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The battle to provide the swaps market with a successful, liquid electronic trading platform intensified this week when JP Morgan, the world's biggest swap house, joined Bloomberg SwapTrader.

One tantalising piece of entertainment arrived in Leak's inbox this week.

Wynn Resorts (Macau) has asked banks to recommit to its $744m equivalent dual tranche project loan after the borrower decided to ask for amendments in the margin of the $729m six year tranche.

London hostesses may be holding 'So Long Phil' dinner parties to celebrate the new look Morgan Stanley, but how is the new chief executive, John Mack, faring? Has he swept the remnants of the Dean Witter carcass into the sea and thrilled his former Morgan Stanley colleagues with his verve and derring-do?

Dexia Municipal Agency has raised the ceiling on its EMTN programme by Eu30bn to Eu75bn.The borrower, which aims to raise between Eu8.5bn and Eu10bn annually through the public and private markets, had a total of just over Eu37.5bn outstanding in the market at close of trading yesterday (Thursday).

Westfälische Landschaft Bodenkreditbank (WL-Bank) launched a Eu1bn seven year jumbo public sector Pfandbrief this week, in a successful prelude to the heavy September pipeline.

The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank) is to debut in the debt markets in the coming months with what is expected to be up to a $150m five year floating rate note through joint lead managers National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered Bank.

Investec Bank has priced its third securitisation of residential mortgages, kicking off what should be a busy end to the year for the South African ABS market.

Eksportfinans launched an Icelandic króna Eurobond yesterday (Thursday) via TD Securities, potentially opening up a new retail currency market with its Ikr6bn (Eu77m) issue.