Energy
The price of political risk
Korea credit
Copper: worth its portfolio weight?
Commodities
A new derivation
Profile: Rachel Hardee
The correlation debate
In response to an article on asset value correlations for retail banking portfolios, published in the July issue of Risk, Ashish Dev of KeyCorp argues that the current Basel II rules are slightly too liberal for high-quality credit cards and overly…
The MiFID Threat
Thanks to compliance, many of the European Union’s smaller exchanges now face fresh competition.
CME, CBOT to merge
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is to merge with the Chicago Board of Trade in a move the exchanges say is “expected to transform global derivatives markets.”
BIS publishes current best practices in AMA for operational risk
BIS paper shows best practices for the key challenges of internal governance, data and modelling.
Barclays Investment Notes commence trading on LSE
Barclays Investment Notes started trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) today. The structured products were launched to investors last month at the start of a three week book building period.
Barclays bullish on oil
Crude oil's recent slide is set to reverse with prices returning to over $70 by the end of the year, Barclays Capital says in its latest commodity research.
SG, Rhodia launch emissions company
Société Générale and Rhodia Energy Services, a global specialty chemicals company, have formed a joint venture company to trade carbon.
DME reveals trading platform details
Energy futures exchange the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), due to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, has unveiled details of its trading platform.
SG names new Orbeo emissions joint venture with Rhodia
Paris-based bank Société Générale (SG) has released more details of its emissions trading joint venture with the French chemicals giant Rhodia, including the new company's name - Orbeo.
GFI releases most-traded CDS list
Interdealer broker GFI has released its monthly report on the most actively traded US, European and Asian names in the credit default swap (CDS) market in September.
"Absolute return" - a definition in transition
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How Manly Stanley raised a healthy hedge fund family
As Stanley Fink announces the forthcoming resignation of his CEO seat at Man Group in 2007, those who have seen the industry grow with him reflect on his achievements, and assess his legacy both for Man Group, and for the broader hedge fund industry
The structurer
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Hedge funds - Prime time
South Africa
Bankruptcy Code confusion
Amendments to the US Bankruptcy Code concerning forwards, swaps and commodity contracts have far-reaching implications for energy company bankruptcies, but uncertainties remain, write Kenneth Irvin and Nathan Coco
Accurate options pricing for all
SuperDerivatives has entered the energy world with big aims - to bring transparency and increased liquidity to options markets. Oliver Holtaway looks at the company model, and asks how big a splash it's likely to make