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Australian Fixed-Income Newsletter: Beyond The Curve Jan 07
Standard & Poors, Jan 2007
Abstract
After a good start to 2007, the market appears to have taken the opportunity of a shortened week ahead of the Australia Day long weekend, which marks the official end of the holiday season, to take it easy for one last time. Alinta, TCNZ, Transurban ConQuest 2007-1 Trust Nil While preparing the Standard & Poor's Australian and New Zealand Ratings Round-up Fourth Quarter 2006 report last week it was surprising to note the failure to develop a sub-investment-grade sector within the Australia and New Zealand ratings pool. After a good start to 2007, the market appears to have taken the opportunity of a shortened week ahead of the Australia Day long weekend, which marks the official end of the holiday...
Companies mentioned in this report are: National Australia Bank Ltd.,Westpac Banking Corp.,Rabobank Australia Ltd.,Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.,Bank of Queensland Ltd.,Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.,Origin Energy Ltd.,Transurban Finance Co. Pty Ltd.,Queenslanders Credit Union Ltd.,MyState Financial Ltd.,Alinta Ltd.,Challenger Millennium Series 2007-1E Trust,ConQuest 2007-1 Trust
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
Research Type: Commentary
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