Central banks
Building bridges
Unicredit
Market snapshot
Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month
Exchange credentials
Index providers
Age concerns
Desjardins
Speculating on suitability
Corporates: SMEs
Altering approaches
Corporates: Hedging strategies
Profiting from divergence
Interest rates
Sovereign Wealth Saviours
Government funds
Innovative networks
Corporates: Corporate profile
Beyond the blueprint
Operational risk
Fed proposes changes to PSR policy
Daily news headlines
Oil reaches new record as gas continues to rise
Crude oil futures closed at a record $102.59 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) Thursday.
Bank practices undermined liquidity, BIS says
In the approach to the credit crisis, practices such as securitisation, dependence on the money markets and use of collateral increased the danger of a liquidity shortfall, according to a report released by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).
Middle East should be cautious, urges Bahrain regulator
Daily news headlines
Merrill launches Gulf Investible Index Certificate
Merrill Lynch has launched an open-ended publicly-registered and exchange-listed Gulf Investible Index Certificate, offering investors the chance to invest in companies in the Gulf region chosen on the basis of Merrill research with daily liquidity. The…
The business of saying no
Rising energy prices have caused an upturn in demand response - or energy curtailment - in the last two years. Elisa Wood looks at how this is impacting power markets
Joint efforts pay off
Central banks