Liberty Financial
Australian nonbanks' song remains the same
Every year, KangaNews hosts Australia’s leading nonbank lenders at a sector roundtable discussion – supported since 2019 by Natixis. In keeping with the unique circumstances of 2020, this year’s roundtable was conducted via videoconference. While market conditions have changed dramatically in the past 12 months, the sector is able to tell the same story of solid funding foundations and sound credit quality.
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.
The view from a new height
The Australian securitisation industry and its international participants gathered – in record number – at the Australian Securitisation Forum’s annual conference in Sydney in early December 2024. Discussion topics took in the record year for new issuance, future capacity and alternative funding options, credit risk profiles and the economic outlook, and market function and liquidity.
Liberty: A culture of belonging
Liberty Financial has received awards aplenty – most recently as Australian Nonbank Financial Institution Issuer of the Year in the KangaNews Awards 2024 – and it is an example for gender balance across the organisation. Anne Bastian, chief people officer at Liberty in Melbourne, explains that what Liberty really strives for is a culture of belonging: a place that, for most of its employees, it already appears to be.
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.
Nonbank leaders survey a changing world
The closing session of the 2023 Australian Securitisation Forum conference in November 2023 brought together four chief executives from Australasian nonbank lenders. The sector is facing up to competitive challenges following a period of unprecedented growth so it was the perfect moment for these leaders to share their insights on the value proposition and prospects for nonbanks.
nonbank Yearbook 2024
KangaNews's eighth annual guide to the business and funding trends in Australia's nonbank financial-institution sector.
WOMEN IN CAPITAL MARKETS Yearbook 2024
KangaNews's annual yearbook amplifying female voices in the Australian capital market.
