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The Australian securitisation market could be on the verge of a sustainability surge, market participants believe. Green deals are likely to be the first sign of this uptick in activity but issuers are also exploring social securitisations with hopes of issuance as soon as this year.

The bank market may be leading Australian credit out of the mid-2022 doldrums, with a particular focus on the tier-two asset class. Tier-two is a less liquid and more volatile product but it can also be an accurate guide to risk appetite for credit as a whole.

It is often said that World War One and World War Two were not really separate conflicts but the same one, a three-decade hiatus merely serving as the punctuation in a protracted story of the shift of global wealth and power to the new world. In the same way, the latest round of market upheaval is not just the continuation of a story that began with the financial crisis but the ongoing unwind of an economic hegemony that has lasted for more than 40 years.

The bank market may be leading Australian credit out of the mid-2022 doldrums, with a particular focus on the tier-two asset class. Tier-two is a less liquid and more volatile product but it can also be an accurate guide to risk appetite for credit as a whole.

The bank market may be leading Australian credit out of the mid-2022 doldrums, with a particular focus on the tier-two asset class. Tier-two is a less liquid and more volatile product but it can also be an accurate guide to risk appetite for credit as a whole.

The dawn of 2023 came accompanied by a welcome return of positive sentiment in the fixed-income and credit markets after a fairly sobering year for bond investors among others. One cannot help but wonder whether confidence about rates direction and economic outcomes is at least somewhat overcooked.

The bank market may be leading Australian credit out of the mid-2022 doldrums, with a particular focus on the tier-two asset class. Tier-two is a less liquid and more volatile product but it can also be an accurate guide to risk appetite for credit as a whole.

The bank market may be leading Australian credit out of the mid-2022 doldrums, with a particular focus on the tier-two asset class. Tier-two is a less liquid and more volatile product but it can also be an accurate guide to risk appetite for credit as a whole.

Perhaps the biggest hope to emerge in capital markets over the course of 2022 is that the year represented the dose of medicine the fixed-income asset class in particular needed to re-establish its fundamental value after a protracted but ultimately unsustainable bull run. Whether we are experiencing a return to normal or the beginning of a fundamentally new phase remains to be seen.

On Friday 18 November 2022, the Enchanted Ball returned to the Palladium at Crown in Melbourne. Celebrating 20 years, the exclusive black-tie event raises funds for the Financial Markets Foundation for Children (FMFC), which offers grants for life-changing medical research into children’s health. KangaNews is proud to be a diamond sponsor of the event.

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The 2022 Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) National Industry Awards celebrated the talented women leading by example across Australia's banking and finance industry, as well as men, women and organisations working to imporove gender diversity across the sector.

KangaNews is pleased to share a flavour of the WiBF National Industry Awards Luncheon. pdf Click here (1.79 MB)  to see the coverage.