On 22 October, Bank of Queensland (BOQ) (BBB+/A3/A-) began taking indications of interest for its new five-year, senior-unsecured, domestic transaction, offered in either or both fixed- and floating-rate format. The deal is being marketed at 110 basis points area over swap benchmarks and is expected to launch in the near future, according to ANZ, National Australia Bank, UBS and Westpac Institutional Bank.