2007 April - KangaNews Magazine
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Contents

KangaTrends Apr 07
Deals from ICO, NWB, EUROFIMA, Dexia MA, EIB, KfW. Emirates Bank merger.
NIBC Bank plans partial IPO.New issuing and paying entrants predicted as
Austraclear pulls out.

Feature Apr 07
Looking for liquidity. A research report by ANZIB at the end of February
revealed that 75 per cent of Australian commonwealth government bonds is now
held by offshore investors. How has this affected liquidity, and is there
now renewed interest in supranational bonds filling in the gap as govvie
bond outstandings continue to decline? It sseems that the only real
liquidity in the risk-free curve is coming from Australian semi-governments.


Q&A Apr 07
Patrick Mitchell, director long-term funding at Rabobank, talks about the
benefits of issuing inflation-linked bonds and the issuer's funding plans
ahead.

Cover Story Apr 07
Structuring the future. Along with the growth in the Kangaroo bond market
has come hope that structured products - such as Kangaroo hybrid and
inflation-linked bonds - will take off. KangaNews analyses the structure of
the first deals in these markets.

Feature Apr 07
Advising on allocation. With the pool of investment capital in Australia
continuing to grow at a tremendous rate and the range of available trading
strategies and instruments multiplying, investment consultants have a lot on
their plates.

KangaDeals Apr 07
Exclusive data on Kangaroo deals issued from Jan 1 to Mar 19 2007.
Bookrunner league tables.
2007 April PDF Files

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