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Handelsbanken is set to return to the Australian dollar market for the first time in nearly two years this week, as Aussie dollar senior paper rallies thanks to the long term absence of funding from the market's major domestic banks.

Vantage Towers, the telecoms towers unit of Vodafone, has launched its long-awaited flotation on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, having announced its intention to float on Wednesday.

Glencore, the Swiss commodity trading company, got a lukewarm response from the euro bond market on Tuesday, as investors prepared their cash piles for a flurry of deals from rare and high beta names.

BNP Paribas and UBS opened the offshore Australian dollar FIG market for 2021 this week, with a pair of new senior deals.

China Aoyuan Group had to pay up to sell a $350m bond on Monday, as investors demanded compensation for the property company’s low rating and the deal’s long tenor.

GardaWorld, the Canadian security firm, has pulled out of its hostile bid for G4S, leaving the way clear for US rival Allied Universal.

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The rally in Swiss fixed income over the last year allowed Geneva Airport to price a new 10 year deal this week 70bp tighter than where it printed a three year deal last April.

This week was the busiest of the year so far for bank senior supply in euros, as issuers took advantage of strong market conditions after posting full year results.

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Rabobank found good demand for a 12 year senior bond in the euro market this week, as it took advantage of rise in rates to land at a record tight spread.

National Bank of Kuwait, the country's largest lender, was set to raise an additional tier one (AT1) bond on Thursday as FIG issuers across the Gulf take advantage of good credit conditions. More subordinated funding from the region's banks is expected in the coming weeks.