BNP Paribas

Enduring appeal

The US private placement (USPP) market has arguably been the preferred bond-funding option for Australian corporate borrowers for many years. Market participants acknowledge Australian issuers’ closer ties to USPP than credits from comparable jurisdictions, and say demand evolution in the US means there is little chance of a change in issuance habits.

Financial institution issuer profiles

Key data and information on 23 global bank issuers active in the Australian dollar market. The issuer section includes funding strategy information as well as corporate debt data on profiled borrowers.

KangaNews Awards 2018: winners announced

KangaNews is proud to present the winners of the institutional and deal categories in the KangaNews Awards 2017. After an extensive voting and verification process, KangaNews can confidently say its results reflect a true market view on the outstanding performers of 2017 in the Australian and New Zealand debt markets.

New investors, not volume, the target of World Bank’s latest sustainability bond

Accessing private investors and adding scale to tangible impact investing motivated World Bank to bring its new sustainable growth bond. The issuer and its lead say the deal presented a unique opportunity to engage new investors on the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) and World Bank’s bond issuance.

BNP Paribas prices A$275 million tier-two EMTN deal