Energy
The right charge
Savvy firms now accept risk is inevitable. Those that use their risk capitalefficiently outperform those that don’t. Brett Humphreys looks at alternativeinvestments to find out what the right risk-adjusted return on capital chargesmight be
EU adopts linking directive...
The European parliament has given the thumbs-up to the so-called linking directiveallowing companies within member states to benefit from emissions projects outsideof the EU. By James Ockenden and Paul Lyon
Isda raises Basel-linked concerns
Bankers have been preparing for the implementation of the Basel II Capital Accordfor a number of years. But Isda says that it is still concerned about the effectthe Accord may have on the commodities markets. By Paul Lyon
Russian renaissance
Russia was once regarded as a risky play in thin markets of a deeply indebted nation. however, Brunswick's Russian Directional Fund finds otherwise
A taste of corporate risk
Profiles
The case for independent risk management committees
Corporate governance
The costly road to compliance
Sarbanes-Oxley
The return of event risk
event risk
Everyone’s a winner
opinion
The reason to issue
CDO guide: market evolution
Structuring by seniority
CDO guide: tranching
Jump-start for G26
bondholder rights
Briefs
Regulatory Update
Basel Committee delays AMA
Front Page News
A natural standard 1
Commodities trading
John Kerry
profile
EU adopts linking directive for emissions trading
The European parliament today voted to adopt the directive linking the European Union emissions trading scheme to other trading systems and CO2 reduction projects. The parliament agreed on a text for the linking directive earlier this month.
Governments face carbon allocation legal action
European governments face legal action from industry if they fail to provide carbon allocation plans by the end of the year, according to Peter Vis of the climate change unit of the European Commission.
Fitch formalises corporate governance's impact on credit risk
Fitch Ratings has formalised and released its framework for reviewing corporate governance. The rating agency characterises governance's impact on credit ratings as an important element in the assessment of a company's credit quality.