
Kanga.Trends SSAs’ turnover data sets out case for state liquidity comparison. Kangaroo deals from EIB, KfW and Kommuninvest. Canada, Nordics and wider Europe focus of predicted covered Kangaroo growth. New covered bond from CIBC. First FI Kangaroo of 2011 from JPMorgan Chase. Market support for non-major FIs. RBS Australia upsizes benchmark deal. Westpac completes A$1.5 billion buyback. Bendigo-Adelaide’s retail woe. CPA completes buyback and new issue. Woolworths prices new five year. ETSA Utilities returns to domestic market. Macquarie Group debuts US subsidiary in ABS market. Macquarie Leasing upsizes second USD ABS. Asset-backed momentum grows with A$1 billion ME Bank deal.
Feature: Knock-on effects As the world looked on in horror at the devastating impact of March’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, strategists scrambled to make sense of what the catastrophe would mean for Australasia.
Feature: From the ground up Christchurch’s first major earthquake struck in September last year before what may have been an aftershock devastated the city in February. The rebuilding and other capital markets developments were the major topics of discussion at the ANZ/KangaNews New Zealand DCM Forum in Wellington on March 17.
KangaNews awards dinner On March 14 KangaNews hosted its inaugural awards dinner in Sydney to celebrate the winners of its market-voted gongs for 2010. Pictures of the gala event feature here.
Feature: The next steps As corporate bond issuance in Australia appears – at long last – to be regaining its stride, methods for promoting secondary flow are under discussion.
Kanga.Deals Exclusive data and league tables for Australian and New Zealand market deals priced in the year to March 23. |
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