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Australian Fixed-Income Newsletter: Beyond The Curve May 08
Standard & Poors, May 2008
Abstract
ANZ, St.George Bank, Westpac, Macquarie Bank, Liberty Funding Pty Ltd.-Liberty Sirius Series, GMAC, Countrywide Financial Corp., Origin Energy Westpac Banking Corp., Countrywide Financial Corp., Origin Energy Ltd., Contact Energy Ltd., Orica Ltd., Vector Ltd. Liberty Funding Pty Ltd.-Liberty Sirius Series Countrywide Financial Corp., Lane Cove Tunnel Finance Co. Pty Ltd. (SPUR), Australian Leisure & Entertainment Property Trust (ALE notes), Export Finance & Insurance Corp., Monumental Life Insurance Co., Geneva Finance Ltd., Quest Insurance Group Ltd. April finished up being the third strongest month of the year to date for corporate bond issuance in the domestic market-which, of course, is not saying much given that it is only the fourth month of the year. That said, though, with total issuance of...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Bank of America Corp.,National Australia Bank Ltd.,Westpac Banking Corp.,Commonwealth Bank of Australia,GMAC Australia (Finance) Ltd.,Countrywide Financial Corp.,AEGON N.V.,Orica Ltd.,Macquarie Bank Ltd.,St.George Bank Ltd.,Vector Ltd.,Contact Energy Ltd.,Origin Energy Ltd.,Australian Leisure & Entertainment Property Trust,GFNZ Group Ltd.,Liberty Funding Pty Ltd. - Liberty Sirius Series
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