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In the second episode of The Benchmark, we discuss the shock merger of UBS and Credit Suisse: how might the deal work, and what are the implications for investment banking and wealth management? We also explore the wider banking crisis and what it means for bank capital and liquidity regulation. Fredrik Creutz, co-founder of fintech NowCM, joins us to discuss what recent events might mean for greater innovation in the market. The editorial team has also been evaluating what is going on in commercial real estate and whether this really is the next shoe to drop.

Jorge Arce, HSBC Mexico’s CEO, talks to Rob Dwyer, Euromoney’s Latin America editor, about how nearshoring could drive economic growth in Mexico in the coming years – and how he’s planning to use this tailwind to grow HSBC’s Mexican bank.

The former CEO of Cazenove talks about his new book, the business of investment banking, London’s place in the world and the history of a small firm with big clients.

The Benchmark is a new podcast from the editorial team at Euromoney. In this episode we discuss the pivot trade, busy capital markets, China and NPLs in Asia. We also go behind the scenes on research for our recent feature on DeFi and FTX and speak to Agnes Gourc, head of sustainable capital markets at BNP Paribas, about the outlook for green bonds in 2023. 

Soumya Rajan, founder and CEO of Waterfield Advisors, tells Euromoney why she created her own boutique private wealth firm in Mumbai a decade ago, what makes India such a tough market to crack, why listening to the client is key and how Waterfield is using technology to cut costs – a perennial challenge in private banking. 

Koba Gvenetadze, governor of the National Bank of Georgia, tells Euromoney how one of the world's best-performing economies is dealing with the challenges – and opportunities – presented by Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt was launched in 2018 to drive foreign and domestic capital into Egypt's private sector. Chief executive Ayman Soliman and chief investment officer Abdalla ElEbiary talk to Euromoney about their plans for green hydrogen expansion.

Markus Müller, ESG chief investment officer and global head of the chief investment office for Deutsche Bank’s private bank, discusses COP27’s nature-focused agenda, carbon credits and educating bankers on the real value of ecosystems.

Abyd Karmali, managing director for ESG at Bank of America, talks to Euromoney about the bank's investment priorities in energy, closing the funding gap and how Article 6.4 can streamline investments in the VCM.

Growthfund was formed six years ago as a steward for Greek state-owned enterprises in the hope of improving and extracting value from them. As chief executive Gregory Dimitriadis explains, its ambitions now include investment, emission reduction and enabling the flow of capital from the Middle East.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 years old next year. Beijing's grand plan to redraw the global infrastructure map in its own image has been a wild ride: some genuine highs but plenty of lows. Euromoney talks to four experts to ask if the BRI is dead, dying or simply being recalibrated post-Covid by Beijing. And why Western leaders, having bashed the project for years, are suddenly so keen to emulate it.

We speak with Jo Taylor, president and chief executive of Ontario Teachers’, about one of the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking pension plans.

We speak with Jo Taylor, president and chief executive of Ontario Teachers’, about one of the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking pension plans.

Euromoney’s Chris Wright speaks to Emmanuel Jaclot, executive vice-president and head of infrastructure at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the Montreal-based pension fund known worldwide as a leading innovator in illiquid asset classes.

Chris Wright speaks to Ramy Rayes, executive vice-president for investment strategy and risk at British Columbia Investment Management Corporation – one of Canada’s key sovereign wealth funds – about the fund’s strategic overhaul and its pioneering role in alternative assets.

A two-part Euromoney podcast looks beyond the clichés and asks if big banks can really innovate. Speaking to some of the top names in the field, Euromoney finds out how some banks are leveraging technology and their existing assets not just to improve efficiency but also to create new business models.

A two-part Euromoney podcast looks beyond the clichés and asks if big banks can really innovate. Speaking to some of the top names in the field, Euromoney finds out how some banks are leveraging technology and their existing assets not just to improve efficiency but also to create new business models.

In this latest podcast from Euromoney Country Risk, economist and editor Jeremy Weltman discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what it means for other countries in Eastern Europe with Constantin Gurdgiev, associate professor of finance at Monfort College of Business in the US, and Panayotis Gavras, head of policy and strategy at the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank* in Greece. Both guests are providing their views in a personal capacity. Constantin Gurdgiev and Panayotis Gavras discuss the refugee crisis, the economic effects in terms of economic growth, the supplies of Russian and Ukrainian goods, and inflation. The two contributors also analyse what the crisis means for the EU’s eastwards enlargement, how it is affecting the Baltic states, and whether any countries in Eastern Europe are more insulated than others from the war. * Not to be confused with a similar sounding Russian bank now under sanctions

In this latest podcast from Euromoney Country Risk, economist and editor Jeremy Weltman discusses European risks in 2022 with Nicolas Firzli, director of the G20 Pensions Forum and advisory board member of the World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility, and Nick Sherry, the former pensions minister of Australia and co-founder of the EU Asean Centre at the Singapore Economic Forum. The two guests discuss the pandemic and the social instability arising from Covid regulations, the inflation problem, fiscal imbalances, geopolitical themes – which include the issues surrounding China and Russia – the immigration crisis and prospective elections. The discussion rounds out with a take on the US scene and how it may be an influential factor.

Euromoney’s Asia editor Chris Wright speaks to Sue Brake, chief investment officer at Australia’s Future Fund, about the need to be flexible, taking a total portfolio approach and the importance of illiquid and private markets.