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The boom in solar panel installations is working for specialist financier FlexiGroup. More than half the loans in a A$250 million pool of loans securitised at the end of last week are for households.. read more

This year is proving distinctive for the retail corporate bond market, though the market is not developing in a form that fosters access for small investors to the opportunities available to profess.. read more

National Australia Bank has continued its offshore bond issuance - last week it sold €1.0 billion in ten-year bonds.  read more

Caltex launched a A$300 million subordinated note issue yesterday, after flagging the issue last week when it announced its supply chain restructuring and the closure of its Kurnell refinery. read more

July is shaping up to be the second poorest month for corporate bond issuance in the domestic market so far this year - total issuance at the end of last week amounted to A$5.5 billion. read more

When Moody's Investor Service placed a negative outlook on the Aaa ratings assigned to Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on Tuesday, the ratings on entities closely associated with these sover.. read more

BMW Finance will make its debut in the asset-backed market in Australia this week. read more

Retail investors in New Zealand have found the terms of two long-term debt issues from Westpac a little hard to take, with the bank selling less debt than it hoped in an offer that closed late last.. read more

In a sign of the secular shift in the functioning of the capital market, at least in Europe, Fitch Ratings has observed that corporate bond issuance exceeded banks loans in the first six months of 2.. read more

As has being typical in recent years, the results at the end of the first half of the calendar year in the debt capital market are a tale of two quarters: a strong first quarter, and a poor second. read more