ICMA - International Capital Market Association

We are pleased to announce that the 57th edition of ICMA’s Annual General Meeting & Conference will be held on June 4 to 6, 2025 in Frankfurt. We are also excited to announce that next year’s event will take on a new format with the AGM now taking place in the afternoon of Wednesday June 4, before the Welcome Reception. This will allow us to dedicate a full day and half to the conference proceedings on Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 with more targeted workshops and networking sessions. We look forward to building on the success of this year’s AGM in Brussels, which attracted 1,200 senior public sector officials, bankers, investors, market infrastructure providers and lawyers active in the cross-border bond markets, representing 330 institutions from 46 countries, along with academics and journalists. Meet the international capital market in Frankfurt at the 2025 ICMA AGM and Conference. We will be announcing the various sponsorship and exhibition opportunities by the end of August 2024. To register your early interest, please contact Luke Byrne via luke.byrne@icmagroup.org The full 2025 Conference agenda will be announced in February 2025. Registrations will also open at this time. For speaking enquiries, please contact Managing Director, Membership & Communications, Allan Malvar via allan.malvar@icmagroup.org More information: https://lnkd.in/etW5sH9q #ICMAAGMandConference #Frankfurt #CapitalMarkets

Introducing the second of our series of 3 interviews: this one between our work experience student Marta S Menichetti, 6th form student at Highgate Wood School and Bryan Pascoe, CEO of ICMA - International Capital Market Association, in which Marta dives into Bryan's background and journey to becoming the CEO, his daily routine and leadership values.

Join the ICMA Future Leaders at UBS Zurich for a deep dive into the Swiss Federal Treasury. Vice Director of Swiss Federal Treasury Daniel Wittwer will explain how the Swiss Confederation handles their Asset Liability Management and capital market funding, covering government bonds, bills and more. Register now to hear from an industry expert sharing his knowledge on strategic financial management. Equip yourself with valuable insights that can give you an edge in the competitive financial sector. You'll also have the chance to connect with like-minded young professionals and industry leaders at a networking reception following the formal proceedings. This event is free to attend and open to ICMA members only. Register: https://lnkd.in/eTz_afav #SwissTreasury #ICMAFutureLeaders #Networking #ZurichEvent

Introducing the first of a series of 3 interviews: this one between our work experience student Piya Patel, 6th form student at Highgate Wood School and Bryan Pascoe, CEO of ICMA - International Capital Market Association, in which Piya reflects on Bryan's expert advice for aspiring finance professionals.

This year's Professional Repo Market and Collateral Management Course (PRMCMC) has drawn to a close. Our delegates have enjoyed a two-day deep dive into the world of repo, let by ICMA Trainer Richard Comotto, kindly hosted by UBS in London. This afternoon's guest presenters included Euroclear Director of Product Management Cédric Gillerot, speaking on tri-party repo, LCH's Head of Risk Quants Peter Jurcaga, CQF presenting on CCP-cleared repo, and HSBC's Head of Market Structure Securities Financing Simon Long, focusing on the impact of Basel 3 on repo. Sincere thanks go to our trainers, speakers, and of course our highly engaged delegates. See more ICMA Education & Training courses here: https://lnkd.in/ePiVBcU For further information about bespoke future training opportunities, reach out to Associate Director, Education & Training, Adriaan van Heerden via adriaan.vanheerden@icmagroup.org. #ExecutiveEducation #ICMA #Repo #Collateral

Our delegates are back today at UBS in London for day two of the Professional Repo Market and Collateral Management Course (PRMCMC). Delegates gathered for breakfast networking before ICMA trainer Richard Comotto launched the day's programme with an explanation of variation margining and sponsored, indemnified and guaranteed repo. Global Head of Credit Repo at UBS, Lily Koh, then delivered a presentation on credit repos. We look forward to a series of presentations from repo market experts this afternoon. #RepoMarkets #Repo #CorporateEducation

Korean government debt is now tradable via Omnibus account. To discuss this timely development, ICMA - International Capital Market Association and Bloomberg will co-organize an event in Seoul, Korea on Thursday 25th July at 4pm (KST). Our colleagues, Mushtaq Kapasi, Chief Representative Asia Pacific and Ricco Zhang, Senior Director, Asia Pacific will join the discussion to present key findings and takeaways around market development and explore insights from a global survey by ICMA - International Capital Market Association and Bloomberg. The session will conclude with an open panel discussion, followed by Q&A and networking. Featured speakers include market specialists and subject matter experts from ICMA - International Capital Market Association and Bloomberg, and Korean regulators. Register now to attend the event in person here: https://lnkd.in/gVFrDPs8 #KTB #KoreaTreasuryBond #ElectronicTrading

Day 1 of ICMA's Professional Repo Market and Collateral Management Course (PRMCMC), kindly hosted by UBS, has concluded. After a full day introduction to the functioning of the repo market by ICMA trainer Richard Comotto, ICMA's Co-Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy Andy Hill closed proceedings with a session on the way repo interacts with bond futures. Our delegates then had the opportunity to network with their peers and experienced practitioners in different areas of the repo industry. We look forward to day two of the PRMCMC tomorrow, when industry experts will deliver a series of focused sessions, designed to build on the knowledge delegates gained today. #RepoMarket #Repo #Collateral #ICMA

🎧 Listen to ICMA - International Capital Market Association's latest podcast on the China fixed income market – recent themes and outlook. 严瑾Jinny Yan, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, Global Markets, ICBC Standard Bank Plc talks to Ricco Zhang, Senior Director, ICMA about the latest market developments in China’s bond markets: macro outlook, trends in cross-border issuance and investments, and key developments in the CIBM repo market. Available from all major podcast providers, search ICMA Podcast or go to our website on https://lnkd.in/e4fscfGW

📣 The recording of the ICMA and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) webinar on Digital Green Bond Issuance and the Bond Data Taxonomy is now available. Our speakers Gabriel Callsen, Senior Diretor, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA and Georgina Lok, Head, Market Development, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) reflected on the ground-breaking multi-currency digital green bond issuance by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China on 7 February 2024, and how the Bond Data Taxonomy was implemented. To view the recording, go to https://lnkd.in/e9YzSBUF