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ANZ Investment Bank is continuing the expansion of its global structured finance team with two senior appointments. Sinbad Coleridge is to become executive director of the division while Scott McInnis becomes head of project finance. Coleridge joins the bank from BZW where he was chairman and chief executive of the structured finance division. Before that he was with Barclays Bank, where he was deputy head of the corporate division responsible for relationship management with large international corporations.

THE Republic of Argentina will this morning (Friday) announce the results of its 30 year global bond exchange offer. The deal is not expected to match Venezuela's $4bn blockbuster in size, but will still be substantial at around $2bn to $3bn.

China The $30m fundraising for Fujian Industrial Bank has closed oversubscribed but was not increased.

* Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale Rating: Aaa/AAA

* Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Rating: Aa1/AAA (Moody's/IBCA)

THE REPUBLIC of Venezuela exceeded the market's wildest expectations this week by issuing a $4bn 30 year global bond in exchange for Brady debt -- the largest international fixed rate sovereign issue ever launched.

The BancAmerica Securities Inc led $200m US-CP facility renewal for CAF was signed on Wednesday. The 364 days at 20bp risk fee facility will be effective from September 17. Argentina

CHASE Investment Bank and Dresdner Bank Luxembourg SA have captured the highly prestigious mandate to arrange a debut $115m syndicated loan facility for core Anglo-American Group company Amcoal. The two arrangers, which have already been joined by Sumitomo Bank as a co-arranger, are syndicating the facility on a low profile basis among core Anglo-American relationship banks. Each has been asked to sign up for $10m.

* General Electric Capital Corp Rating: Aaa/AAA

CITIBANK International plc has fought off tough competition to win BAT Industries' highly sought after $1.15bn mandate. The emergence of the financing, which was launched at the start of the week, has solved the mystery for many banks that were keen to win the top slot. However, BAT has concentrated its favours on just one institution, despite the initial expectation that several additional arranger slots might have been available for other core relationship banks.

* Swedish Export Credit Rating: Aa3/AA+