AMIC Market update: ICMA Asset Management & Investors Council
Listen now to the podcast from the Asset Management and Investors Council (AMIC), ICMA's dedicated forum advocating the interests of buy-side members, including asset managers, institutional investors, private banks, pension funds, and insurance companies, among others.
Returning for this episode are industry experts, Bob Parker, former Chairman of AMIC and Senior Adviser to ICMA, alongside Massimiliano Castelli, PhD MSc, Managing Director and Head of Strategy & Advice at UBS Asset Management, who also serves as the Co-Chair of the AMIC Executive Committee.
In this podcast, recorded on 21st August 2025, the team discussed:
- Geopolitical and Geoeconomic issues: what do we mean by that, and what is the impact for investors?
- What are the current major geopolitical risks investors should be aware of?
- Traditional safe-haven assets: what are they, and what might investors want to consider?
If you have questions or topics that you would like our guests to address in future episodes, please feel free to get in contact via email: AMIC@icmagroup.org.
Learn more about AMIC: https://www.icmagroup.org/market-practice-and-regulatory-policy/asset-management/