Energy

Clearing the way for competition

Until recently, NOS was the only player offering clearing for freight derivatives. But with the arrival of new players, competition is set to intensify. Oliver Holtaway reports

Steve Leppard

BP's Steve Leppard combines quant skills with sound business sense to create effective risk management solutions. He speaks to Oliver Holtaway about his career

The end of an era?

Latin American governments are hiking taxes and forcing changes to contracts with oil and gas investors in a marked departure from the economic liberalisation of the 1990s. But reality may prompt a rethink, writes Maria Kielmas

How to avoid the high-yield blow-ups

With spreads at historic tights and default rates set to rise, high-yield investors are nervous. The advice from the experts is to pick your credits carefully, stay in short-dated paper and keep an eye on interest rates. Laurence Neville guides a path…

Women in credit

Credit magazine profiles 50 top-achievers working in the global credit markets today

Abstract assets

Securitisation based on new, previously unexploited assets, is a growth industry, expected to double in size by the end of 2006. Sarfraz Thind reports on how issuers are getting smarter at applying existing tools to new areas

EEX launches coal futures

Two major exchanges announced the launch of coal futures contracts last month, sparking fears that the competition might cripple liquidity in this fledgling market

The real rocket scientists

As US space agency Nasa overhauls its risk management practices in preparation for a return to the Moon, Alexander Campbell looks at its new operational risk system

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