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At the end of the third quarter of what can only be described as a momentous year for global financial markets - for worse and for better - it seems appropriate to look at the performance of relevant.. read more

Conditions in money markets have improved immensely since the start of the year. It is money markets that provide the liquidity essential to the functioning of all other financial markets. read more

Following on from NSW Treasury Corp the week before last, Queensland Treasury Corp announced last week which of its bond lines have been formally guaranteed by the Commonwealth government. The lines a.. read more

Our commentary last week on possible changes to the federal government's guarantee scheme for wholesale debt issuance by the banks and other ADIs may have been pre-emptive but seemingly quite close to.. read more

Not being satisfied with having just re-opened the market for non-AOFM backed RMBS issuance the week before last, ME Bank fronted up again last week with another non-AOFM backed RMBS issue, as referre.. read more

For the first time in a while now, there was no corporate bond issuance in the Australian domestic market last week. In fact, all the activity was in New Zealand, where a window seems to have reopened.. read more

The NSW Treasurer, Eric Roosendaal, announced during the week that NSW Treasury Corp accessed the Australian government's guarantee scheme for state government bond issues, for each of TCorp's May 201.. read more

Heritage Building Society (rated 'A3/BBB') is set to become the next borrower to tap the retail market. After a rush of issuance earlier in the year, the retail market appeared to be set to take off,.. read more

The remaining issuance activity last week took place offshore. Westpac issued €1.75 billion of seven-year bonds in the Euromarket, priced at 118 basis points over mid-swaps. This issue took place wh.. read more

The other big issue of the week was National Australia Bank's US$600 million Tier 1 hybrid issue. read more