Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has been ranked the number one manager for both bonds and syndicated loans in Bloomberg\u2019s 2025 Australia League Tables,\u00a0underscoring its leadership in a year when Australia\u2019s bond market\u00a0came\u00a0close to setting a new issuance record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Throughout 2025,\u00a0CBA\u00a0supported\u00a0clients to raise\u00a0over\u00a0A$120bn\u00a0across\u00a0139\u00a0bond issuances\u00a0and\u00a0in excess of\u00a0A$62\u00a0billion from a broad range of syndicated loan activity.\u00a0This contributed\u00a0to a\u00a0near-record\u00a0year for Australia\u2019s bond market, with total issuance\u00a0(at A$320.07 billion)\u00a0approaching\u00a0the all-time high of A$324.66\u00a0billion set in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a sign of the market\u2019s growing depth and maturity, Australia\u2019s bond market drew increased interest\u00a0from\u00a0both\u00a0off-shore\u00a0investors and issuers, with\u00a0Kangaroo bonds – debt denominated in Australian dollars but issued by foreign entities – contributing\u00a0A$66.71\u00a0billion, or\u00a021% of this year\u2019s new issuance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0been trusted to\u00a0assist\u00a0more issuers and investors in accessing Australia\u2019s debt capital markets in 2025 than ever\u00a0before.\u00a0The\u00a0momentum\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0seen in 2025 \u2013 with many clients identifying Australia as a preferred market for frequent issuance alongside the US and Europe, and the continued growth in foreign participation \u2013 signals a new level of maturity in Australia\u2019s capital markets,\u201d\u00a0said Chris McLachlan,\u00a0Executive General Manager Global Markets at Commonwealth Bank.\u00a0\u201cAs we look ahead to 2026,\u00a0we expect to see further product development and innovation, enabling our financial system to support even greater demand and opportunity for our clients.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery dollar of capital we help bring into Australia\u2019s markets is an investment in the country\u2019s future,\u00a0funding new infrastructure, supporting businesses, and strengthening the foundations of our financial system.\u00a0Strong and sustained capital inflows are essential for a dynamic and competitive economy.\u00a0By deepening Australia\u2019s capital markets and broadening the investor base,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0enabling more efficient funding for innovation, job creation, and long-term investment\u2014benefiting not just our clients, but the\u00a0economy\u00a0as a whole,\u201d McLachlan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CBA\u2019s leadership in the league tables reflects\u00a0the bank\u2019s\u00a0ability to deliver for clients across the full spectrum of debt products\u00a0including\u00a0residential mortgage-backed securities,\u00a0government, semi-government, corporate, securitisation, and private placements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur\u00a0franchise strength is underpinned by\u00a0the breadth of our product suite and\u00a0our\u00a0consistent presence in every segment of the market,\u00a0with our team\u2019s capability\u00a0to facilitate the flow of global capital into Australia,\u201d McLachlan added.\u00a0\u201cOur focus remains on delivering insights, liquidity and execution excellence for our clients,\u00a0no matter how the market landscape shifts\u00a0in the year ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has been ranked the number one manager for both bonds and syndicated loans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,121613,85,46,361],"class_list":["post-220727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-group-performance","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-media-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}