Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
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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.
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
1w ago
Swedish lender Klarna’s AI assistant is driving material credit improvement this year. In the US, disclosures from Wells Fargo point to what’s ahead for banks’ commercial real estate loan performance.
Speakers: Stephen Tu, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Ratings; Allen Tischler, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
2w ago
Over the next several years private credit in Europe will grow, largely because of companies’ substantial refinancing needs. But banks are already fighting to gain back market share.
Speakers: Guillaume Lucien-Baugas, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Jeanine Arnold, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service
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Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
1M ago
We discuss the severe thunderstorms' rising insured costs. Plus: Earnings weakness in the Medicare Advantage business and US commercial real estate exposure of German banks.
Speakers: Bernhard Held, VP-Sr Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Dean Ungar, VP-Sr Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Evelyn Ocas Salazar, AVP-Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service; Juergen Grieser, Sr Dir Mgr-Analytics & Modeling, Moody’s RMS
Hosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service
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Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
1M ago
Steve Tu, Farooq Khan and Petr Paklin of Moody's, with Joe Lyons of Bitsight, on how AI will change banks; On Fast Finance, we discuss Evergrande's liquidation and upcoming FHLBank reforms.
Speakers: David Yin, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Allen Tischler, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service; Stephen Tu, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Farooq Khan, VP – Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service; Petr Paklin, AVP – Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service; Joe Lyons, Senior Director Cyber Risk Quantification & Ratings Research, Bi ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
2M ago
Cristiano Ventricelli explains how recent improvements to digital finance systems could help them gain scale. Plus, we discuss BlackRock’s recent acquisition and the SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs.
Speakers: Abhi Srivastava, AVP – Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service; Neal Epstein, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Cristiano Ventricelli, VP-Senior Analyst
Hosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service
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Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets – Cros ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
2M ago
Our global outlook for the sector remains negative for 2024, but the picture for non-bank finance companies is more varied than a year ago, with easing conditions in some markets and businesses.
Speakers: Bruno Baretta, AVP – Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service
Host: Michael Porta, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
2M ago
Weak results in personal lines drive the negative outlook for property and casualty insurance, while life insurance benefits from higher interest rates.
Speakers: Bruce Ballentine, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Christian Badorff, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Hosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
3M ago
James Eck and Brandan Holmes explain how rising physical climate-related claims complicate insurers' risk management; Olivier Panis discusses benefits for banks of enhanced climate change reporting.
Speakers: Olivier Panis, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service; James Eck, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Brandan Holmes, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Hosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service
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Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
4M ago
The boost banks have enjoyed for the last two years will start to fade as high rates translate into higher funding costs and lower growth. But the outlook for banks is not so gloomy everywhere.
Speaker: Felipe Carvallo, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Host: Erin McDermott, AVP – Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service ..read more
Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance
4M ago
Reduced economic growth could lower financial institutions’ profitability, but there are also opportunities to sell retirement products and new forms of insurance.
Speakers: Qian Zhu, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; Kelvin Kwok, AVP-Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service
Hosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service
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