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Australian Fixed-Income Newsletter: Beyond The Curve Mar 08
Standard & Poors, March 2008
Abstract
Nordic Investment Bank, Rabobank Nederland (Australia branch), ANZ, Westpac, nab, Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Finance Australia, St.George Bank, Aurora Securitisation - Avalon Series, BNZ Income Securities Ltd., ANZ National Bank Ambac Assurance Corp., Goodman Group, QIC Shopping Centre Fund Aurora Securitisation Pty Ltd. Nufarm Ltd., SLM Corp. With the exception of the Reserve Bank of Australia's fully-priced-in 25 basis points (bps) increase in the official cash rate to 7.25%, this week was pretty quiet. Credit spreads continued to move wider and equities continued their sell-off; it was pretty much 'business as usual', or as we have come to know it in recent months. The exception was that there was only one public issue in the domestic corporate bond market. While participating...
Companies mentioned in this report are: National Australia Bank Ltd.,Westpac Banking Corp.,Bank of New Zealand,Toyota Finance Australia Ltd.,St.George Bank Ltd.,ANZ National Bank Ltd.,Nufarm Ltd.,QIC Shopping Centre Fund,Rabobank Nederland (Australia Branch),Goodman Group,BNZ Income Securities Ltd.,Aurora Securitisation Pty Ltd. - Avalon Series
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Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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