Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia is currently very close to a negative capital position, and if the exchange appreciates marginally or yields go up slightly, may well show negative equity on June 30 and.. read more

Australia’s Treasury Note tender saw a negative yield for the first time ever, thanks to demand from overseas investors looking for short-term instrument to park cash. read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia will review its Quantitative Easing program early next year, and is open to the possibility of increasing the pace of weekly purchases well before the end of the six-mont.. read more

Australia’s six-month Treasury note yields fell to a record low on Thursday driven by ample liquidity and expectations of a cut in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate target.   read more

On Tuesday, the volume traded in the once fundamental cash market fell to a record low of A$8 million. It looks increasingly likely that there will now be days when there is near zero volume, such is.. read more

The Australian government has created a new record for a single bond issue less than a month after breaking its previous record, attracting record bids and selling a record A$19 billion of bonds. read more

The antipodean central banks have signalled their next monetary policy move is likely to be Quantitative Easing via purchase of government bonds but their purpose and design for this unconventional to.. read more

AMP Group launched a A$600 million floating rate subordinated exchangeable note issue yesterday with a term of 10 years that will qualify as lower Tier 2 capital. The proceeds will go towards fundin.. read more

Lloyds Banking Group launched an issue of residential mortgage backed securities yesterday that will, for the first time, include a kangaroo tranche. read more

Home loan arrears of 90 days or more past due rose significantly in the December 2010 quarter and may increase further if the property market becomes stagnant, said Fitch, in its report on Australia.. read more