Event Overview
Agenda
Event overview
The ICMA Primary Market Forum joins together issuers, syndicate banks, law firms and investors to discuss market trends and practices, regulatory developments and the overall outlook for the primary debt capital markets. This year, the event was held virtually for the first time, presenting an opportunity to include a broader range of speakers and participants from across the ICMA network, including from Asia Pacific.
The Forum featured a wide range of topical issues relevant to primary bond markets, including the significant developments in sustainable finance where speakers discussed future dynamics and the market’s preparedness for a shift in investor behaviour towards ESG and qualifying sustainability instruments; the actual and expected impact of COVID-19 on funding strategies, the role of social and sustainable bonds in response to the global pandemic and any lessons learned that will shape the way we work in the future; the key issues leading up to, and following, the end of the Brexit transitional period, whether the market is ready for a smooth transition away from LIBOR towards risk-free rates, and other regulatory and market practice developments and dynamics affecting the global financial markets.
Event Endorser
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| 10.00 |
Introductory remarks Martin Scheck, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 10.10 |
Recent developments in sustainable finance
Julie Becker, Deputy CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange; Founder, Luxembourg Green Exchange Johanna Köb, Head of Responsible Investment, Zurich Insurance Eila Kreivi, Director, Head of Capital Markets, European Investment Bank Nicholas Pfaff, Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA |
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| 10.50 |
Current primary market trends and topics Moderator: Lucy Purkiss, Head of Securities & Asset Management, Lloyds Banking Group
Cristina Ceron, Director Corporate Finance and Funding, Rio Tinto TreasuryPanellists: Carla Goudge, Managing Director, Head of Debt Syndicate, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Jennie White, Vice President, BlackRock Capital Markets Anna Xu, Executive Director, JP Morgan |
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| 11.40 |
The global RFR transition effort Charlotte Bellamy, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA Katie Kelly, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA |
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| 12.00 |
Closing remarks Martin Scheck, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 12.15 |
Event close |