AMIC Market update: ICMA Asset Management & Investors Council, July 2026
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, Anita Karppi, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA, 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 June 29 2026, the team discussed:
- Which are the main takeaways from the UBS Annual Reserve Managers Seminar last week?
- What are the expectations about the next move of the FED with regards to US interest rate?
- What are the main drivers of Gold and has it lost its hedge against geopolitical volatility?
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.



