Deal and ratings review, week ending December 16 2016

The Australian securitisation market remained open in the penultimate week before the Christmas and new-year holiday. Commonwealth Bank of Australia printed A$2 billion (US$1.47 billion) - upsized from A$750 million -  in Medallion Trust Series 2016-2. Meanwhile, Liberty Financial printed A$500 million in its third prime and nonconforming residential mortgage-backed securities deal of the year and Ecplix Group returned to the market for the first time since 2014, issuing A$330 million.