GAVI said the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), in collaboration with GAVI Alliance, the World Bank and HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited, would begin offering another in a series of vaccine investment bonds, also known as “vaccine bonds”, to Japanese retail investors starting 7 June 2010. The multi-tranche transaction includes the first IFFIm bond denominated in Brazilian real (BRL) and settled in JPY. The triple-A rated IFFIm is offering investors the three investment options. http://www.gavialliance.org/media_centre/press_releases/2010_06_04_iffim_japanese_bonds.php