KfW Bankengruppe
KfW delves deeper into sustainability
On 16 December, executives at KfW Bankengruppe reviewed the 2020 funding year and shared their expectations for capital markets issuance to fund promotional activities in the year ahead. While recognising that investors are increasingly looking at issuer-level sustainability credentials, and working to enhance these, KfW also expects increased issuance of green bonds in 2021.
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.
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.
Investor engagement and learning journey – the focus of KfW’s latest digital issuance test case
The world’s largest supranational, sovereign and agency issuers have capital market innovation and leadership as part of their purpose. Sustainable finance is typically the most discussed area for this, but capital markets digitalisation is another key component. KfW Bankengruppe is at the fore, most recently announcing its first blockchain-based digital bond issue and thus marking the next step in its digital evolution.
Solid foundations more important than records in SSA Kangaroo sector
The pace of early-year SSA Kangaroo issuance in 2024 outstripped all previous records. Whether or not the full year produces record supply once more – and intermediaries have their doubts that the tailwinds of 2023 will remain in place – there are reasons to believe the sector has reached a new level of baseline demand and thus deal flow.
SSA sector stays on the cutting edge of sustainability and DE&I
In October 2023, KangaNews and UBS hosted female leaders from the supranational, sovereign and agency sector – live in Sydney and via VC globally – at a roundtable to discuss the state of capital markets and the role of these institutions in promoting sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
SSA Yearbook 2024
The annual guide to the world's most significant supranational, sovereign and agency sector issuers.
