New hybrids issued by three of the major Australian banks have been snapped up by investors at attractive yields. Initial yields for CBAPE’s, NABPD’s and WBCPG’s (Westpac) were the bank bill rate plus 5.10%, 4.95% and 4.90% respectively. Issue volumes were all significantly increased due to demand and all three issues are trading well above their $100 issue price, effectively pushing the yields lower post-issue. As often happens, new hybrid...