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Kick-start for coal futures
Ice Futures and the European Energy Exchange have gone head-to-head in the latest attempt to kick-start coal derivatives trading. Oliver Holtaway investigates
Vultures in Congo
Energy companies have long accepted a degree of country risk when investing in developing nations. But oil and gas companies now face a new threat to their international investments - and its origins lie closer to home. Andrew Derman, Andrew Melsheimer…
Making green with ethanol
Financial investors and commodity traders are paying closer attention to the US corn crop, due to the potential impacts it may have on the growing ethanol market. Daven Voorhies explains
Bright forecast for weather derivatives
To attract more corporate end-users, purveyors of weather derivatives are creating new products in search of the perfect hedge, as Catherine Lacoursiere finds
Swiss restructuring
As regulatory pressure on insurance companies to improve their solvency requirements increases, one reinsurer's reaction stands out from the crowd. Hardeep Dhillon looks at how Swiss Re is using innovative structures in the debt capital markets to…
The outlook for Ford
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Overcoming the barriers to a CDS futures market
The long-awaited CDS futures contract from Eurex has suffered repeated setbacks. Initially planned for launch last year, it is yet to make an appearance. Sell-side inertia, documentation disputes and a booming OTC market are some of the obstacles it…
Winner: Grand plc
In our monthly roundup of innovative deals in the credit markets, we highlight the Grand CMBS transaction, Vneshtorgbank's MBS and Wellcome Trust's inaugural bond issue
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Energy hedge fund bulls still running despite MotherRock collapse
The sudden collapse of energy hedge fund MotherRock last month surprised the market. But market participants say that despite this blip, the commodities story is still proving attractive to hedge fund investors