It was a quiet week in the domestic corporate bond market with Kiwibank being the only issuer. Initial speculation had Kiwibank issuing up to A$400 million of bonds but when the deal was launched it was launched with an issue size of at least A$200 million. Price guidance was 40 to 42 basis points over swap and bank bills for a fixed and floating tranche issue.Kiwibank attracted enough investor interest to sell A$250 million of New Zealand government-guaranteed fixed rate bonds at 42 bps over swap, the higher end of its target range. The New Zealand government guarantee gives the bonds a 'AA+' rating while Kiwibank's underlying rating is 'AA-'.Offshore, the Australian subsidiary of Canadian gold miner, Barrick Australia tapped the US s144A market for US$850 million of 30-year debt and US$400 million of debt maturing in January 2020. The two tranches were priced at just 195 bps and 175 bps over US Treasuries, respectively. This proves once again that there is strong investor demand for real corporate risk and the opportunity to diversify bond portfolios. The bonds are callable against a 30 bps make whole payment.Westpac became the next bank to undertake a 10-year bond issue. Westpac raised ₤650 million in the Euromarket at 125 bps over mid-swap and 158 bps over gilts. Commonwealth bank added million Swiss francs to its recent CHF400 million, eight-year, Eurobond and, as flagged last week, Suncorp Metway (rated 'A') issued bonds without a government guarantee for the first time, but not in the domestic market. Suncorp sold ₤300 million of five-year EMTNs at mid-swaps plus 190 bps and Gilts plus 249 bps.