Australia
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Yorkshire Building Society defied concerns around the UK’s decision to leave the European Union this week, issuing a well oversubscribed covered bond that was very broadly distributed and that priced almost flat to its curve.
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Yorkshire Building Society issued a €500m six year covered bond almost flat to its curve with strong demand on Monday. At the same time Commonwealth Bank of Australia priced a €750m seven year, a solid trade but one that lacked sparkle. -
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) sold one of the largest climate bonds an Australian bank has ever sold in the domestic market this week, as the nation’s lenders ramp up issuance in the format.
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The names have been announced, now find out why they stood out from the crowd. GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney present the extended results for our 2016 Australia Deals and Investment Bank of the Year awards, recognising achievement in equities, bonds, loans and investment banking.
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Westfield Corp, the Australian operator of shopping centres in the UK, Europe and US, made a dual tranche debut in sterling on Thursday.
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Citic CLSA Securities is expanding its capital markets footprint down under, hiring Michael Vercoe as its first head of ECM for Australia and New Zealand.
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Qantas Airways is holding roadshows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei for its latest fundraising, a two tranche revolver that refinances a A$1.13bn ($849m) loan raised a few years ago.
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Goldman Sachs has given additional client coverage responsibilities to its Australia and New Zealand co-heads of investment banking services (IBS) Joe Fayyad and Zac Fletcher, according to two memos on Tuesday seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
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National Australia Bank (NAB) opened books on its first green bond in euros on Tuesday, timing the new issue to coincide with a strong performance Australian senior bank debt.
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The spate of Reverse Yankee will grow on Friday with Avery Dennison Corporation expected with an eight year euro transaction.
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National Australia Bank (NAB) was talking to investors to determine the right maturity for its debut euro green bond this week, as the bank looked to build on Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken’s recent success in the format.
