King & Wood Mallesons
Diversity as a way of life
While women make up more than 50 per cent of law students and graduate lawyers, they are underrepresented at partner level and in other senior legal roles. For many years, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been committed to changing this.
KangaNews Awards Gala Dinner 2025
The leading social event for the fixed income market in Australasia, the KangaNews Awards Gala Dinner, returned to the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on 19 March. The dinner celebrated the achievements of the winners of the KangaNews Awards 2023, including the announcement of the KangaNews Market People of the Year 2023.
Private markets in focus
In February 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission released Australia’s evolving capital markets: a discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private markets and called for feedback and debate on its regulatory approach to the growing private equity and debt markets. The regulator gave delegates at the KangaNews Debt Capital Market Summit a deeper insight into the consultation and what it seeks to achieve.
Money talks and so does climate change
The KangaNews Sustainable Debt Summit took place in Sydney on 3 April at a time in which the sustainable finance sector is being forced to reiterate its value and purpose. Market leaders say incorporating sustainability considerations into investment decisions is a necessity, not a choice – and the politicisation of the sector does not change why markets decided to address the issue in the first place.
KangaNews Awards 2024: institution and deal winners announced
KangaNews is proud to announce the winners of the institutional and deal categories in the KangaNews Awards 2024. At the end of a banner year in the Australian and New Zealand capital markets, KangaNews received votes from hundreds of market participants keen to recognise the achievements of 2024's most outstanding performers.
New Zealand’s debt market gets ready to deliver
The KangaNews New Zealand Debt Capital Market Summit 2024 – which took place in Auckland on 11 September – delivered a report card on local market functionality and ability to deliver capital where it is needed. Participants discussed a raft of challenges including financing infrastructure and transition, and providing investors with diversity and liquidity. An improving economy and growing scale hold promise for the years ahead.
