Environment-Renewables
Global carbon market grows 80% in 2007
The total value of greenhouse gas emission permits traded in 2007 reached €40 billion, an 80% rise on the 2006 figure of €22bn, according to information provider Point Carbon.
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…
Dow Jones and Dharma Investments launch new faith-based indexes
Dow Jones Indexes and private investment firm, Dharma Investments, have launched five Dow Jones Dharma Indexes designed to measure the performance of companies selected according to the value systems and principles of Dharmic religions, especially…
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…
S&P grows its thematic series with new Global Eco index
S&P has launched a new investable index, the S&P Global Eco index, which is designed to offer exposure to environmentally responsible investment strategies.
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…
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
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…
Storms brewing
Litigation
Glancing back, looking forward
Outlook 2008
Indexes of possibility
Index providers
Exchanges see green in emissions trading
Battle lines are being drawn in the emissions space as Nymex aims to grab a slice of the booming global market, writes David Watkins
Heating up
Structured Products
OMX and Nord Pool to create Nord Pool International
Swedish exchange technology company OMX has acquired Norwegian derivatives exchange Nord Pool’s international derivatives products, along with its clearing and consulting operations.The two companies aim to create an international energy and carbon…
Merrill Lynch launches carbon certificate
Investment bank Merrill Lynch today launched an index-based investment certificate that offers protected exposure to the stocks of carbon efficient European companies.