ANZ

Peter Ellemann has left his position as head of European loan syndications at ANZ Bank around a month ago, according to sources in the market.

Swiss energy and commodities trader Mercuria is looking to raise $850m from a triple-tranche facility that was launched earlier this week.

A hundred investors managing $1.8tr of assets have signed a letter calling on banks to say more about how they are managing the risk of climate change, and to publish a strategy saying how they support the goals of the Paris Agreement.

World Bank raised A$850m ($678.7m) in the Kangaroo market this week by printing a new September 2022 line, the largest Australian dollar SSA bond in the last three years.

Lloyds Bank issued its first Australian dollar bond through its senior holding company on Wednesday. As the Kangaroo market shows itself receptive to loss-absorbing products, bankers expect more financial institutions to diversify down under.

World Bank has raised A$850m ($678.7m) in the Kangaroo market by printing a new September 2022 line, the largest Australian dollar SSA bond of the year.

Lloyds Bank debuted its first ever Australian dollar bond through its senior holding company on Wednesday. As growing numbers of foreign lenders are drawn to the Australian currency — a consequence of the high rates relative to other markets and a buoyant economy — there is a growing incentive for international borrowers to place bonds down under.

Chailease International Finance Corp has sealed a $250m term loan after obtaining more funds than initially planned, in its second outing to the market this year.

The Asian Development Bank hit screens on Tuesday announcing a dollar benchmark in a maturity that investors have been crying out for.

ANZ has hired Hodaka Shoji as head of specialised finance for Japan, wooing him from Mizuho AsiaInfra Capital (MAIC) in Singapore.

Medco Energi Internasional, which issued a dollar bond last week, has returned to the debt market for a reserve based lending (RBL) facility for subsidiary Medco E&P Malaka.

ANZ’s cash profit rose 5.3% to A$1.79bn ($1.4bn) for the third quarter ending June 30, as the Australian lender continues to reshape its institutional banking business.