Asia Pacific

◆ Record sized sterling deal for an Australian bank ◆ Achieves pricing inside equivalent euro level, lead says ◆ Follows record earnings

UK utility eyes five or 10 year green notes in Aussie dollars

◆ Growing market depth supports wider product and issuer offerings ◆ French bank's adds senior non-preferred layer to its Kangaroo funding mix ◆ Deal mostly sold locally

Financial institutions triple issuance in the currency this year, while corporates make greater use of euro and sterling taps

◆ Foreign and domestic banks find 'strong' liquidity in Australian dollar market ◆ TD achieves several bests for a Canadian senior Kangaroo ◆ Crédit Agricole eyes funding next with 6NC5 bail-in structure

Kazakh issuance has paused after a very busy spring

◆ Strong local demand shows eagerness to buy Aussie covereds at new, tighter levels ◆ RBC prices in line with CIBC's reopener of dormant sector ◆ Onshore demand seen supporting issuance up to five years

◆ RBC to follow compatriot CIBC with five year public deal ◆ Earlier trade 'corrected' scarce supply, achieving high oversubscription ◆ Both banks appear ahead of expected local regulatory changes to covered bond treatment

Higher coupons and steady rate expectations draw investors back into the currency

State-owned bank Spuerkeess has not indicated when it will issue its first bond

◆ Japanese financial services group's UK arm prints three year bond ◆ Orderbook falls as issuer prices 'very tightly' ◆ Week front-loaded ahead of ECB meeting

Market participants have highlighted drop in Uzbek bond volumes this year