Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance

Oct 23 2024 128 ep. 18 mins 43

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Hosted by Danielle Reed of Moody's Financial Institutions team, Focus on Finance helps you keep on top of developments within the banking, insurance and asset management sectors — from the impact of tech disrupters and cyber risk to the ongoing effects of ESG and lower-for-longer interest rates. Published by Moody's Investors Service.

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Bank funding of private credit grows in rapid step with sector capital-raising

Oct 23 2024 17 mins

Moody’s Ratings Banking team AMD Fadi Massih discusses key highlights from our survey of banks actively engaged with private credit.

Using blockchain to help anyone move money anywhere, fast and cheaply

Oct 09 2024 29 mins

Stellar Development Foundation Executive Director and CEO Denelle Dixon explains what the open source blockchain network is doing to make financial services more accessible globally.

Banks and insurers in Europe and Asia-Pacific face rising commercial real estate risks

Sep 26 2024 16 mins

We discuss European banks’ ability to withstand a severe commercial real estate downturn, and how current property market weakness in APAC and China affects banks and insurers.

Alternative data and AI power real-time earnings and macroeconomic estimates

Sep 11 2024 21 mins

We talk to QuantCube Technology co-founder and CEO Thanh-Long Huynh about how machine learning and alternative data combined can identify financial trends far ahead of official data.

Global reinsurance outlook turns positive on favorable risk/return dynamics

Sep 04 2024 10 mins

Strong prices, tight policy terms and higher investment yields drive a positive outlook for the global reinsurance sector.

Muni loans and bonds at the cutting edge of financial technology

Aug 28 2024 20 mins

We talk to Alphaledger co-founder and CEO Manish Dutta about his firm’s quest to rebuild the fixed income market’s financial infrastructure, using blockchain.

Moody’s insurance conferences throw spotlight on interest rates, inflation

Aug 22 2024 14 mins

Cyber and climate risk are also high on the agenda at Moody’s summer 2024 insurance conferences in New York and London.

Dubai’s new regulator for virtual assets aims for order in digital finance

Jul 24 2024 24 mins

Matthew White, CEO of Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), explains how the regulator is trying to make it safer for financial institutions to expand into digital finance in the region.

US banks and life insurers face commercial real estate risks

Jul 17 2024 26 mins

Our analysts discuss which segments and loan types pose the largest risks to US banks and life insurers, and zero in on concentration risks in asset portfolios.

Blockchain, unchained: Institutional adoption is a leading indicator of blockchain expansion

Jun 26 2024 29 mins

Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, shares his thoughts on the present and future use cases of blockchain technology at global financial institutions.