Westpac proves local covered liquidity with A$3.1bn issue

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Westpac proves local covered liquidity with A$3.1bn issue

Westpac Banking Corporation has issued its first ever domestic covered bond, following a market-opening deal from Commonwealth Bank of Australia last week. The deal generated around A$3.8bn of orders — and gave a further demonstration of the huge liquidity available in Australia’s embryonic covered bond market.

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