The OMFIF Podcast

In Conversation: Will Jackson-Moore, PwC

In Conversation: Will Jackson-Moore, global private equity and sovereign investment funds leader at PwC, joins Ben Robinson, OMFIF’s senior economist. They focus on the driving forces behind sovereign funds’ alternative asset investments, as well as the policy, regulatory and market-based implications.

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Globalisation series: Global implications of national debt

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Global implications of national debt.’ Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former chair of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, joins Vicky Pryce, economist and board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research. They discuss public and private debt around the world, focusing on Japan, Greece, China and the UK. They also evaluate the success of quantitative easing, and the relationship between money creation and the accumulation of private credit in the wider economy.

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In Conversation: Kingsley Moghalu, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation

In Conversation: Oliver Thew from OMFIF is joined by Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and professor of practice at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from 2015-2017, who recently established the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation. They discuss economic growth in Nigeria, the country’s rising debt, options for diversifying away from oil dependency and improving domestic resource mobilization, as well as Dr Moghalu’s new book – Build, Innovate and Grow (BIG): A Vision for My Country.

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Globalisation series: Trade in the Asia Pacific region

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Trade in the Asia Pacific region.’ Alan Bollard, executive director of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation secretariat in Singapore, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They focus on the challenges to the global trading environment and the outlook for Asia Pacific in the light of the 2020 deadline set by Apec for achieving free and open trade and investment in the region.

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Ahead of the Fed

Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF’s chief economist and head of research, is joined by a panel of experts to discuss development at the US Federal Reserve. Speakers include: Randall Kroszner, former member of the Fed board of governors; Sarah Bloom Raskin, another former board member and former US deputy Treasury secretary; and John Davies, US rates strategist at Standard Chartered. They discuss what markets can expect from the Fed in 2018, the path of the dollar and the changing nature of foreign reserves. They assess the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s tax reforms and how new personalities at the Fed will affect monetary policy.

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Globalisation series: Future Global Order

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Future Global Order’. Danny Quah, professor of economics and acting dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, joins Adam Cotter, OMFIF’s head of Asia. They discuss the shifting global economy, the rise of China and the impact of technological advances.

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In Conversation: Robert Stheeman, UK Debt Management Office

In Conversation: Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the UK Debt Management Office, who has been at the helm of the DMO for the past 15 years, is joined by David Marsh from OMFIF. They discuss the changes that have taken place in financial markets over Stheeman’s tenure and focus on developments in debt management, the European bond market, sterling as a reserve currency and the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

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Globalisation series: Combating terrorist and criminal financing

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Combating terrorist and criminal financing.’ Rob Wainwright, executive director of Europol, joins Anton Varga from OMFIF. They discuss the methods terrorists and criminals use to transfer and launder illicit funds, the impact on the financial sector and wider economy, issues surrounding globalisation and technology, and how authorities are tackling criminal financing.

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Globalisation series: Stemming the tide of global inequality

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Stemming the tide of global inequality.’ Branko Milanović, visiting presidential professor at The Graduate Center at The City University of New York and senior scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study, and Abdelhak Senhaji, deputy director of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department, speak with Anton Varga from OMFIF. They discuss global trends in income inequality, how it is measured and analysed, and the solutions for tackling rising inequality in a globalised world.

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Do you think the UBI (universal basic income) is an adequate policy for combating this issue?

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Globalisation series: Illicit financial flows

OMFIF Focus Podcast – Globalisation series: ‘Illicit Financial Flows.’ Alex Cobham, chief executive officer of the Tax Justice Network and visiting fellow at King’s College London, joins Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF, to focus on the illegal movement of money and capital across global borders. They will be discussing the impact of illicit financial flows on economic development in emerging market economies, the effectiveness of trans-national regulation and governance in tackling these activities, and issues surrounding tax transparency in developing countries.

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Are current international regulations strong enough to deal with illicit financial flows?

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