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Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch both moved up one notch each on league table one to take 11th and 13th places respectively.

The European corporate bond market looks set to be almost bare of new issues for the coming weeks, with just a few deals expected.

Volatility ruled debt markets again this week as a result of continued turbulence in stock, commodities and bond markets with issuance also curtailed by European holidays yesterday (Thursday) and in the UK on Monday.

European credit default markets saw significant volumes and wide trading ranges this week as global uncertainty and volatility drew in a wide range of participants.

European credit default markets saw significant volumes and wide trading ranges this week as global uncertainty and volatility drew in a wide range of participants.

Turkey's Vakifbank offered to increase the all-in pricing on its latest one year refinancing loan this week, telling lenders that it was prepared to pay 52.5bp all-in rather than match the 47.5bp benchmark set on May 12 by Garanti Bank.

Any hopes the Republic of Italy had for returning to the bond market soon were dashed this week by Fitch, which has placed the country's AA ratings on ratings watch negative.

Swedish municipal financing agency Kommuninvest was the only public sector issuer that braved market conditions in the dollar market this week, launching its second ever Eurodollar benchmark.

The Italian region of Campania, around Naples, signed its Eu3bn global medium term note (GMTN) programme on Tuesday.

Islandsbanki, sorry Glitnir, does it with shark marinated in urine. LeasePlan does it with trips to Formula One and SNS Bank does it with an annual wacky races event — banks across debt capital markets love to throw parties that make a statement about who they are.