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Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
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.
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
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.
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
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.
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and head of research, is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the outlook for monetary policy in the US. Speakers include: Patricia Mosser, Director, Initiative on Central Banking and Financial Policy, Columbia University; Ebrahim Rahbari, Managing Director, Global Economics at Citi; and Christopher Probyn, Chief Economist, State Street Global Advisors. They discuss the macroeconomic context behind the latest rate hike, what to expect from Fed under new Chair Powell, the outlook for further rate increases in 2018 and the risks of asset price corrections as monetary policy normalises.
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Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
OMFIF Focus Podcast – ESG series: ‘EU Commission action plan on sustainable finance’. Nick Robins, Co-Director at the United Nations Environment Programme and Philippe Zaouati, Chief Executive Officer at Mirova, speak with Marcin Stepan from OMFIF. The discussion focuses on the implications of the EU’s strategy in how to integrate sustainability considerations into its financial policy framework in order to mobilise finance for sustainable growth.
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
OMFIF Focus Podcast - Globalisation series: ‘The other half of macroeconomics.’ Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute, joins Adam Cotter, head of Asia at OMFIF. They speak about central banks and their inflation targets, monetary easing, and the measures policy-makers may implement to overcome the difficulties that advanced countries face today.
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Derisking in the Pacific.’ Steven Beck, head of trade and supply chain finance at the Asian Development Bank, joins Anton Varga, programmer at OMFIF. They discuss the impact of derisking on the financial sector, correspondent banking and trade finance in emerging markets in Asia Pacific. They examine the effectiveness of existing regulation and solutions for addressing the negative impact of derisking, in particular taking into account the role of technology.
Wednesday Mar 07, 2018
Wednesday Mar 07, 2018
OMFIF Gender Balance Index launch special episode on ‘Gender diversity’. Boon Chye Loh, chair of Singapore’s Diversity Action Committee and chief executive of the Singapore Exchange, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They discuss the current state of gender diversity in Singaporean industry, the importance and benefits of gender balance, and how men can play a role in encouraging diversity in the workplace. They also touch on some of the trends in Asia highlighted in OMFIF’s 2018 Gender Balance Index report.
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Productivity and the Phillips curve’. Prof. Bernard Yeung, dean and professor of finance and strategic management at the National University of Singapore Business School, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They speak about the impact of technological advancements and globalisation, as well as the future of the Phillips curve and the principle of comparative advantage.
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Financial innovation and resilience.’ Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They focus on the disruptive impact of technological advances, the impact of cryptocurrencies on central banks and developments in cybersecurity and data privacy. They also discuss how fintech can help Singapore realise its vision of being a ‘smart nation’ and ‘cashless society’.