A disaster-proof construction for IAG

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A disaster-proof construction for IAG

December 01, 2004 (Last updated: November 26, 2008)

The well-earned reputation for Australian investment-banking innovation earned another star in November, when Insurance Australia Group raised A$500 million (US$374.7 million) through an innovative hybrid securities issue. The notes can instantaneously become Tier 1 capital securities if IAG ‘breaks the glass' in the event of an emergency. Mark B. Johnson reports.

TRANSACTION
Insurance Australia Group sold A$500 million of perpetual reset exchangeable securities (RES) that it can exchange into perpetual preference shares that will count as Tier 1 regulatory capital.
ORIGINATOR
UBS, KPMG and Mallesons
ARRANGER
UBS Investment Bank

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SOUTHEAST ASIA DCM

Rank

Bookrunner Parents

Deal Value $ (Proceeds) (m)

No.

%share

2012 YTD Rank

Standard Chartered Bank

3,991

8.9

HSBC

3,710

8.3

Goldman Sachs

3,333

7.4

Deutsche Bank

2,895

6.4

Citi

2,774

6.2

JPMorgan

2,288

5.1

DBS

2,106

4.7

Siam Commercial Bank

1,835

4.1

Barclays

1,586

3.5

CIMB Group

1,523

3.4

Subtotal

26,040

123

57.9

Total

44,958

212

100.0

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