Australian Office of Financial Management
State of rates: Australia's high-grade market in depth
On 22 October, KangaNews hosted the latest in the KangaNews Debt Capital Markets Summit 2020 webinar series. The session had a rates-market flavour, including a discussion between some of Australia’s leading market participants about how massively increased sovereign issuance, central-bank intervention and a raft of new dynamics will shape their sector.
AOFM provides issuance programme update
AOFM lowers 2021/22 funding task by A$25 billion
Surging warehouse demand relieves AOFM of SFSF positions
The Australian Office of Financial Management is encouraging lenders to find new investors for positions in warehouses it has held in the Structured Finance Support Fund established in response to COVID-19. While warehouse demand is robust, market sources say it could be tested as more supply hits the market.
Green RMBS takes root
In June, Firstmac issued Australia’s first solely green residential mortgage-backed securities deal. The local market has seen consistent though small-scale green securitisation of nonmortgage assets. Market participants are now somewhat optimistic about more supply in the mortgage space.
Australian inflation market paints a complex picture
Inflation signs are emerging faster and more frequently in other global jurisdictions, but there is enough inflation smoke in Australia for market users to be contemplating the fire. When it comes to inflation-linked bond issuance, local experts say the market story is not as simple as more interest equating directly to demand for, or supply of, physical product.
HIGH-GRADE ISSUERS YEARBOOK 2021
The ultimate guide to Australian and New Zealand government-sector borrowers.
