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Italy printed €9bn with a 15 year benchmark on Tuesday, wowing onlookers with a new Italian order book record and a 4bp move from initial price thoughts.

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) issued its first post-merger Kangaroo bond on Tuesday, raising A$350m ($234.9m) — becoming the first Middle Eastern bank to tap the market in two years.

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is ready to hop into the Kangaroo market this week, having mandated a pair of banks to lead a potential five year Aussie dollar deal, offering an attractive spread.

Italy is on screens with a 15 year benchmark, opting for the long end of the curve in spite of the concern some bankers have expressed about the difficulty of selling long dated debt.

Piraeus Bank has mandated lead managers for the sale of a new tier two, as it looks to follow the success of its compatriot Alpha Bank. Greek banks have emerged as big winners in the secondary market recently, with investors shrugging off risks and focusing on ‘only the positives’.

First Abu Dhabi Bank signalled its intention to tap the sterling bond market on Monday, announcing investor calls for a short dated offering.

Thailand’s Central Retail Corp has priced the country’s largest IPO near the top of the marketed range, netting Bt71bn ($2.3bn) by navigating a volatile stock market.

SEB found calm conditions in the euro market this week as it paid a small new issue premium to launch a bail-inable senior bond on the back of its recent results announcement.

Banco Santander included a small premium in the pricing for its latest non-preferred senior bond this week, as the bank looked ahead to a busy year for issuance in the asset class.

Midea removed from MSCI indices — Natixis' asset management arm makes senior China hire — ICBC Asia hires two loans bankers from Hang Seng – Nomura hires Asia M&A joint head

Nomura has hired Pei Shen Chou as joint head of its mergers and acquisition team in Asia, in a move to grow the bank’s M&A business in the region.

Marco Acaia has joined Nomura as a managing director in the consumer and retail coverage team.