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Credit Markets Update: Spreads widen on weak earnings and equity news
Most of the activity in the credit derivatives markets was again seen in the volatile telecoms sector, with five-year spreads on UK telco mm02 widening by around 20 basis points to 440bp/460bp following weak earnings results on Tuesday, which caused its…
Dexia rolls out SunGard’s BancWare to new offices
Belgium’s Dexia Bank is to extend its use of SunGard's BancWare for interest rate risk management to 14 offices in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland and the US.
UK and Danish greenhouse gas allowance schemes see first swap
Anglo-Dutch energy major Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Danish electricity supplier Elsam completed the first greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions swap between government-backed allowance schemes on May 7.
No “new role” for RCC in Japanese NPL clean-up, claims ING
The decision by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial (MTFG) to step up its sell-off of bad loans to the Resolution and Collection Corporation (RCC) will have little tangible effect on cleaning up Japanese financial institutions’ burgeoning non-performing loans …
Static data moves forward
Firms tackling high-speed and information-intensive tasks such as straight-through processing or risk management without accurate instrument and counterparty reference data may be taking enormous operational and credit risks. Clive Davidson reports on…
Consolidation fever
Utilities
ABB: a mixed outlook
Hold
New solutions
Cover story
Russian intrigue
Gazprom
Static data moves forward
Firms tackling high-speed and information-intensive tasks such as straight-through processing or risk management without accurate instrument and counterparty reference data may be taking enormous operational and credit risks. Clive Davidson reports on…
Options on fixed exchange rates and the Argentine peso devaluation
Sponsor`s statement
UK’s controversial emissions market sees first trades
The UK’s new government-sponsored greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (ETS) has seen its first trades since its launch on February 2. An anonymous deal was traded yesterday between a global oil major and a large industrial company. London-based staff…
Green scheme down under
Robin Lancaster reports on Australia’s government-mandated renewable energy certificates market, which – after a slow start – is expected to pick up fast
Against the currency grain
Mexican peso modelling
Can we say goodbye to currency crises?
Currency divergency
Capital thinking
Manuel Méndez aims to have BBVA among the first to qualify for Basel II’s advanced risk capital approaches.
An end to easy money
Cover story
The perspective from France
French focus
ABS market in post-crisis record
New Angles
Dealing with the flak
Profile
Asian products off the blocks
Structured products
Capital thinking
Manuel Méndez aims to have BBVA among the first to qualify for Basel II’s advanced risk capital approaches.