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EnCana sells oil and gas assets for $395 million
Canadian exploration & production company EnCana Corp last Thursday sold oil and natural gas assets producing 16,800 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d), to Harvest Energy Trust for US$395 million.
HKMA takes the lead
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put together its national implementation guidelines for Basel II, making it one of the first regulators globally to detail its qualifying criteria for those banks aiming for the internal ratings-based approaches in…
SG sets up $100m credit facility for Kazakh energy company
SG Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB) said earlier this week that it has arranged an unsecured 66-month $100 million loan and hedging facility for Canada-based PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources (PKKR). PKKR is a subsidiary of PetroKazakhstan Inc, an…
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Banco Santander seals its first managed synthetic CDO
Spain-based Banco Santander Central Hispano has completed its first managed synthetic credit default swap portolio transaction in the European market.
The holistic approach to operational risk management
The term operational risk management (ORM) tends to conjure up images of every type of risk except credit or market risk. Some think of the Basel definition of operational risk and others will come up with their own versions.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.