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.
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The GlobalCapital Podcast
War and why primary credit markets are not as worried as you might think
◆ Issuance abounds despite Iran-Israel escalation
◆ European securitization regulatory proposals unveiled
◆ A digital first for sovereign bonds
If you only consumed mainstream news, the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran — and potentially the US — might lead you to assume that such global turmoil would make it a bad time to be issuing debt.
But if you only observed the capital markets to the exclusion of all wider news, you'd be forgiven for thinking the world was a stable, peaceful and certain place.
Issuance in credit markets has boomed even as the prospect of a wider war ramped up this week. We examine why investors are so keen to take on risk at such an uncertain time and how long it can last for.
Meanwhile, the European Commission has revealed a raft of proposals with which it hopes to boost the EU's securitization market. We pick through plans to see which the market likes, and which it doesn't.
Finally, Luxembourg achieved a digital bond first this week; pricing a bond using distributed ledger technology that was sold to investors. We explain what this advance means for digital debt issuance, and ahead of our GC Live event in September on the same subject, look at where digital capital markets are at versus where they need to get to.
