S&P Australian Bank Rating Downgrade Analysis
On the 22nd of May 2017, Standard and Poor's (S&P) announced that 23 Banks (both domestic and foreign branches) operating in Australia will be...
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Weekly Highlights: Month End, Bank Reporting, Corporate News
As we move into the new month, demand for corporate bonds remains strong. The balance has been skewed for most of 2017, with bonds being easy to...
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Australia's Banking Regulators Respond to Increasing Risks with Major Banks in the Firing Line
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, or APRA, has again tightened residential lending controls and flagged higher capital requirements to...
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Will We See Tier 3 in Australia?
Domestically, 2017 is shaping up as a low-level issuance year in the ASX listed AT1 market but there is a reasonably high probability that the...
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Ethical Fixed Income in Australia
In recent years, there has been a clear global focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards. As a result, companies have become...
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