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Monday, 05 October 2020
Oct/Nov 2020 SSA supplement

Social embracing

Social distancing has been a key part of the global response to COVID-19 everywhere but debt capital markets, where social funding outcomes have come to the fore. As with most green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond developments, supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) borrowers are leading the evolution of social issuance.

Monday, 13 January 2025
Dec/Jan 2024/2025

Breadth, urgency and accountability in New Zealand’s sustainable finance story

The KangaNews-Westpac New Zealand Sustainable Finance Summit, which took place in Auckland in November 2024, featured the event’s most ambitious and wide-reaching agenda. Speakers discussed the urgent need to act on climate, nature and social challenges, how to do so while navigating the increasingly complex world of regulation and disclosure, and why it is critical to maintain the highest possible ambition.

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, 07 January 2025
Dec/Jan 2024/2025

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.

Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Aug/Sep 2024 High-Grade Supplement

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.

Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Jun/Jul 2024

Labelled market still evolving as ambition remains the order of the day

Transition and sustainability-linked bonds have offered early potential to support the aspects of economic transition with the greatest degree of additionality and impact. But issuance has slowed after a promising start, in particular due to enhanced scrutiny of transaction structures’ ambition. Market leaders gathered in Amsterdam in June to path a road forward.

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