Energy
Dawnay Day Quantum unveils two commodity products
Dawnay Day Quantum has launched two capital protected commodity investments, providing diversified exposure to metals, energy and agricultural commodities. The five-and-a-half-year Protected Commodities Accelerator X is 100% capital protected and offers…
Crude nears $126 as speculator debate continues
Crude oil closed at a new record high of $125.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today as market participants moved to rubbish Democratic concerns that speculators were influencing prices.
Nymex to Launch U.S. Carbon Allowance Contract
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) will introduce a U.S. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon allowance futures contract, in the third quarter of 2008, pending regulatory review.
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Crude surpasses $123 as Democrats blame speculators
Crude oil closed at a new record high of $123.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
CantorCO2e launches VER initiative
Environmental broker CantorCO2e has launched a new venture, the Social Carbon Company, to provide advice and carbon management services to project developers in the Verified Emission Reduction (VER) market.
Application of MFMC model to cargo dispatch
This month’s Masterclass looks at the use of a multi-factor, multi-commoditymodel to determine the optimal location for shipping a cargo,specifically the delivery of LNG. By John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Calvin Kwokand Chris Strickland
Enel goes green in China
Italian utility Enel has signed two agreements in China, one to develop Chinese clean coal and carbon capture and storage projects, the other to purchase over 11 million certified emission reduction (CER) credits from green projects in the Chinese steel…
Financial contracts to make June debut on DME
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) will launch two financially settled futures contracts for Brent and Oman crude oil for trade date June 2, adding to its existing physically delivered Oman futures benchmark contract.
Finance and banking dominate April US CDS trading
The banking and financial services sectors dominated trading volumes of credit default swaps (CDS) in the US in April, according to GFI, a New York-based interdealer broker. The most actively traded names were Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers and…
Crude posts new high as analysts eye $200/bbl
Crude oil closed at a new record high of $121.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
A new generation of risk
The UK government recently committed to a new generation of nuclear power stations - the first in the UK for 13 years - funded by the private sector. Roderick Bruce examines the financial and regulatory risks facing potential stakeholders
Automating energy markets
Automation in physical energy markets - far behind that of financial markets - is now within striking distance, writes James Caffrey, VP Strategic Consulting, TradeCapture
The rise or fall of CDM
European Commission proposals to limit the use of Clean Development Mechanism credits post-2012 came as a surprise to many carbon market participants. Kristian Tangen and Kjetil Røine of Point Carbon discuss the implications
Building for the future
As US electric utility companies strive to meet soaring power demand, they are also coming under increasing pressure to lower carbon emissions. Richard McMahon of the Edison Electric Institute looks at how firms plan to meet these two potentially…
A man with a mission
The future of Russian energy under president-elect Dmitri Medvedev largely depends upon his ability to navigate the country's Byzantine political climate, writes Robert Amsterdam
Rising suns
Asia's rapidly growing and energy-intensive economies are driving a global nuclear renaissance, writes Lauren Hilgers
Unclear for US nuclear
Uncertainty surrounding the US government's role in project finance for new nuclear generation is threatening to hold back the renaissance. David Watkins reports
MFS Investment Management: Smoothing out the bumps
As seasoned investors will tell you, putting your money in emerging markets can be a rough ride. The highs may be high, but the lows can be even lower. The emerging markets debt team at MFS Investment Management are aiming to give their investors a…
Calling time
Pension Buyouts
Escaping the fees maze
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The commodities count
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