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For the first time for several weeks, corporate issuance dominated the European bond markets this week, with deals from BMW, Deutsche Telekom and SLM Corp priced and a hybrid deal from Thomson pricing today (Friday).

For the first time for several weeks, corporate issuance dominated the European bond markets this week, with deals from BMW, Deutsche Telekom and SLM Corp priced and a hybrid deal from Thomson pricing today (Friday).

The share price may not be suggesting that Morgan Stanley is about to fly to the moon, but its new chief executive, the taciturn John Mack, is at least making some of the right moves.

Investors streamed back to the EMTN market this week after what has been a stuttering start to the first half of September. While deal volumes remain relatively low for this time of year, bankers have reported a build up in investor appetite and many are upbeat about the prospects for the rest of the month.

The long saga of Polish oil and gas monopoly PGNiG's IPO came to an end this week with a successful Z2.7bn ($840m) flotation through HSBC, just days before the government is set to be swept from office.

Is Deutsche Bank fine-tuning its business plan? Rival bankers in Frankfurt who watch Deutsche's every move — and then usually try to imitate them — are understandably nervous.

ECP bankers were at odds this week on the health of the market. Some reported strong dealflow from double-A and single-A rated banks while others spoke of a quiet week with surprisingly little activity in the asset-backed CP (ABCP) sector.

The European Investment Bank priced its long awaited 10 year euro benchmark this week — its first since 2003.

David Solo's resurfacing as day-to-day head of asset management at the new-look Julius Baer has attracted considerable attention.