KfW Bankengruppe

Thursday, 17 December 2020

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.

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Oct/Nov 2024 Women in Capital Markets Yearbook

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.

Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Jun/Jul 2024

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.

Thursday, 04 July 2024
Jun/Jul 2024 SSA Supplement

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.

Thursday, 07 March 2024
Feb/Mar 2024

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.

Thursday, 14 December 2023
Oct/Nov 2023 Women in Capital Markets Yearbook

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.

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