Westpac top stories

• UBS prints record Aussie dollar deal

  

  UBS raised A$2.75bn ($1.96bn) with a triple tranche senior unsecured deal through its Australian branch on Thursday, printing the largest ever Australian dollar bank deal for a foreign issuer.

  • 24 Jul 2020

• Australia picks syndicate for new 2051 bond

  The Australian Treasury has chosen the banks that will lead its new June 2051 syndicated offering, which is expected to take place next week.

  • 22 Jul 2020

• Attractive Oz open through summer

  While bankers in the Northern hemisphere plan well-deserved summer breaks, the Australian and New Zealand dollar markets are set to remain open for business, with some competitive pricing on offer.

  • 21 Jul 2020

• Bumper demand for first Aussie and Kiwi government syndications of 2020-21

  Demand for Australia and New Zealand’s first syndications of their 2020-21 fiscal year was high on Tuesday, with both issuers printing their second largest ever deals.

  • 14 Jul 2020

• Australia and New Zealand launch first syndications of 2020-21

  Australia and New Zealand launched their first syndications of their 2020-21 fiscal years on Monday.

  • 13 Jul 2020

• New Zealand names banks for 2041 syndication

  The New Zealand treasury has appointed the banks to lead the syndication of a May 2041 nominal bond, which is expected to take place next week.

  • 08 Jul 2020

• New Zealand prints record syndication

  New Zealand attracted record demand for its largest ever bond as it tapped the market with a four year syndication on Tuesday. With the government facing an elevated funding programme in 2020-21 to combat the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a feeling that record-breaking deal sizes will become more common a spectacle.

  • 16 Jun 2020

• New Zealand readies third syndication

  New Zealand hit screens on Monday morning with a new syndicated bond, its third of the 2019-20 fiscal year.

  • 15 Jun 2020

• RBA changes boost foreign bank issues

  Two recent policy changes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) spurred a pair of foreign banks to scoop A$3.2bn ($2.2bn) from the bond market this week. An expansion of repo-eligibility and a term funding facility for domestic banks have freed up the funds to drive the bumper deals, according to a banker at one of Australia's big four banks.

  • 04 Jun 2020

• SMBC prints bumper Aussie dollar deal

  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp sold its largest every Australian dollar deal on Tuesday, scooping up A$2.4bn ($1.6bn) of senior unsecured paper through its Sydney branch.

  • 02 Jun 2020