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Credit Suisse and Achmea Bank both launched fixed rate notes on Tuesday while Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken’s successful floater proved the format’s value in uncertain markets.

After the first week of proper business in European equity capital markets since the August shutdown, the early signs are good: investors are open to buying new deals.

Rarity value ensured strong demand for Bank of Nova Scotia’s return to the Swiss franc market in a week that also saw local insurer Helvetia continue its series of successful hybrid placements.

Heineken, the Dutch brewing company, issued a €500m bond, tightening pricing as investors jumped on a rare issue by the company.

Cigarette maker Philip Morris flagged off pre-deal investor education for an up to Rph26.70tr ($1.92bn) follow-on transaction in its Indonesian subsidiary HM Sampoerna on September 2, with the process set to run for two weeks.

Symetis, a Swiss company that makes artificial heart valves, began investor education on Tuesday for an IPO of up to Sfr80m on SIX Swiss Exchange.

Credit Suisse has named Jorge Eduardo Díaz Barros as Chilean country head after hiring the banker from JP Morgan.

Beijing Konruns Pharmaceuticals Co, a maker of cancer drugs, is planning an IPO in Hong Kong, with the company filing an A-1 on Tuesday. Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs will jointly sponsor the trade.

Tianjian state-owned Tianfang Hospitality Reit, which is looking to list in Singapore, is delaying its $200m-$250m IPO amid the current rocky market conditions and the deadly explosions in Tianjin port, said sources.

Samsung Bioepis, the pharmaceutical arm of Korea’s Samsung Group, is planning a highly-anticipated IPO on the Nasdaq in 2016, and has dished out mandates for the listing to four banks.

The dollar pipeline for SSAs showed no signs of closing on Thursday, as an agency mandated, a supranational printed, and bankers suggested that next week will be even busier.

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) provided a breath of fresh air to Asia’s bond market with its $450m perpetual deal. The lack of issuance this year from Philippine borrowers worked in the company’s favour, but SMC Global Power Holdings Corp’s quick follow-up had to endure a turn of sentiment in the market.