Deal and ratings review, week ending 11 October 2019

Australian market deal activity in the second week of October was highlighted by Queensland Treasury Corporation's A$2.75 billion (US$1.8635 billion) August 2031 deal and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's five-year A$625 million Reg S floating-rate note. Meanwhile, La Trobe Financial printed a A$1.25 billion residential mortgage-backed securities transaction.