UBS

Qingdao Haier has set final price guidance for its D-share IPO. The Chinese white goods maker is eyeing proceeds of up to €397.5m from a smaller than expected debut for the asset class.

LeasePlan, the Dutch car leasing company, abruptly pulled its planned €1bn-plus IPO on Thursday as global equity markets plunged into a sea of red.

Corporate bond markets have enjoyed a good run since returning from the summer break. But for the first time since then, an external problem is causing turbulence. The Italian budget has become a live factor in market participation for buyers.

Robust investor demand and reverse enquiry propelled Maoye International Holdings to make a rapid comeback to the bond market with a tap of its September issuance.

LeasePlan, the Dutch car leasing company, has launched its IPO on the Amsterdam and Brussels bourses, having filed an intention to float document on Thursday.

Eurotorg, the biggest supermarket group in Belarus, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, paving the way for the first big international IPO of a Belarusian company.

UBS is promising not to change its investment banking strategy ahead of its investor day this month, despite the departure of the man who came up with it.

Warner Music and Playtech announced new bond offerings with a combined €730m volume on Monday, less than the latest weekly inflows for high yield retail funds. But Bilfinger pulled its deal.

The first two major IPOs of the autumn, Funding Circle and SIG Combibloc, have both stayed above water in trading.

Andrea Orcel, former chief executive of UBS Investment Bank, has been named Santander’s group CEO from early 2019. It’s the ultimate client-side move for Europe’s top FIG banker.

RAG-Stiftung, the German foundation created in 2007 to support the discontinuation of the country’s coal mines, opted to a block trade alongside an exchangeable bond to sell a 7% stake in Evonik Industries, the German speciality chemicals company, for €1bn.

Telecoms company Swisscom offered the Swiss franc bond market 10 year paper on Monday.