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Italy blew the doors off the market with the first eurozone periphery sovereign benchmark in a month. And with extra explosives from the European Central Bank, it may have blown a hole big enough for its peers to pile through, writes Craig McGlashan.

Bravida, the Swedish plumbing, heating and electricals group, this week launched the bookbuilding phase of its initial public offering in Stockholm.

Goldman Sachs and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank are set to start marketing SumitG, a bond backed by a portfolio of RMBS, but secured by claims against both institutions. Goldman will be hoping to avoid the fate of last year's Figsco issue, a note with a similar structure which never made it to market. Bill Thornhill reports.

It was just like the good old days in emerging market bonds this week despite the IMF's best attempts to spread doom and gloom. Riding the crest of a wave of supply though were the first Russian corporate deals longer than a year since 2013 — and how investors dived in. Francesca Young reports.

An SSA could bring a euro denominated socially responsible bond next week, joining several others that have mandated for deals, announced roadshows or brought innovative new issues this week.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank navigated the familiar struggles of German senior debt issuance on Thursday, but a new Moody’s outlook gave German banks some more positive news.

Deutsche Bahn made the most of an otherwise empty corporate bond market on Wednesday, increasing its latest floating rate note from €300m to €400m, making the deal its largest eight year FRN.

French investment company Wendel bought a €300m no-grow trade to an uncertain, but stabilising, corporate bond market on Monday.

Brokers and traders scoured for signs of market appetite this week for new short term VIX options which began trading on Thursday.

Beset by dire predictions and gloomy warnings from all sides as to the future of emerging markets, CEEMEA borrowers decided to ignore the melodrama and produce the second biggest week for issuance of the entire year.

Hellman & Friedman is acquiring a majority stake in the Swedish company Securitas Direct with a €2.7bn financing package involving bonds and loans — but market sentiment remains downhearted.

SSA borrowers shrugged off a hiccup by the Province of Ontario this week to issue a series of strongly supported benchmark euro deals.