APAC club loan volumes plunge – except Australia 03 July 2020 6:00AM Latest news Bernard Kellerman Syndicated lending in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) in the first half of 2020 plunged almost 17 per cent to an eight-year low of US$196 billion, while deal counts dropped 19 per cent year-on-year, according.. read more
Foreign news: US banks top GlobalData Q2 league table, Concerns over equity release timebomb 08 August 2018 4:55PM Foreign news Banking Day staff Morgan Stanley is having a great year after topping the GlobalData deals activity league table for the second quarter of 2018. read more
Foreign corporate lenders return to Australia-NZ 20 April 2018 11:07AM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman Thomson Reuters reports Chinese and European lenders have grown their commitments to the Australasia loan market over the last five years. read more
Club loans less popular in 2018 04 April 2018 4:30PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman In a lean first quarter for syndicated bank loans in the Asia-Pacific region, volume (ex-Japan) dropped to US$80.5 billion from 176 deals, down by 17 per cent from the $96.9 billion raised through 359.. read more
Corporate China dominates APAC club loan market 22 March 2018 5:58PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman The syndicated and club loan market in Australia and New Zealand - and indeed much of the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) - has come to a grinding halt, based on Thomson Reuters year to date APAC stati.. read more
Investment bank trends favour local Aussies 02 March 2018 6:16PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman APAC investment bank revenues reached their lowest levels in five years in FY 2017, mainly driven by declines in Japan and Asian FICC, with Australasia the best performing regime. read more
Brief: ANZ finalises Asian retail business sell-off, Virgin Frequent Flyer cards, NAB bumps ASIC rat 16 February 2018 5:13PM Briefs Banking Day staff NAB has retired its branded Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer credit cards as the bank shifts its focus to its own-brand NAB Rewards cards. read more
APAC club loans favour ANZ 07 December 2017 5:57PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman Among the highlights of this month's Thomson Reuters LPC's monthly loan league tables were that ANZ continues to shine in the Asia-Pacific corporate lending market, edging out most of the giant Chines.. read more
Honours shared in Bloomberg league tables 05 October 2017 5:52PM Debt capital markets Banking Day staff The most recent Bloomberg capital markets league tables for Australian banks shows honours equally divided between the Big Four banks with investment banking divisions and global banks with a strong p.. read more
Loans and M&A activity drop in 2016 13 July 2017 4:12PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman Loans with three and five-year tenors made up almost half (48 per cent) of all the loan volume in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), according to the latest APAC league table. Facilities with a three-year tenor.. read more
Chinese major leads Australasian corporate loans market 09 February 2017 5:03PM Debt capital markets Bernard Kellerman The loan league tables from Thomson Reuters LPC for January 2017, show China Construction Bank topping the APAC (ex Japan) mandated arranger league table. read more
May corporate bond activity the best in two years 06 June 2016 3:38PM Latest news Philip Bayley Corporate bond issuance was at a two-year high in May, with the A$13.1 billion of bonds issued the highest monthly volume since May 2014. This is almost twice the average monthly issuance of $7.3 bill.. read more