Westpac gets by without a big bank bid, pricing tight

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Westpac gets by without a big bank bid, pricing tight

Westpac this week issued its first euro denominated covered bond deal of the year and the second from an Australian issuer. The deal was only modestly oversubscribed as bank treasuries weren't interested because the bond is ineligible for liquidity buffers and repo with the European Central Bank.

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