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Australian Fixed-Income Newsletter: Beyond The Curve Jan 08
Standard & Poors, Jan 2008
Abstract
Inter American Development Bank, Orange Hospital PPP, mecu Ltd., Council of Europe Development Bank, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, St.George Bank, Suncorp-Metway XL Capital Ltd., XL Capital Assurance Inc., QBE Insurance Group Ltd. Ancora (OAHS) Pty Ltd. Watercare Services Ltd., Nautilus Trust No.1, Societe Generale, MGIC Australia Pty Ltd., WestLB AG, WB Trust 2005-1, WB Trust 2006-1, Wide Bay Australia Ltd., Mortgage Risk Management Pty Ltd., mecu Ltd. In terms of issuance activity, last week was quiet in the domestic market but understandably the meltdown in equity markets was not conducive to testing investor confidence with new bond issues. Only Inter American Development Bank felt it could test the market late in the week with a A$125 million top-up to...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Inter-American Development Bank,Societe Generale,WestLB AG (Unsolicited Ratings),Westpac Banking Corp.,Commonwealth Bank of Australia,Council of Europe Development Bank,XLIT Ltd.,Suncorp-Metway Ltd.,QBE Insurance Group Ltd.,St.George Bank Ltd.,Watercare Services Ltd.,Wide Bay Australia Ltd.,MGIC Australia Pty Ltd.,Ancora (OAHS) Pty Ltd.,mecu Ltd.
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