United Energy next for the Reg D market

Details on Commonwealth Bank's Uridashi bond issues, scheduled for tomorrow, firmed up. CBA will issue NZ$91.9 million of bonds with a 5.46 per cent coupon, US$55.7 million of bonds with a 2.47 per.. read more

Good bank / bad bank for South Canterbury

Troubled New Zealand financier, South Canterbury Finance, has finally got a new prospectus into the market so that it can raise funds from the public again, and last week was musing on the possibili.. read more

Outlook for LMIs stabilises

Moody's revised the outlook on the 'Aa3' insurance financial strength rating assigned to QBE Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited to stable from negative and at the same time affirmed the rating. The.. read more

DEXUS invests in second rating

Following DEXUS Property Group's seven-year bond switch the week before last, Moody's assigned Baa1/Stable/P-2 ratings to DEXUS Finance Pty Ltd., and its securities issuance program, last week. The.. read more

NUA diversifies QBE income and risks

QBE Insurance Group (owner of QBE LMI) has no bonds outstanding in the domestic corporate bond market but has been a regular issuer in the Euro and US s144A markets of senior, subordinated and perpe.. read more

Q10 Trust upgraded and Pepper affirmed

S&P raised the ratings on five classes of notes issued by Q10 Trust, a securitiser of subprime and non-conforming mortgages. Ratings on the Class B, C, D, E and F notes were raised to 'AAA', 'AA.. read more

A growing preference for long bonds

Dexus Property Group (rated BBB+) became the third issuer in recent months to take advantage of improved conditions in the corporate bond market and increasing investor appetite for longer-term expo.. read more

More switching opportunities from TCorp

NSW TCorp continued with its program to replace selected Commonwealth government guaranteed lines with new benchmark lines guaranteed solely by the State of New South Wales. TCorp issued A$1.0 billi.. read more