National Australia Bank

High Speed Rail Finance, the financing vehicle for the High Speed 1 (HS1) project — the train line between London and the channel tunnel to France — said on Monday it was planning on issuing £314m of private placement notes.

The Bank of Queensland’s (BoQ) upcoming conditional pass through (CPT) covered bond, the first CPT from an Australian issuer, will mark a major step in the use of the structure, with cross-currency swaps used for the first time.

National Australia Bank and Credit Suisse have both received the approval of investors to change terms of their existing covered bonds.

Clydesdale was well supported for its first foray into the sterling subordinated debt market on Monday, allowing the lender to resell £925m of capital and underscoring the health of the sterling market.

National Australia Bank will give investors the chance to buy into Clydesdale additional tier one and tier two debt, having mandated banks for a roadshow next week.

Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich has mandated joint leads for its first benchmark euro covered bond and the Bank of Queensland has hired leads to explore options for a potential structure.

Bank of America this week returned to the Australian dollar market after a two year absence, with an A$750m ($565m) dual tranche deal.

Wells Fargo (A/A2/A-) offered two Australian dollar deals to the market this week, totalling A$1.65bn ($1.24bn).

The Treasury Corporation of Victoria on Tuesday became the first ever semi-governmental institution to issue a green bond in Australia.

National Australia Bank printed its biggest ever dollar trade as investors shrugged off volatility and piled into new issues.

The Treasury Corp of Victoria has mandated National Australia Bank to lead an Australian dollar green bond.

Manchester Airport Group, the UK airports company, has signed £560m of refinancing loan facilities after a recent bond issue.