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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and ANZ took advantage of strong funding conditions in dollars this week, despite a drop in demand for floaters.

Chevron and AstraZeneca led a dash for dollars this week as issuers made the most of favourable funding conditions in what is expected to be a heavy month for high grade supply.

Simon Property Group, the US property company that is the world’s largest real estate investment trust, launched a benchmark seven year euro bond on Monday , its first issue in the currency for over two years.

Citi has formed a European cross border debt capital markets team focused on bringing international issuers outside EMEA into European bond markets. This reflects a belief at the bank that there will continue to be an increase of funding in euros by non-European issuers, said Will Weaver, head of DCM at Citi in London.

Goldman Sachs this week announced the closure of its dedicated BRIC (Brazil, Russia, China and India) fund after nearly 10 years. The move signalled the end of the BRIC era, as this year saw recessions plague Russia and Brazil while growth in China stalled.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian-Brazilian brewer, mandated a group of 21 banks to provide its $75bn loan facility, but there was no coordinator as AB InBev took an active role in arranging the transaction.

The level of support that Brazilian iron ore pellet producer Samarco Mineraçao’s high profile shareholders provide the company could determine just how serious the effects of last week’s dam accident will be, said Fitch on Wednesday.

Alliance Data Systems, the unrated US private label credit card and marketing services provider, is set to end meetings with European investors on Thursday for €300m of unsecured notes, its first euro issue.

Santander has completed an overhaul of its London loans team, with four new hires that it hopes will lead the bank to the forefront of Europe’s corporate finance business. The Spanish bank wants a bigger role in high level acquisition finance in western Europe and is also investing in CIB divisions in Asia, eastern Europe and the US.

Argentina’s leading mortgage lender is looking to raise at least $200m in the international bond markets to finance a tender offer of outstanding debt due April 2016.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is joining forces with Environmental Financial Products, the company that once pushed for US industrials to trade carbon credits, in a bid to go after a new niche derivatives market: small community and regional banks.

Chilean financial services firm, Tanner appeared to have done a disappearing act this week, seemingly cancelling its attempts to raise dollar debt having released price thoughts last Friday.