Deals break new ground

Australia's financial markets have hit the headlines this year. While Australian dollar-denominated Eurobonds have been in vogue with European investors, privatization and a changing mortgage market have spurred a wave of issuance by Australian companies. Albert Smith looks at some of the landmark deals.

Forget big deals such as the A$200 million (US$148 million) Eurobond issue from National Australia Bank (NAB) or the syndicated loan for Telstra Corporation worth A$3 billion, the truly ground-breaking Australian deal of the past 12 months was an issue arranged by JP Morgan worth only A$30 million. This is the deal that has allowed a new generation of mortgage providers to challenge the near monopoly of Australian banks in the home loan mortgage market.

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