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The highlight in the domestic corporate bond market was the emergence of arguably the first notional corporate issuer for 2016. read more

More than A$13 billion of bonds were issued in international markets by Australian borrowers last week, with financial and corporate borrowers active after a dour period. read more

In the structured finance sector, La Trobe Financial on Friday flagged a return to the market with its third non-conforming RMBS issue, scheduled for the end of the month. read more

With the release of its interim results last Monday, Westpac said it was considering a new issue of hybrid notes to replace the WCTPA notes that are due to be called on June 30. read more

Resimac has priced its latest issue of mortgage-backed securities - Resimac Premier Series 2016-1. This transaction was also substantially upsized. read more

Commonwealth Bank (rated AA-) and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (rated A-) provided the issuance highlights in the domestic corporate bond market last week. read more

The Sydney branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (rated A), the largest bank in China and arguably the largest in the world, very quietly made its market debut. The bank raised A$59 millio.. read more

The highlight in the domestic credit market last week was the A$2.57 billion, five-year note issue by ANZ (rated AA-). The issue is the largest seen this year and only the second with a five year term.. read more

Negative interest rates are becoming all the rage. It follows on from the post-GFC fad of quantitative easing and many countries now have them; and even some companies too. read more

Some banks have expressed a desire for Basel III capital requirements to be reduced, to the extent that implementation of IFRS 9 results in increased provisions for credit losses. read more