On 13 June, Macquarie Bank (A/A2/A) began taking indications of interest for a three-year Australian dollar denominated benchmark transaction, offered in either or both fixed- and floating-rate note (FRN) formats and for a one-year senior-unsecured FRN. The three-year tranche has initial price guidance of 80 basis points area over swap benchmarks while the one-year tranche is being marketed at 45 basis points area over three-month bank bills.