International Finance Corporation
Issuer-level strategy the focus for climate transition
The Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles (GBP SBP), administered by the International Capital Market Association, launched its Climate Transition Finance Handbook on 9 December. The handbook marks a new phase in the evolution of the sustainable finance market according to market participants involved in its development.
Australian dollar issuers back capacity
New issuers and increased funding requirements from established names are testing capacity in the Australian dollar high-grade market. Speakers from across the sector at the KangaNews Debt Capital Market Summit say they are confident that no-one needs to be crowded out – though finding untapped demand will remain a focus point.
SSAs stay ahead of changing Kangaroo and global market norms
KangaNews and UBS brought together some of the world’s leading female funding executives at supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) issuers to talk about where a growing Australian dollar market fits into their funding mix, and issuer-level initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Capacity and cuts top the talking points in New Zealand
In June, KangaNews and Westpac gathered issuers from across the New Zealand high-grade landscape in Wellington to discuss domestic market conditions and global demand. While near-term attention remains focused on monetary policy, there is an underlying sense that supply patterns are fundamentally changing the shape of the New Zealand dollar market.
Global market view as rates inflection point looms
Thinking in global markets is turning hard to the nature of the looming inflection point for monetary policy. Central banks may not cut, or at least not far, unless the pain being felt in global economies metastasises into unemployment and other symptoms of spare capacity. Despite this uncertainty – and many others – issuers were able to make hay in H1, including in an Australian market that has experienced unprecedented scale and consistency of demand. Participants at the annual ANZ-KangaNews global funding roundtable, which took place in London in June, surveyed the landscape.
GSS issuance in time and numbers
KangaNews has been tracking the progress of Australian and New Zealand sustainability labelled debt instruments since the market began, including coverage of groundbreaking transactions and keeping extensive issuance data in the KangaNews deal database. A timeline of key developments and data points illustrates market progress over the years.
SSA Yearbook 2024
The annual guide to the world's most significant supranational, sovereign and agency sector issuers.
