First-mover advantage

New Zealand has become a test bed for monetary policy as the country became the first in the developed world to raise rates during the latest round of tightening. Participants at the third annual KangaNews-Westpac New Zealand high-grade roundtable discussed the context of local monetary policy and the funding outlook for local government sector issuers.

Inflation, rising rates take centre stage at KangaNews summit

The KangaNews Debt Capital Market Summit returned to Sydney as an in-person conference in May. Discussions covered a range of topics including rising inflation, central bank policy and trading in a highly volatile market. The increasing interest in environmental, social and governance issues was another talking point.

Kāinga Ora weathers the storm

New Zealand social housing agency Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is weathering a perfect storm, its Wellington-based treasurer Jason Bligh tells KangaNews, as the pandemic and inflation frustrate delivery of more than 10,000 new homes by 2024. Global appetite for sustainable debt is supporting its bond issuance, though.

New Zealand's capital market at a critical juncture

On International Women’s Day – 8 March – KangaNews once again hosted leaders from the New Zealand capital market at a wide-ranging roundtable discussion. The conversation covered the challenging phase in which markets and the economy find themselves as well as the intersection with diversity and inclusion, and the future of work.

Kāinga Ora prints NZ$800 million wellbeing bond