BoQ’s disappearing bond tranche

11 May 2016

 

YieldReport has made several references in recent months to a trend in Australian bond markets by banks such as CBA, NAB, BoQ to raise funds by issuing FRNs instead of fixed rate bonds. Bank of Queensland’s (BoQ) latest fund raising exercise is consistent with this trend but it comes with a potential twist and their previous bond issues may provide a clue to current state of bond markets and demand/supply...

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