Australia’s debut sovereign green bond highlighted the week ending 7 June. Meanwhile, New Zealand Debt Management completed a syndicated tap to its May 2028 line. Elsewhere, corporates and securitisers continued to print deals.
The first Australian sovereign green bond achieved a quantifiable greenium for the Australian Office of Financial Management but speculation outside the deal group that it might deliver a blowout book did not come to pass. Support built primarily in the Australian time zone, though deal sources insist an overnight price revision masks solid demand out of Europe.