Australian nonbank lenders have long discussed the potential alignment of the type of lending they do with social-bond funding. As the first local issuer to bring an all-social residential mortgage-backed securities deal, Pepper Money says the value of the platform is primarily about the opportunity this type of funding offers for future development of lending product.
The Australasian market printed six transactions in the week ending 17 June, including Ampol's A$150 million (US$104.4 million) sustainability-linked hybrid.