Deal and ratings review, week ending 18 April 2019

The third week of April was relatively quiet for new issuance in the lead up to the Easter long weekend. On the Australian domestic front, Downer Group Finance printed a seven-year, A$300 million (US$215.5 million) deal and Bank of Queensland issued a three-year, A$500 million floating-rate note. Resimac priced a NZ$250 million (US$168 million) residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal in New Zealand.