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
Freight derivatives market
Energy Risk looks at the latest developments in this expanding market
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
Aussies Rule
BASEL II
How the state allocates
State pensions
The Infrastructure challenge
Solvency platforms
Rethinking Ratings
Credit ratings
The single life
Trading platforms
SPA newswire
North America
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
An air of simplicity
Profile: Qantas
Dirty derivatives
Money laundering
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