...TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) June 19, 2015--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'A-' issue rating to The Toronto Dominion Bank's (TD Bank) proposed Tier 2 subordinated debentures in the amount of C$1.5 billion. The issuer credit ratings (ICR) on TD Bank are '##-/A-1+' with a negative outlook. "The rating on this issue reflects our criteria for hybrid capital instruments and the features of the new issue, and recognizes our 'a+' stand-alone credit profile on TD Bank," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Lidia Parfeniuk. (For more information, see "Bank Hybrid Capital And Nondeferrable Subordinated Debt Methodology And Assumptions," published Jan. 29, 2015, on RatingsDirect.) The 'A-' rating is two notches below the stand-alone credit profile (SACP), incorporating: + The deduction of one notch from the SACP for subordination, reflecting our belief that the Canadian legal and regulatory framework insulates senior debt from defaults on the subordinated debt; and +...