Special report featuring key discussions during the inaugural Corporate Bond Summit, arranged by KangaNews. Domestic issuers and investors reveal that asset allocation issues and competing debt funding options are limiting Australian corporate bond market progress. But there is no shortage of demand for corporate credit. Headline sponsor: Westpac Institutional Bank. Supporting sponsors: Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings.

Report on CBA's annual international investor and Australasian sovereign and semi issuer conference. Participants reveal that as world economies go into reverse, Australia and New Zealand are still giving investors a happier ride. Featuring profiles on Australasian sovereign and semi-government issuers. Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

The second annual guide to Australian and New Zealand corporate issuers. Featuring in-depth profiles of 65 issuers. Sponsored by Westpac Institutional Bank.

Issuance ammunition: Australia's banks have never had such a wide range of funding tools - including covered bonds. Japanese investors: high-grade AUD allocation outlook. NZ downgrade: NZDMO positive on contained market response. World Bank: a quarter century as an AUD borrower. Roundtable discusson with Australian bank funders.

First move: Australian banks say they can meet their regulator's target of being early adopters of new global capital standards. Swap collateral: the cost impact of counterparty risk. European economy: assessing the threat to currency union. Industry funds: Australia's largest talks debt strategy.

SSAs under the microscope: the third annual guide to top-rated international borrowers. Includes update on SSA funding strategies and profiles of 22 SSA issuers active in the Kangaroo bond market. Sponsored by TD Securities.

New Zealand: back in black. Annual NZ market report reveals that domestic capital markets have grounds for optimism despite a turbulent global environment. Includes annual roundtable discussion with issuers and investors. UK banks: funders on strategy - including the role of the AUD. Bond issuance: borrowers batten down the hatches. Liquidity: investor experiences as global volatility bites hard.

Cracking the Dim Sum combination: the pool of renminbi funds in Hong Kong is growing exponentially, and may now be on the cusp of becoming a major global funding option for Australasian firms. Fixed Income Research Survey 2011: announcing the winners as voted by the buy-side. High-yield bonds: Australian issuers find home in USA. Semi governments: funding update post 2011 budget season. Annual London SSA roundtable: issuers discuss regulatory impact on funding strategy.

Global weights shift: with more bad economic news emerging in the west, the benefits of internationalising capital markets and currencies in Asia grow ever clearer. Credit investors: latest insights on Australian market during roundtable discussion. Banking competition: issuer response to senate committee. Deal flow returns: on- and offshore pipeline pumping.

The supply bottleneck: for the first time since the financial crisis, demand is exceeding supply in the Australian securitisation market. Asian private banks: Singapore roundtable discusses AUD bid. Corporate bonds: Australian success at home and abroad. Syndicated loans: liquidity dynamics as margins tighten.

Report on the annual DCM Summit hosted by KangaNews and sponsored by ANZ, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities and Westpac Institutional Bank. Regulatory developments were the number one talking point among internationalal and domestic issuers and investors.

The right structure: with covered bonds joining the funding menu, the blueprint for bank borrowing is being redrawn. Roundtable discussion on covered bonds - Australian investors and potential issuers discuss the key issues for the soon-to-launch market. Liquid assets: APRA rules out SSAs and covered bonds. More banks getting share of Kangaroo market. Natural disasters: federal and state consequences. Aussie investors discuss diversity in a local market dominated by FIs.