Real money appetite strong for FIs as Rabobank completes longer-dated AUD and NZD deals

On April 13 Rabobank Nederland Australia Branch (AAA/Aaa) and Rabobank Nederland New Zealand Branch (AAA/Aaa) priced seven-year deals simultaneously in the domestic Australian and New Zealand markets. The issuer and intermediaries agree that the deals reveal a strong underlying level of demand for financial institution (FI) paper, particularly from fund managers.