Westpac top stories

• Westpac NZ returns to senior euros

  

  Westpac New Zealand attracted plenty of demand on its rare trip to the senior euro market this week, printing its €750m deal flat to fair value.

  • 06 Jul 2021

• Rare FIG trio set to bask in summer sun

  Three infrequent FIG borrowers are set to drop into a stable euro market this week, with Arion Bank, Banca Popolare di Sondrio and Westpac New Zealand all preparing senior deals .

  • 05 Jul 2021

• NAB lines up euro covered return

  National Australia Bank has mandated leads for the first Australian covered bond in euros for over two years. With redemptions outstripping supply this month, the NAB deal could be the beginning of a spurt of issuance.

  • 25 Jun 2021

• Rabo returns to the New Zealand dollar

  Rabobank ended a two year absence from the Kiwi dollar market this week to raise short dated liquidity. Meanwhile, in the Australian market, credit issuance is picking up ahead of the end of the local financial year.

  • 23 Jun 2021

• G-SIB pair goes niche for group level debt

  A pair of globally systematically important banks (G-SIBs) made rare visits to niche bond markets to raise senior debt at a group level this week, including a Canadian dollar market that is enjoying its busiest year for offshore financials since 2007.

  • 18 Jun 2021

• ANZ hits sterling with Aussie TLAC build-up set to take off

  ANZ dropped into the sterling market this week in search of tier two paper, which will help it meet its total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements. With the TLAC deadline fast approaching, Australian firms are expected to make use of the attractive funding conditions to ramp up their subordinated issuance.

  • 10 Jun 2021

• Banks bulk up as dollar bond spreads grind tighter

  Banks bombarded the dollar market this week, with a deluge of supply from rare Yankee issuers and US heavyweights across the capital structure.

  • 28 May 2021

• HSBC builds large deal in 'attractive' Aussie dollar market

  HSBC raised A$500m ($388m) on its return to the Australian dollar bond market on Thursday, securing a "fantastic" result by offering a pick-up over local bank bonds.

  • 21 May 2021

• Barclays hops back into Kangaroos

  Barclays returned to the Kangaroo bond market this week after being absent for two years to raise A$600m across three tranches of holding company debt. The market was split over which tranche offered the most value in pricing.

  • 12 May 2021

• Barclays preps Kangaroo return

  Barclays is set to end a two year absence from the Kangaroo bond market this week, as it seeks up to three tranches of callable senior debt.

  • 11 May 2021