The bank has secured talent from Bank of America, ING and SocGen. Newly appointed co-head of North Asia Debt Capital Markets, Paul Chang, discusses market themes.
Kang Jae Kim has been appointed officially as the bank’s head of Capital Markets for Asia, following his service in the role ad interim, since January.
Simon Ireland serves in recently-appointed CFO Farhan Faruqui's former role, while the wider Asian leveraged finance and acquisition team prepares for increased deal activity.
The bank is Australia’s first to sell a bond linked to the UN’s sustainable development goals. It also helps with capitalisation in the event of another banking crisis.
The steepness of its curve lures offshore investors to the Australian Office of Financial Management’s fourth benchmark issue since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.