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BAC319 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

Assignment

Task:

You need to research 3 Banks in Australia. (NAB, ANZ, Westpac) Find out the bonds issued by these banks directly or in collaboration with other corporations to meet the growing pressures of funding environmentally friendly projects in Australia such as renewable energy, sustainable transport or for some kind of community or social benefits.

Describe the features of these bonds such as capital raised, maturity term, coupon rates, current size, growth or decline in issuance over the past 5 years etc. and point out any significant features you observe in these bonds that differ from the usual bonds issued by the government and the corporations.

Your manager is also interested in the state of the hybrid market (preference shares) as these securities have many attributes similar to bonds. She would appreciate any information you can find in that regard (and will reward you accordingly).

For Example – If you refer to Commonwealth Bank website, you can information on CBA climate bond.

COMMONWEALTH BANK LAUNCHES INAUGURAL CBA CLIMATE BOND

You need to present your findings in the form of a report. Length of the report must be strictly between 1000-1200 words excluding graphs, tables and appendices.