GFF Podcast

The Global Outlook on Tariffs, Trade and Reserve Currencies in 2026

In our Christmas special, we are joined by Charles Lichfield, Deputy Director of the Geoeconomics Center at the Atlantic Council, to discuss the major economic events and geopolitical shifts of 2025, and what we should expect next year. Charles will be the opening keynote speaker at our 2026 GFF Summit  and will also co-host the Central Bank and Sovereign Wealth Summit alongside our podcast hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler. We are talking about reserve currencies, China, U.S.-EU relations and the major news stories of 2025. Don't miss it!

T+1 Expert Masterclass

Join our expert T+1 guests, Kathie Waldie and Roy Zimmerhansl, for a feature-length exploration of the T+1 transition. We review the current progress across EU, UK, and Swiss workstreams, discuss implications for settlement discipline and operational changes, and consider the impact on securities lending, repo, and collateral management beyond the 2027 deadline. Join Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler for this lively chat about T+1 and the market impact for global funding and financing.

The ESM Story: Building Stability in European Financial Markets

In this special episode, we chat with Kalin Anev Janse, CFO of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). We discuss the evolving role of the ESM, the Savings and Investments Union, ESG holdings and the role of the Euro as a global reserve currency. Join Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler for a lively chat about the future of EU finances and the role of the EU in the global economy of the future

2025 FX, Cash & Liquidity Innovations with 360T and Clearstream

This month, we take an in-depth look at the rapidly evolving world of cash management and FX with Carlo Kölzer, founding partner of 360T, and Lars Janssen, Head of Liquidity Solutions Product Development at Clearstream. We discuss the needs of market participants and central banks as they manage multi-currency accounts in times of extreme market volatility following trade tariffs, reduced settlement cycles, and intraday repo, joined by our regular hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler

GC Pooling 20th Anniversary Special

We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of GC Pooling®, Deutsche Börse Group’s segment tailored to meet the needs of short-term collateralized money market trading and financing, as well as efficient collateral management. This episode brings together some of the people who made it happen, as well as the leaders driving today’s innovations that ensure GC Pooling remains a high-tech channel at the heart of European money markets.  Join Gerd Hartung, Marcel Naas, Dirk Rothenbach, Marton Szigeti, Carsten Hiller, Frank Gast, Jean-Robert Wilkin and our regular hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler for the story of how Clearstream and Eurex created this innovative CCP-cleared solution, and the largest regulated general collateral (GC) funding mechanism in Europe.