Oceania

The Province of Quebec (Aa2/A+/AA-) sold an A$80m ($61m) tap of its May 2026 Kanga bond on Wednesday.

In a rarely seen occurrence in Asia, a Chinese company-led consortium is set to use staple financing to support its acquisition of shares in Australian company GenesisCare, according to sources.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has set out new proposals aimed at cooling house price inflation, which it says has become increasingly disconnected from household incomes.

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

Northern Trust Capital Markets has hired Ben Brownette as a research analyst in its Sydney office in Australia.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia drew more demand than any other euro denominated Australian covered bond in over three years when it issued a €1.25bn 10 year this week.

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

Credit Suisse has made two senior appointments to its Japan’s investment banking and capital markets division, poaching from Deutsche Securities.

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

Commonwealth Bank of Australia issued a €1.25bn 10 year on Wednesday, attracting the highest level of oversubscription for any Australian issuer in euros in more than three years.

Dominik Rohe has been promoted to the role of country head for BlackRock Australia, starting his new position in Sydney on Monday.

Hospitality business Genting Hong Kong, which operates cruise liners, has signed a $500m borrowing to refinance debt taken for funding six vessels.