Environment-Renewables
From India to Russia
Akash Mohapatra speech
Short cut to nowhere
Derivatives accounting
BPI winds down derivatives positions
Lodi’s Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI) has significantly wound down its derivatives positions and lowered its risk profile since September 2005, when it was in the middle of a failed take-over bid for Banca Antonveneta under previous chief executive…
Facing the Four Risks
CIOs must prepare for threats that could spell disaster for their firms, so how can they survive in dangerous waters?
UBS, Diapason launch first biofuels index
Swiss bank UBS and Swiss commodity firm Diapason Commodities Management Investors launch the first commodity-based index for biological fuels.
March 2006 - Riding the rollercoaster
US natural gas prices have proven to be susceptible to weather-related price swings. Andy Weissman looks at what a risk manager should consider when designing a price risk management program
March 2006 - Relations with Russia revisited
As Europe becomes more dependent on Russia for oil and gas supplies, it endeavours to maintain good relations with Moscow, while at the same time looking for alternative ways of securing fuel
LNG moves offshore
Offshore LNG terminals not only circumvent environmental objections, they give suppliers global arbitrage opportunities. But are they economical, asks Catherine Lacoursiere
March 2006 - LNG moves offshore
Offshore LNG terminals not only circumvent environmental objections, they give suppliers global arbitrage opportunities. But are they economical, asks Catherine Lacoursiere
Hybrid approach not 'dead in the water'
REGULATORY UPDATE
Caruana to end stint as Basel Committee chairman
Jaime Caruana will step down as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July, when his six-year tenure as head of the Spanish central bank expires. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS official says the Committee plans to discuss…
The Basel II Race
Accessing operational risk is vital for any bank that wants to reach Basel II compliance.
UBS, Diapason to launch first biofuels index
Swiss bank UBS and Swiss commodity firm Diapason Commodities Management Investors are to launch the first commodity-based index for biological fuels.
Price rise = price risk
Mergers and acquisitions
Anthony Hobley
London Climate Change Services represents businesses that are investing in environmental change. Oliver Holtaway talks to chair anthony hobley
Europe goes nuclear
Proposals to build new nuclear power plants in the Baltic states and Poland are gathering pace, finds Maria Kielmas
A comeback for coal
With gas prices soaring, it seems inevitable that coal - the Cinderella of energy resources - is bound to return to the forefront. But how long will it last? asks Eric Fishnaut
Icecap completes first closing of its carbon portfolio
Icecap, the carbon emissions group, has today reached first closing of its carbon portfolio having raised aggregate commitments to buy 15 million tonnes of carbon credits from the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation markets.
Rights and resources
Doing business in a country with a poor human rights record can be costly, thanks to the changing landscape of corporate liability and human rights. Maria Kielmas reports