STRUCTURED FINANCE: Bendigo prints A$500m RMBS

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank issued prime residential mortgage-backed securities of A$500m (US4385m) yesterday through its Torrens Series 2015-1 Trust.... more

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Option traders brace for volatility in China"s stock markets

Options markets continue to suggest bearish investors fear a correction for China"s red hot stock markets.... more

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Two help Hilong drill for $100m three year financing

Oilfield equipment provider Hilong Holdings launched a $100m loan into general syndication, offering generous returns.... more

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RBNZ Sees Scope for Another Rate Cut Despite Auckland Boom

New Zealand’s central bank lowered interest rates for the first time in four years to boost inflation as growth slows, setting aside the danger of fueling an Auckland housing boom. The currency plunged toward a five-year low…. more

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Tokio Marine Rises After $7.5 Billion Deal to Buy HCC

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. shares rose after analysts said the insurer’s plan to buy HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. will be positive for the Japanese company…. more

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Bond Investors Are Getting Really Creative When it Comes to Hedging Their Risk

(Bloomberg) What do you get the credit investor who has everything? How about an effective hedge against a major blow-up in bonds?…. more

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China property groups diversify to survive

As the Chinese real estate market sours, developers have been forced to switch tack.... more

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