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
Callable capital, calling it off and cancelling cornerstones
◆ Supranationals speak on callable capital
◆ Bank funding: pricing reset
◆ The demise of the cornerstone investor
As the great and the good of the development finance world gathered in Washington, DC for the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, multilateral development banks published details about their callable capital, the next vital step along the way to powering up their lending to solve some of the planet's most urgent problems. We digest what they said and why it matters.
In the FIG bond market, issuers decided to postpone new issues as rates volatility gripped the market. We figure out when they will be back and how much extra they will have to pay for the funding.
Finally, equity capital market experts think the IPO revival is strong enough to do away with cornerstone investors. And what do the cornerstones think of that? Listen in to find out (spoiler alert: they're not exactly tearing up the paving stones over it).
