If there was any doubt that 2009 was the year that the domestic bond market had got its groove back, it was well and truly erased in the third quarter, reports Jonathan Shapiro.
Conditions continued to improve, increasing the confidence of both issuers and investors.
From July to September, over A$30 billion of non-government bonds were printed, making it the busiest period of the year, exceeding Q2 total issuance by A$10 million and more than double the amount issued in the third quarter of 2008.