The OMFIF Podcast

ESG series: Sustainable finance

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Sustainable finance’. Mikkel Larsen, chief sustainability officer of DBS Singapore, joins Adam Cotter,  OMFIF’s head of Asia and chief representative in Singapore. They discuss carbon taxation, socially responsible investments, the United Nations’ sustainable development goals and Asean’s green investment gap.

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Fed Talk

Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and head of research, is joined by Seema Shah, Global Investment Strategist at Principal Global Investors . They discuss the macroeconomic context behind the Fed’s decision to leave rates on hold, the outlook for inflation, the economic implications of a shifting policy mix of tightening monetary and loosening fiscal policy, and how all this will impact the dollar and wider markets. 

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ESG series: Evaluating green bonds

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Evaluating green bonds.’ Mike Wilkins , Global Head of Sustainable Finance at S&P Global Ratings, joins OMFIF’s Chief Economist Danae Kyriakopoulou. They discuss the evolution of the green bond market, issues around the regulation of green bonds, certification processes and the risk of greenwashing, and the work of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

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In Conversation: Jim McCaughan, Principal Global Investors

In Conversation: Jim McCaughan, chief executive of Principal Global Investors, is joined by David Marsh, OMFIF’s chairman. The discussion focuses on the qualitative impact of technological innovation on the economy, taking into account the effect on labour and financial services. They also examine the adaptability of the US, China and Europe to these changes, and the role of public policy in mitigating potential negative consequences.

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ESG series: Beyond green bonds: new instruments for green finance

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Beyond green bonds: new instruments for green finance’. Amal-Lee Amin, chief of the climate change division at the Inter-American Development Bank, joins Anton Varga, programmer at OMFIF. They discuss alternative forms of green finance to bonds, issues surrounding governance and categorisation, and collaboration between the public and private sectors to finance green initiatives.

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ESG series: Financing environmentally sustainable projects

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Financing environmentally sustainable projects’. Mike Korchinsky, founder and president of Wildlife Works, joins Anton Varga, programmer at OMFIF. They discuss the United Nations programme to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, strategies to achieve emissions reductions, the role played by national governments and international organisations, and the overall impact of REDD+ finance on global emission levels.

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ESG series: The macroeconomic implications of climate change

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘The macroeconomic implications of climate change’. Vinod Thomas, visiting professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia and chief representative in Singapore. They discuss countries’ increasing exposure and vulnerability to climate change, its impact on economic growth and the challenges facing policy-makers in implementing appropriate strategies to mitigate global warming.

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ESG series: Developing greening infrastructure

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ’Developing greening infrastructure’. Joachim von Amsberg, vice-president of policy and strategy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, joins Adam Cotter, head of Asia at OMFIF. They discuss the AIIB’s infrastructure financing solutions, steps taken in integrating ESG considerations into its investment processes, and how disruptive innovation and technological changes have an impact on investors and regulators.

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Globalisation series: The role of ecommerce in boosting global trade

OMFIF Focus Podcast - Globalisation series: ‘The role of ecommerce in boosting global trade.’ Ecommerce and its related services are tackling the high costs and complexities of global trade. This is encouraging greater trade participation by small firms and less developed regions, a shift which could be transformational in the context of rising protectionism elsewhere. Hanne Melin, director of global public policy at eBay, and Paolo Giordano, principal economist of the integration and trade section at the Inter-American Development Bank, join Ben Robinson, OMFIF senior economist, to discuss these developments.

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ESG series: Developing financial centres for sustainability

OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘Developing financial centres for sustainability’. Kristina Jeromin, head of group sustainability at Deutsche Börse, and Karsten Löffler, co-head of the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, speak with Anton Varga from OMFIF. The discussion focuses on the initiatives organised by the Frankfurt financial community in supporting sustainable development, the role of the state in driving sustainable finance in Germany, how green financial products are defined and measured, as well as the extent of Frankfurt’s ‘connectivity’ to other green financial centres in Europe and the wider world.

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