers of self-congratulation among climate leaders.

Asia Voices – Episode 2: AIIB – a multilateral with its own mind

November 08, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

Under its ambitious president, the five-year-old Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has developed into an outfit with its own distinct personality and ambitions. Jin Liqun sits down with Euromoney to discuss climate financing, private-sector capital and why a post-Covid ‘normal’ is least two years away.

ESG Conversations – Episode 4: Marisa Drew – sustainability and sticky capital

November 08, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Marisa Drew, Credit Suisse's chief sustainability officer, had a busy week ahead at the UN Climate Change conference in Glasgow. But she found time to tell Euromoney about her hopes for COP26, how banks and corporates can change, and the benefits of sticky capital.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 6: Fifteen minutes with Bill Winters

November 08, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Standard Chartered’s CEO discusses COP26, climate finance in emerging markets, the need for consistent ESG data, and the challenges of creating high-integrity carbon markets .

Asia Voices – Episode 1: Nazir Razak: what’s in a name?

November 08, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

Nazir Razak built CIMB from a modest merchant bank to one of the few truly regional Asian banks. But Nazir – son of the country’s second prime minister, brother of the fifth – took an early stand against 1MDB that would place him at odds with his family. 

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 5: Transition and the developing world

November 05, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MB

Harry Boyd-Carpenter, head of the EBRD's green economy and climate action team, discusses the latest developments at COP26, how they will affect emerging markets, and what multilateral banks can do to bridge the climate gap.

Euromoney @COP26 – Episode 4: Finance Day special

November 04, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Val Smith, Citi's chief sustainability officer, and Constance Chalchat of BNP Paribas share their thoughts on the latest announcements from Glasgow and the implications for the banking sector.

Euromoney @COP26 - Episode 3: Making the case for ESG ratings

November 03, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Henry Fernandez, chief executive of MSCI, talks greenwashing, what to expect from Finance Day, and why ESG ratings should never be regulated.

ESG Conversations – Episode 3: James Gifford – from nowhere to net zero

November 02, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

James Gifford, Credit Suisse's head of sustainable & impact advisory and thought leadership, and one of the team who created the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment  in 2006, discusses sticky capital, industries of the future and his 'light-bulb moment' on ESG. 

ECR outlook shows that risks for global EMs are shifting

November 02, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

In the first of a new podcast series, economist and contributor Jeremy Weltman discusses the results of Euromoney’s latest quarterly country risk survey with Euromoney editor Louise Bowman

Euromoney @COP26 - Episode 2: Covid, net zero consensus and policy banks

November 02, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.36 MB

Kate Levick of environmental policy think tank E3G looks ahead to Finance Day and reflects on what the climate conference will mean for the private sector.

Euromoney@COP26 - Episode 1: Will this be a COP to remember?

October 29, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MB

COP veteran and climate finance expert Abyd Karmali of Bank of America shares insights on what to watch for in the next two weeks and how Glasgow might stack up against previous climate conferences.

The Road to COP26 - Episode 4: The big bank net zero challenge

October 26, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

Most of the world’s biggest banks have pledged to reach net zero by 2050 – but are they ready for the tough decisions required to get there? Daniel Klier, former head of global sustainable finance at HSBC and now CEO of Arabesque S-Ray, discusses the challenges facing the sector, the drive for consensus and the importance of data.

The Road to COP26 – Episode 3: Bridging the gap between finance and climate science

October 19, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

Mike Meredith, head of the Polar Oceans division at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses what the financial sector can learn from scientists, how soon flats in Brighton will be underwater – and, of course, Boaty McBoatface.

The Road to COP26 – Episode 2: Biodiversity – nurturing nature finance

October 11, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

As the UN biodiversity conference gets under way in Kunming, Fabian Huwyler of Posaidon Capital talks about nature finance’s potential for alpha generation, why banks still aren’t doing enough in the sector, the rise of transformative technology – and why COPs are like Valentine’s Day.

The Road to COP26 – Episode 1: Campfires and carbon markets

October 06, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Carbon market veteran Anna Lehmann discusses the development of a complex sector, what to expect from the climate conference and why she is walking to Glasgow.

Banking on Fintech – Episode 1: Brett King, founder and executive chairman of Moven

September 17, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Euromoney’s EMEA editor Dominic O’Neill speaks to Brett King, founder and executive chairman at technology provider Moven about his experience at the firm and the political environment for neobanks in the US.