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The article discusses the introduction of the hybrid capital market to the Japanese corporate sector. Bankers hope that the experiences companies in the U.S., Europe and other areas such as Australia have had will give Japanese corporates the confidence to take their first steps into the hybrid market. The advantage to issuers of including the mechanism is that it can make the hybrid more equity-like in the eyes of the rating agencies.

The article offers tips on how to earn an additional income of 25,000 dollars annually in Australia despite low interest rates as of March 2015. According to FIIG Securities fixed-interest expert Elizabeth Moran, investing in direct corporate bond portfolio can achieve said goal. Also cited are the recommendations by share expert Marcus Padley, Brendan Ryan of Advise & Assist, and property expert Bryce Holdaway.

The article discusses the growth of high-yield corporate bonds in Australia in 2013. The success of Silver Chef, the first company to issue such bonds in September 2012, has encouraged other companies to launch similar structured securities, including G8 Education, Mackay Sugar and Cash Converters International. High-yield bonds are said to pay a relatively high coupon rate on a semi-annual basis, and are usually fixed-rate in nature and will pay cash upon maturity.

The article highlights the 2 billion Australian dollar equity issue by QBE Insurance Group. QBE is the latest Australian company to take advantage of the demand for new stock to fund acquisitions and at the same time restructure its balance sheet. JP Morgan, Macquarie Capital Advisers and Merrill Lynch International were the joint arrangers, joint underwriters and joint bookrunners of the deal. The company is the biggest international general insurance and reinsurance group in Australia and the money will give it more resources for acquisitions.

The article presents business-related news briefs for the week of June 6, 2015. It states Australia's economy expanded by 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2015 due to a stronger-than-expected increase in mining exports. It mentions an investigation into the crash of an Airbus A400 military cargo aircraft in May 2015 concluded three of four engines failed to respond to cockpit commands, possibly due to defective software. It reports oil company Petrobras issued 100-year bonds in U.S. dollars.

The article looks into the shift of investors toward corporate debt and other bonds due to low saving interest rates and a volatile share market in Australia. Topics discussed are the advantages of bonds, the popularity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), and the difference between a bond and share investor. It refers to fund allocation across fixed, floating and inflation-linked bonds as a strategy for investors who are uncertain about the direction of financial markets.

The article suggests alternative investments that could help investors achieve their growth objectives, which are corporate bonds, Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REIT), unlisted commercial property, listed and unlisted infrastructure, and equities.

The article reports on Federal Grid Company's debut rouble Eurobond in which Barclays, Sberbank CIB and VTB Capital were selected as joint bookrunners and global coordinators.

The article reports on the sale of a Singapore dollar-denominated bond by Australian property developer Lend Lease Finance in 2012. The company raised 275 million dollars from the deal. According to group chief financial officer Tony Lombardo, the company seeks to expand its investor base. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, DBS and Goldman Sachs served as the deal's bookrunners.

The article reports on the issuance of senior unsecured paper in Swiss franc by some Australian banks in July 2012. Macquarie Bank launched a senior note while National Australia Bank introduced a dual tranche deal. A syndicate manager attributed the trend to the strong demand for such bonds. Credit Suisse and UBS served as the lead managers of National Australia Bank's deal.

The article reports on the stability of the mood in the investment grade corporate bond market in the U.S. in July 2011. Goldman Sachs issued a 10-year global bond worth 2.75 billion U.S. dollars, which was not matched by other financial institutions. The Yankee bank issuance was dominated by companies from Australia and Canada.

This article reports on the foreign financial issuance recorded in the Australian market in August 2010. According to Dealogic, the market posted 8.8 billion Australian dollars of new issuance. Eight banks across the credit quality spectrum launched such issues, including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds. They announced demand for the issues from private banks.

The article reports that Export Development Canada (EDC) issued its five-year bonds in the Australian market in July 2010. It mentions that EDC is the first Canadian agency to issue sovereign debt bonds in Australia. EDC raised 600 million Australian dollars, as it recognized Australia as a sustainable market. It discusses the bond issue by KfW. A chart that shows the top European sovereign bonds issued in the first seven months of 2010 is also presented.

This article reports on a fund raised by Bank of Western Australia (Bankwest) in the residential mortgage-backed securities market in March 2010. Bankwest raised the money from a tranche. The deal was arranged by Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Royal Bank of Scotland. Bankwest also issued a super senior note that was supported by a tranche.

This article reports on a bond issued by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in Australia in May 2008. Commonwealth Bank of Australia acted as lead manager for the bond. Laura Fan, head of funding at the IADB, said the improved basis swap and the attractive spread relative to the underlying government allowed the bank to execute a transaction.

Reports on the move of GE Corp Australia Funding to tap the bond market. Value of the bond offering of the company; Banks that lead managed the offering; Structure of the offering.

The article discusses several economic and financial indicators of several countries in 1993. The rates of investment returns of the U.S. in venture capital, commercial property, corporate bonds, consumer-price inflation and small-company shares are revealed. The trade deficit of Great Britain between 1992 and 1993 is discussed. Meanwhile, the 12-month trade surplus of Australia rose to $1.7 billion in January 1993, while its current account deficit declined to $8.6 billion over the same period.