Australia

Macquarie Group was offering investors a seven year non-call six senior bond on Monday, in the financial services firm's first euro deal in three years.

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ANZ sold what it said was the first issue of a bond aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in euros this week, raising €750m of new funding.

ANZ raised €750m this week from its first bond aligned with the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), marking only the second such deal globally.

Macquarie is set to issue in euros for the first time since 2015 as it looks to re-engage with investors in that currency. It will also be the first time it has issued at the group level in euros.

UBS has made senior level changes to its Asia Pacific M&A and natural resources teams in a bid to boost its market position and client coverage.

The forthcoming mortgage securitization by National Australia Bank, which includes a green tranche, will be one of the first times any issuer has issued green and normal bonds at the same time that are identical in almost every other way. As such, it will offer a rare insight into pricing.

Westpac attracted substantial demand for its five year sterling floating rate deal on Thursday, with considerable investor liquidity ensuring a particularly attractive cost of funding.

Westpac has mandated leads for the third sterling five year floating rate covered bond from a bank outside the UK to be issued this year.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) was marketing a new senior bond in the euro market on Wednesday, following a fast start for Australian bank bond issuance in 2018.

National Australia Bank has mandated its own investment bank to lead a potential mortgage securitization that could include a green tranche, making it only the second issuer of green residential mortgage-backed securities.

Westpac Banking Corp raised Rmb500m ($77m) from a three year offshore renminbi bond on Monday, becoming the first dim sum note issuer of 2018.