CommBank and ANZ lead another US$4 billion-plus funding week

Appetite for government guaranteed bonds from Australian bank issuers showed no sign of letting up in the past week with domestic and Japanese investor providing the bulk of the US$4.02 billion equivalent raised in total, headlined by benchmark Australian dollar and yen deals from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (AA/Aa1) (CommBank) and ANZ Banking Group (AA/Aa1) (ANZ) respectively.