Mark Sobel, US chair of OMFIF, speaks with Max Castelli, head of strategy, sovereign institutions at UBS Asset Management, on the role of the dollar and the various dedollarisation scenarios. They discuss the significance of Saudi Arabia’s decision to join the mBridge multi-currency central bank digital currency platform and the potential implications for the incumbent […]
From petrodollar to petroyuan? Read More »
Flavio Carpenzano, investment director, fixed income at Capital Group, joins Burhan Khadbai, head of content for OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute, to look back at the performance of the investment-grade credit market in 2024 and at the outlook for next year. They discuss how credit spreads are continuing to compress despite elevated levels of supply and
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Bitcoin’s price has surged following Donald Trump’s victory in the US election. Trump’s campaign was calculated to appeal to the crypto world, so the move comes as no surprise, but what policy changes can we expect and do they warrant this kind of explosive price action? To discuss these questions, Lewis McLellan, editor of
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A report by OMFIF and EY on the future of public money outlines the need for governments to embrace new ideas, frameworks and technology. Mark MacDonald, global public finance management leader at EY, and Joachim Schwerin, principal economist, DG GROW at the European Commission, join Nikhil Sanghani, managing director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute at
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Anne Simpson, global head of sustainability at Franklin Templeton, joins Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to assess the role of public pension and sovereign funds in transition finance. They also discuss the work of the Transition Finance Working Group, which has spoken with 12 of the biggest funds on their transition strategies
Transitioning global public funds: strategies, barriers and opportunities Read More »
2024 has seen exciting developments in the wholesale central bank digital currency space. Abbas Albasha, senior strategy consultant for CBDC at Giesecke+Devrient, joins Lewis McLellan, OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute editor, to discuss the value that wholesale CBDC can offer economies, how they can integrate with other forms of money including retail CBDC and some of
Breaking down wholesale CBDC developments with G+D Read More »
Many in capital markets have long been expecting an overhaul in how their businesses function from the disruptive effects of digital assets technology. So far, these effects have not been substantial outside isolated pockets where implementation has leaped ahead. But many believe we are approaching an inflection point and that dramatic changes are about to
Examining the changing landscape of digital assets with R3 Read More »
In early September 2024, the European Commission published the long-awaited ‘The future of European competitiveness: Report by Mario Draghi‘, which examines in detail the challenges faced by European industry and companies in the single market. OMFIF lead economist Taylor Pearce hosts Bill Papadakis, macro strategist at Lombard Odier, to discuss the structural and macro trends
The Draghi report: key messages for Europe’s economy Read More »
One of the major structural factors impacting government financing is the massive scale of public money needed to ensure the transition to a carbon neutral economy. How are trends in government debt issuance evolving as they relate to sustainability? Alex Caridia, head of public sector markets at RBC and Heather Taylor, partner, climate change and
Evolution of sustainable government debt issuance Read More »
At present, in most jurisdictions, only commercial banks are able to provide final settlement of payments as the only institutions with access to central bank reserves. However, new business models have emerged that unbundle the business of creating money and payment services from the provision of credit. Should payments be unbundled from banking? Circle’s chief
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