In brief: CBA sells US$3 billion in bonds
Commonwealth Bank has raised US$3 billion in funds from the US corporate bond market. In line with indicative pricing, CBA will pay 2.5 per cent on US$1 billion of five-year fixed rate securities. And it will pay 50 basis points over three-month Libor for US$2 billion of three-year floating rate securities. Bloomberg reported the sale was managed by Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley.