Oceania
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Deutsche Bank has appointed former Goldman Sachs banker Anthony Miller as its new chief executive for Australia and New Zealand. -
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.
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Westpac NZ issued a chunky €1bn euro covered bond on Thursday, with leads adopting a cautious approach to pricing at first, tightening the deal by 5bp in syndication to reach a record spread for a New Zealand issuer in euros.
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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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New Zealand’s ASB Finance was looking to add to a growing list of vanilla senior transaction from banks on Wednesday, hoping to raise new funding at an attractive level versus its Australian peers.
