Energy
The IFRS conundrum
Firms with a public listing in the EU need to adhere to complex accounting standards on financial instruments. Michiel Mannaerts and Pieter Veuger look at the latest implications for energy companies
Designing a market
With Canada likely to embark on an emissions-trading scheme this year, Oliver Holtaway looks at the various forms it could take
Spreading opportunities
Volatile European gasoil and US heating oil prices mean traders must follow inventory and temperature forecasts carefully to stay on the right side of moves in outright and spread values, writes Logical Information Machine's energy analyst Daven Voorhies
Middle East property boom boosts Islamic bonds
The growth in real estate development across parts of the Middle East is giving rise to a number of Islamic bonds securitising these assets - and foreign investors can't get enough of them
Q: What do the distressed debt market and the Japanese puffer-fish have in common? A: They're both irresistible - but highly toxic
Distressed debt investors gearing up for a bumper year should take note of the name of Babson's new credit fund, Fugu, after the deadly Japanese puffer-fish - a prized delicacy that can be lethal if not prepared correctly. Philip Moore reports on the new…
Investing Philly-style: Aberdeen AM's US fixed-income team
Cross-asset class teamwork coupled with conservative risk management drives Aberdeen Asset Management's investment strategy, leading to a current concentration on MBS and an underweight allocation to corporate bonds. This year they're on the lookout for…
Purva Sule
The head of the financial services practice at Pipal Research in Chicago explains why more investment banks are offshoring credit research
GAO supports Basel II; chides US regulators
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Belated US Basel II guidance finally released
COVER STORY
Getting the balance right
Inflation
Getting ahead of the game
Technology
Internal models in Solvency II
Comment
Commodities: Getting ahead of the curve
Special report: Focus on Germany
Feeling the heat
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