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05 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Market move The US bank has appointed Brett Hamner as director in its corporate banking team for Australia, according to an internal memo. He joins from Deutsche Bank, where he had been head of corporate banking in Australia.
26 Feb 2010 Market wrap BoCom announces plans for a rights issue, while Morgan Stanley moves closer to selling its stake in CIC. Hong Kong said it would raise taxes to deflate a potential property bubble and Dai-ichi Life’s targets what would be the world’s largest IPO this year.
11 Feb 2010 Bonds, Securitisation J.P. Morgan sweeps the prize as the best arranger of international and domestic bonds for Australia. The US bank impressed for its ability to arrange sizeable US dollar deals and place local issues too.
11 Feb 2010 Loans ANZ impressed with its arranging of some of Australia's largest loans, in both US dollars and Australian dollars. It rightfully takes Asiamoney's best loans arranger award.
11 Feb 2010 Investment banking UBS beat out vigorous competition to take Asiamoney's best Australian investment bank award for 2009. Its combination of stellar equity work, decent M&A and solid bond underwriting ensured that it continues to stand out.
11 Feb 2010 Market wrap Australia’s richest man gets Chinese funding for a mega-mine, Kirin and Suntory end merger discussions, Temasek launches a new US$4 billion fund, and Taiwan lets its chip- and screen-makers invest more into the mainland.
09 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Broking The region is primed for alternative crossing networks for investors, says Ned Phillips, the new CEO of Chi-East, the joint venture dark pool between Singapore Exchange and Chi-X Global.
09 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking UBS easily stood out as the leading bookrunner of Australian equity during the the busiest year ever for issuance. Responsible for almost one quarter of the market volume, it takes our Australian equity arranger award.
08 Feb 2010 Loans, Project finance, Polls & awards Woodside Petroleum’s ability to raise over US$1 billion in a dual-tranche loan, particularly in March last year, was a notable effort. It wins Asiamoney's award for best syndicated loan over the past year.
08 Feb 2010 Loans, Project finance, Polls & awards Aquasure Finance's dual-tranche project financing was the largest public-private partnership loan of its kind to be syndicated since the start of credit crisis. It earns our prize as best project finance in Australia for the past year.
05 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards The Australian Office of Financial Management invigorated an overlooked form of funding with its A$4 billion inflation-linked bonds due 2025. It wins Asiamoney's award as the best local currency bond in Australia for the last year.
05 Feb 2010 Securitisation, Polls & awards Members Equity Bank’s A$276 million RMBS issue from its Maxis programme was the first deal of its kind to be issued in 2009 with no government support. This trail-blazing transaction earns our best securitisation award for Australia over the past year.
04 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Bonds, Polls & awards The sale of exchangeable bonds to the International Petroleum Investment Co. of Abu Dhabi could influence Papua New Guinea's economic future. It wins our award as best equity-linked offering of the past year.
04 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards NAB’s euro bond sale was a trend-setter, the first issued by an Australian bank in almost a year. As such it earns Asiamoney's award as the country's best international bond deal of 2009.
03 Feb 2010 M&A, Polls & awards The US$3.1 billion merger between Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3G Australia was a lesson in second-tier rivals cooperating to offer a threat to industry leaders. It wins Asiamoney's award as Australia's best M&A transaction of the past year.
03 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards Macquarie Capital launched Carsales.com's IPO into a vulnerable market, confident in its business model, and investors agreed. The deal was a success and wins Asiamoney's nod as Australia's best IPO of the past year.
03 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Polls & awards Asciano Group's A$2.35 billion share sale allowed it to cut its net debt and rebuff the advances of the avaricious private equity companies. It wins Asiamoney's award for best equity offering in Australia over the past year.
20 Jan 2010 Commodities, Bonds, Foreign exchange, Market move RBS saw 10 fixed income traders, sales staff and a personal assistant quit its Sydney office today (January 20). Led by managing director Chris Thomas, all are set to join BoA-ML in May, asiamoney.com can reveal.
20 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange The bank announces it has gained admission to be a trading participant on the Australian Securities Exchange. The move is further evidence of the firm’s ambitions to expand its equities business across the region.