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Credit spreads on asset-backed securities backed by peer-to-peer loans issued in Northern Hemisphere markets have moved sharply wider and liquidity in the sector has dried up. read more

Corporate bond issuance was at a two-year high in May, with the A$13.1 billion of bonds issued the highest monthly volume since May 2014. This is almost twice the average monthly issuance of $7.3 bill.. read more

It has now become clear why ANZ is seeking to raise Additional Tier 1 capital from international investors. ANZ is breaking new ground here but it is not about to be followed by a flood of internation.. read more

The wait for the third Additional Tier 1 capital issue in the domestic market this year has not been a long one. With Westpac's bookbuild for its Capital Notes 4 issue out of the way last week, NAB an.. read more

It must have been late on Friday when the ANZ advised the ASX that it would be undertaking a global roadshow this week in relation to a potential US dollar denominated Additional Tier 1 capital issue,.. read more

The fine-tuning or even unwinding of some of the banking regulatory changes introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis may be finding fans, if a communiqué on the work of the Financial Stabi.. read more

The last full week of this month was a busy one with more than A$5 billion of bonds issued in the domestic corporate bond market - with the result that May has proved to be the best month of the year.. read more

Singapore's DBS Bank made its debut in the local domestic corporate bond market yesterday, with a A$750 million covered bond issue. read more

Westpac launched its latest issue of additional tier one capital or hybrid notes last Tuesday, seeking to raise at least A$750 million with a term to call of 5.5 years. read more

As we approach the end of May, year-to-date issuance volume in the corporate bond market is well down on where it was at the same time last year. read more