Deal and ratings review, week ending March 2 2012

Triple-A Kangaroo issuance caught fire in the week to March 2 with deals from four supranational, sovereign and agency issuers adding up to the year's biggest Kangaroo week so far. There was also deal flow in the Australian domestic market, including another debut issue from an Asian bank's local branch, while in New Zealand the second Kauri transaction of the year came to market.