Tascorp looking for A$500 million in bookbuilt 2014
APA to debut in domestic market with A$200 million minimum
Securitisation flow continues with Capital Finance ABS
Australian securitisation activity is continuing, with Capital Finance Australia launching an expected A$598 million (US$524.1 million) equivalent auto asset-backed securities (ABS) deal across six tranches. Bella Trust Series 2010-1 is the issuer's second visit to the asset-backed markets, having debuted in November last year with a A$866.7 million auto transaction.
KfW to launch 2019 Kangaroo increase
TD Securities and UBS Investment Bank have been mandated to launch an increase to KfW Bankengruppe (KfW)'s 5.25 per cent December 2019 Kangaroo bond. The increase will be for a minimum of A$250 million (US$220 million), taking the total issue size to A$1.9 billion minimum. Pricing is expected to occur on Thursday July 15.Securitisation progress but overall issuance still weak
Three recent asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions – two priced and a further launched – have highlighted progress in the sector, but market participants say demand for securitised assets is little different to the quiet vanilla market. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) doubled the size of its July 8 residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal while two other borrowers are re-opening the door to foreign currency issuance from Australian names.