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The wrecking of the autumn IPO calendar got worse this week as Misys, the UK banking software company, pulled its IPO, though ConvaTec managed to raise £1.7bn and Ahlsell Skr6bn. Surprisingly, writes Aidan Gregory, further companies are still coming forward with IPO plans.

Australia and New Zealand Bank has mandated leads for a European roadshow in what will be its first covered bond in two years, while Turkey's Yapi Kredi's first covered bond series was assigned a rating by Moody's.

Alfa-Bank was on course to issue the first Basel III additional tier one trade from a Russian bank on Thursday. Despite wider rates market volatility, the deal’s execution was proceeding unaffected.

Fixed income investors have plenty supply to choose from out of Asia with seven issuers venturing out on Thursday. Corporates joining the fray included property companies Shokai Group and Golden Wheel as well as Guangxi LGFV and Hong Kong’s Li & Fung.

Intu Properties, the UK shopping centres group formerly known as Capital Shopping Centres, issued its first convertible bond since 2012 on Tuesday morning, and successfully raised £375m but the bond has traded down in the aftermarket.

ConvaTec, the UK medical technology company, has priced a jumbo £1.7bn ($2.1bn) initial public offering at the bottom of its initial range.

NordLB issued a €750m public sector covered bond on Monday which, like the previous German 10 year from Commerzbank, was only just subscribed. The tight initial spread discouraged order inflation and stimulated high quality orders, allowing the borrower to issue more than was initially planned.

Australia and New Zealand Bank has mandated leads for a European roadshow with a view to issuing a euro denominated covered bond or a senior unsecured benchmark, or both. DG Hyp has mandated leads for a long eight year Pfandbrief.

In a troubled new issue market strewn with casualties, the $1.8bn-plus IPO of ConvaTec, the UK medical supplies maker, got covered at its base size on Tuesday, while Misys, the London-based banking software producer, opened the books for its £650m-£750m IPO with a lower free float than initially planned.

Philippine lender BDO Unibank issued its first dollar bond in four years on Monday, amid a busy day of primary issuance in Asia ex-Japan.

Alfa-Bank is marketing the first ever fully Basel III compliant additional tier one (AT1) trade from Russia and will begin investor meetings on Monday.

Food and drinks giant Nestlé has signed €10.5bn of loans to refinance five and one year deals. The company refinanced to secure a similar group of banks in both deals, according to one banker.