Energy
Fortis distributes first ABN Amro product in Belgium and Luxembourg
Fortis Retail Bank is distributing an ABN Amro product in Belgium and Luxembourg, the first since its acquisition of the Dutch bank three months ago. The Eco-3 plus note is described as a sustainable investment by Belgium-based Fortis, and is being…
The drive for convertibles
Hedge funds are exploring opportunities in convertible arbitrage, a trade that appeared to have gone out of fashion permanently back in 2005. With the promise of lucrative returns having put this strategy firmly back on the map, investors now need to be…
UBS to launch Greenhouse Index
UBS will launch the UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI), the first tradable investment benchmark to track the Greenhouse Effect, on January 23 2008. The UBS-GHI is the first integrated index that provides exposure to greenhouse gas emissions and their…
UBS launches Greenhouse Index
UBS Investment Bank has launched the UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI) , the first tradable investment benchmark tracking the Greenhouse Effect.
UBS launches Greenhouse Index
UBS will launch its UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI) on January 23. It is a tradable investment benchmark tracking a combination of weather futures and greenhouse gas emissions credits.
Merrill Lynch launches new carbon certificate in Europe
Merrill Lynch has launched a five-year certificate linked to companies with reduced carbon footprints set to benefit from the push for cleaner energy. The 100% capital protected certificate offers 100% participation and will track the bank’s proprietary…
Lehman Brothers launches new FX products in US
Lehman Brothers has launched three new principal protected notes (PPNs) in the US. Two of the products are currency-linked investments which allow investors to benefit from further weakening of the US dollar, while the third is based on a hard and soft…
Emissions trading in New Zealand
The recent policy framework put forward for New Zealand's emissions trading scheme (ETS) make it the most ambitious and stringent scheme yet proposed worldwide, but concerns over implementation have sparked fierce debate, finds Roderick Bruce
The globalisation of gas
Change could be afoot for the US natural gas market as US imports of LNG grow. Neil O’Hara looks at the short- to medium-term price drivers for US natural gas
Transmission possible?
US grid operators are hoping that a new stance on transmission planning will act as a hedge against an uncertain energy future. Yet such a strategy comes with its own challenges, writes Elisa Wood
Mercurial talents
Led by oil traders Marco Dunand and Daniel Jaeggi, Mercuria Energy Group's turnover has grown fivefold in only three years. Roderick Bruce talks to Dunand, Mercuria's head of global trading, about the company's rapid expansion and its plans for 2008 and…
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