On Demand (Podcasts)

On 31 July, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since 2008. Stephen Cecchetti, Rosen family chair in international finance at the Brandeis International Business School, joins Mark Sobel, OMFIF’s US chairman, to discuss the decision. They assess the monetary policy implications of President Donald Trump’s latest announcements on China tariffs and […]

While public interest in central banks over the past decade has centred on their unconventional monetary policy, important shifts have been taking place with regard to their role as investors and reserves managers. Andrew Wold, head of official institutions client strategy at State Street Global Advisors, discusses the latest OMFIF-State Street Global Advisors research, ‘How

In the first instalment of Synopsis, OMFIF’s weekly roundup of news and analysis, Senior Editor Julian Frazer looks back over the articles recently published on the OMFIF website, focusing on the Federal Reserve, the impending trade dispute between Washington and Berlin, and how the Islamic finance industry can return to meaningful growth. Articles referenced: Deciphering

Per the Financial Conduct Authority, the London inter-bank offered rate is due to be phased out by December 2021. Oonagh McDonald, international financial regulatory expert, author and former Labour party politician joins OMFIF’s Ben Rands to discuss its future. They cover what went wrong with Libor, current issues surrounding its branding, and prospects for replacement.

In the latest episode of our ‘Ahead of the ECB’ series, Danae Kyriakopoulou, OMFIF chief economist and director of research, is joined by Stefan Gerlach, chief economist at EFG Bank and former deputy governor at the Central Bank of Ireland, and Frederik Ducrozet, senior European economist at Pictet Wealth Management. They discuss the priorities for

Luca Bertalot, secretary general of the European Mortgage Federation-European Covered Bond Council, and Jacek Kubas, principal in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s local currency and capital markets team, join Chris Ostrowski, OMFIF director of memberships and commercial partnerships. They discuss the history and structure of covered bonds, their role in capital markets, main

In March this year, the Financial Stability Oversight Council proposed amendments to its interpretive guidance on the supervision and regulation of certain non-bank financial companies. Paul Tucker, chair of the Systemic Risk Council, and Amias Moore Gerety, partner at QED, join Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss their views on the matter. They

In this month’s Fed Talk podcast, Stephanie Aaronson, vice-president and director of the economic studies programme at the Brookings Institution and former assistant director of the division of research and statistics at the Federal Reserve Board, and Thomas Costerg, senior economist at Pictet Wealth Management, join OMFIF’s Rein de Loor. They discuss the Federal Open

Wally Adeyemo, senior adviser at BlackRock, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the upcoming G20 meeting. Wally was senior international economic adviser to US President Barack Obama and served as his representative to the G20. This podcast covers the history and purpose of the G20 and whether it has become too diluted,