The GlobalCapital Podcast
A weekly podcast from GlobalCapital, the capital markets news service based in London and New York, discussing its most interesting stories from around the world.
Every Friday, listen to lively discussion about the very latest themes, the most innovative and important bond and equity issues and syndicated loans and much more from the capital markets.
This podcast is for anyone working in - or who wants to work in - the capital markets from investment bankers, to funding and treasury officials, investors, lawyers, analysts, NGOs and lobbyists, regulators and policy makers, and analysts.
GlobalCapital has been the "voice of the markets" for over 35 years, covering bond, loan, equity and securitisation markets around the world.
We cover everything from public sector bond issuers, financial institutions, emerging markets and investment grade corporate bonds and loans to securitisation (including CLOs and ABS), regulation and market news as well as industry gossip.
GlobalCapital is written for capital markets professionals but the podcast is of value to anyone with an interest in the industry, whether you have been working in it for as long as we have, or are looking to make your first career move into it.
This podcast is a commute-sized slice of everything that's most interesting from the world's capital markets with the aim of helping you sound smarter in your morning meeting, or making you stand out from the crowd of other hopefuls when kick-starting your career.
And don't forget, you can #AskGC anything you like and we will select the best questions to answer on the show.
Contact us at podcast@globalcapital.com
The GlobalCapital Podcast
‘I shouldn’t really be saying this… but I have no idea what investors are doing buying’
A number of senior bond bankers in Europe’s corporate bond market cannot for figure out why investors are buying what they have to sell.
With US inflation above expectations this week suggesting central banks could be about to raise interest rates imminently, yet again, some bankers are having a hard time figuring out why you’d buy anything now that you could buy at a much better yield by waiting a couple of weeks.
We explain how deals are getting done in such a volatile market and what is driving investors into the market when they know bigger returns could be had by waiting.
We also look at what a fresh round of investment banking job cuts in the US might bring and whether there are in fact signs of hope that suggest the cuts might not be that severe.
Finally, we talk about the drive to get bankers back to the office. It could be a handy way to prune excess staffing numbers as those who crave flexibility leave the industry but, as we discover, balancing what is best for the business with what is best for the people that make it happen is far from a settled issue.