Central banks
Rush for assets
Infrastructure
A matter of interest
Sovereign Debt Management
Lagging risk management
The rate of growth in the complexity of new derivatives products is causing a worrisome lag in risk management's ability to keep pace. As credit derivatives markets endure a period of stress, this lag could have serious consequences, argues David Rowe
Who's afraid of the IRB?
Mortgages
Rating agencies assess money markets
In two conference calls last week, Fitch Ratings and Moody’s sought to capture the effect of the commercial paper (CP) market's lack of liquidity on the wider banking outlook.
Legal and General expands product series
Dublin-based distributor Legal and General has launched the Growth Investment Plan Plus 10, the latest in the capital protected investment plan series.
Banks lean on support loans
Several large investment banks have taken advantage of easier lending terms from central banks, aimed at increasing liquidity in the wake of the subprime crisis.
Close Brothers enters futures business
London-based investment bank Close Brothers has taken a 49.9% stake in Mako Global, a market-maker in exchange-traded derivatives.
Japanese banks suffering from subprime crisis
Two of Japan's largest banks have taken significant losses from investments in US mortgage-backed securities.
Trichet: the worst is over in subprime crisis
Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), told markets today that the worst of the volatility caused by the US subprime mortgage crisis is now over.
Sovereigns step in as ABS funds reel
The fund management arm of French bank BNP Paribas has suspended redemptions on three of its funds - Parvest Dynamic ABS, BNP Paribas ABS Euribor and BNP Paribas ABS Eonia.
Keydata re-enters market with two new products
UK-based distributor Keydata Investment Services has launched both the Dynamic Growth Plan (DGP) and the Extra Income Plan (EIP).
Foreign exchange - Carry on regardless
Carry trade
Collateral concerns
CFXOs
Rethinking US liberalisation
Citing rising electricity prices, critics of liberalisation have recently managed to convince lawmakers in several US states to rethink policies that ban utilities from owning power plants. Elisa Wood investigates the current state of play
Weighing up the options
Mounting domestic environmental issues and worldwide energy security uncertainty are pushing the Chinese government to consider the full gamut of energy options – including renewables. Yue Zhang and Chong Siang Chew of the Institute of Energy Economics,…
Reports fuel supply fears
Upwardly revised oil price forecasts and recent reports from the International Energy Agency and the US National Petroleum Council point to growing unease about global energy supplies, writes David Watkins
Putting backlogs up front
Equity Derivatives