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Thursday, 18 January 2024
Dec/Jan 2023/2024

Solid foundations for an uncertain future

The 2023 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Global Markets Conference brought international investors to Australia at a fascinating juncture for the local economy and the fixed-income asset class. While the general view remains that the central bank hiking cycle is close to played out, the market is also coming to terms with the real consequences of a higher for longer environment. Australia is not fully insulated against cold global winds but it also has reasons for optimism.

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Friday, 05 January 2024

2023 year in review: Fundamentals outweigh market challenges for Australian sovereign sector

Australia’s sovereign and semi-government issuance market rode the waves of ongoing rates market upheaval in 2023, with issuers reporting solid demand despite myriad challenges. The sector appears to be in fundamentally good health, with semi-government issuers noting growing liquidity in their part of the market on the back of several years of elevated supply.

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Monday, 04 December 2023
Dec/Jan 2023/2024

KangaNews Awards 2023: institution and deal winners announced

KangaNews is proud to announce the winners of the institutional and deal categories in the KangaNews Awards 2023. At the end of another busy year in the Australian and New Zealand capital markets, KangaNews received votes from hundreds of market participants keen to recognise the achievements of 2023's most outstanding performers.

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Sunday, 05 November 2023
Oct/Nov 2023

WA builds in sustainability and maintains focus on budget prudence

Western Australia has a different set of challenges from most of its Australian state peers. While its budget position is the envy of the group, the driver of its recent revenue bonanza – the resources sector – makes for a more difficult path to the low-carbon future. The state’s treasurer, Rita Saffioti, speaks to KangaNews about debt reduction and bond issuance, sustainability goals, migration and how it hopes to help alleviate the housing crisis.

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Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Aug/Sep 2023 High-Grade Supplement

Conditions coalesce for Australian government-sector issuers

The annual roundtable for Australia’s leading government-sector borrowers, hosted by KangaNews and Westpac Institutional Bank in July, found the issuers in buoyant mood. They have been able to shake off market volatility and economic uncertainty to deliver positive funding outcomes – while the semi-government sector in particular may have hit a new level of liquidity and global relevance.

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Saturday, 29 July 2023
Jun/Jul 2023

Domestic high-grade issuers stay ahead of the GSS curve

Australia’s three largest state government bond issuers have all been active in the green, social and sustainability market for at least half a decade, while another peer joined their ranks in 2023 and the sovereign is preparing for a green-bond debut in calendar 2024. Frameworks, programmes and issuance approaches have not been static, however, as issuers seek to meet evolving investor needs and expectations.