Westpac buys back guaranteed debt
Westpac is set to make the largest buyback of government guaranteed debt to date in the local market, after announcing an offer to buy back the entire A$3.6 billion of March 19, 2012 notes.Westpac is offering a margin of 10 basis points over the bank bill rate.The notes were first issued in March 2009, for $3.06 billion, when Westpac sold floating and fixed rate tranches. The fixed rate tranche was sold at a coupon of four per cent, while the floating rate notes were issued at a spread of 60 basis points over swap.