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Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance

Moody"s Investors Service, Ana Arsov, Danielle Reed, Mark Wasden, Bruno Baretta, Donald Robertson

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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00:29:12

Blockchain, unchained: Institutional adoption is a...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/06/26

Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, shares his thoughts on the present and future use cases of blockchain technology at global financial institutions.Speakers: Cristiano Ventricelli, VP – Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Yuval Rooz, CEO, Digital AssetHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings

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00:10:32

Insurers’ allocations to private credit will grow in...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/06/19

We discuss how differences in regional regulatory regimes and market structures affect life insurers’ allocations to private credit investments, and lay out those investments’ benefits and risks.Speakers: Benjamin Serra, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings; Will Keen-Tomlinson, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated research:Life Insurance – Cross Region: Regulation contributes to material differences in private credit

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00:10:53

Japan’s regional banks face rate rises; India’s...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/06/05

Moody’s Ratings analysts explain why Japan’s regional banks are vulnerable to yield-curve steepening and predict strong loan growth, and higher funding costs, for India’s non-bank finance companies.Speakers: Kensuke Ogawa, Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; C.J. Wong, AVP- Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:Regional banks – Japan: Strong liquidity will mitigate increasing risks from rising ratesNon-bank finance companies – India: Credit

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00:18:16

Credit-risk transfer transactions’ prominence grows...

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2024/05/31

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve, US and European banks have sought regulatory capital relief by offloading the credit risk of loans they make via special types of transactions.Guests: Warren Kornfeld, Senior Vice President at Moody's Ratings; Nick Monzillo, VP-Senior Analyst at Moody's Ratings; Frank Cerveny, VP-Senior Research Analyst at Moody's RatingsHost: Aaron Johnson, VP-Senior Research Writer at Moody's RatingsRelated reports:Auto ABS - US: Credit-linked notes include risks

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00:11:48

Deepfakes pose real credit risk to corporations,...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/05/29

We talk to Joe Lyons of Bitsight about the growing risk from deepfakes in the age of GenAI. Speakers: Joe Lyons, VP, Cyber Risk & Ratings Research, Bitsight; Abhi Srivastava, AVP-Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research: Digital Economy – Cross Region: GenAI-powered deepfakes introduce new and transformed credit risks

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00:11:03

Shift to T+1 settlement has near-term risks,...

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2024/05/22

Shortening the settlement cycle is a complex undertaking for a clearing house and its members, but once the transition is complete, it will reduce counterparty risk.Speakers: Peter Nerby, Senior Vice President, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:Exchanges & Clearing Houses – North America: Shift to T+1 settlement has near-term risks for securities firms but will benefit financial markets

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00:07:05

As individual investors drive growth in private...

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2024/05/15

Alternative asset managers seek removal of barriers to private markets for individual investors. Regulators are supportive but also wary of potential dangers.Speakers: Alexandra Aspioti, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:As individual investors drive growth in private markets, risks also rise

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00:08:22

US homeowners insurers raise prices as inflation and...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/05/08

Companies have responded to weather-related losses and higher reconstruction costs with sharp increases in premiums and tighter policy terms, and some have exited high-risk regions.Speakers: Evelyn Ocas Salazar, AVP Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:Property & Casualty Insurance – US: Homeowners insurers aim to boost profits as weather-related losses, inflation take tollFor more, listen to our Muniland episode: Insurance crisis

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00:27:28

Tokenization is bridging traditional and digital finance

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/04/24

Anthony Moro, CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation, joins us to talk about the technology and infrastructure developments shaping the future of financial asset tokenization.Speakers: Rajeev Bamra, SVP and Head of Strategy, Moody’s Ratings; Anthony Moro, CEO, Provenance Blockchain FoundationHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:As popularity of tokenization platforms grows, so do risks to investorsMAS initiatives will advance asset tokenization,

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00:19:34

Green finance takes on greenwashing

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2024/04/17

Moody’s analysts explore green finance, discussing greenwashing risk, the EU green loan market, and how clear standards and rules – and blockchain technology – could play a positive role.Speakers: Michael Dion, VP – Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Alberto Postigo, VP – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Ratings; Abhi Srivastava, AVP Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research:Asset Managers – Global: Despite growing regulation, greenwashing

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00:13:38

Basel Endgame will smooth real estate cycles, create...

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2024/04/10

Basel 3.1 reforms will lead banks to apply high haircuts to unsustainably high property values and adjust mortgage risk weights to better differentiate between low-risk and high-risk loans.Speakers: Alexander Zeidler, VP-Sr Credit Officer at Moody's Ratings; Guillaume Lucien-Baugas, VP-Senior Analyst at Moody's RatingsHosts: Aaron Johnson, VP-Senior Research Writer at Moody's Ratings; Danielle Reed, VP-Senior Research Writer at Moody's RatingsRelated Research:Basel 3.1 will reduce risk of boom and

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00:18:10

Banks and financial regulators work to stay ahead of...

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2024/04/03

As cyberattacks rise and AI poses new dangers, Moody’s analysts discuss banks’ own views of their cybersecurity defenses and explain the EU’s plan to rein in risks from third-party tech providers. Speakers: Lucas Viegas, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Brandon O’Halloran, AVP-Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s RatingsRelated Research: Financial Institutions – Europe: Stringent new tech rules for banks and their IT providers will improve

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00:16:54

Outlook negative for US banks, deteriorating in...

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2024/03/28

Our 2024 Banking System Outlooks show more European systems joining the US on negative as economies slow and loan performance weakens. China stays negative, while India is positive.Speakers: Warren Kornfeld, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings; Effie Tsotsani, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Juwon Lee, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s RatingsHosts: Carolyn Henson, VP – Senior Research Writer, Myles Neligan, VP- Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings

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00:10:10

Fast Finance: Klarna’s rapid AI boost bodes well for...

Moody"s Talks - Focus on Finance ·

2024/03/20

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 RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings

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00:12:51

As growth of private credit in Europe picks up, so...

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2024/03/13

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 RatingsHost: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors ServiceRelated Research:Private Credit – Europe: Europe's private credit market will accelerate, along with competition and

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00:17:54

Convective storms batter US P&C Insurers

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2024/02/28

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 RMSHosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors

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00:26:35

AI's transformation of banking; plus, FHLBank...

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2024/02/07

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

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00:22:31

Digital finance slowly advances towards...

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2024/01/24

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 AnalystHosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer,

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00:16:20

Global outlook for non-bank finance companies...

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2024/01/17

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 ServiceHost: Michael Porta, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service

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00:16:14

Global P&C insurance outlook is negative, global life...

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2024/01/10

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 ServiceHosts: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service; Myles Neligan, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Investors Service

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