Exchanges
OTC power market down by 60% as firms switch to regulated markets
There has been a sharp decline in the number of over-the-counter gas and power contracts since the demise of Houston-based energy trader Enron. Firms initiating power trades are increasingly conducting them via exchanges or through their clearing…
Basel experts agree asset securitisation treatment
LONDON – Global banking experts have agreed proposals for treating the credit risks for banks of asset securitisation under the complex Basel II capital accord.
Basel experts agree securitisation treatment
Global banking experts have agreed proposals for treating the credit risks for banks of asset securitisation under the complex Basel II capital Accord.
Creative solutions for unique problems
Credit risk
Freezing out the competition
Nord Pool
Red hot in the frozen North
Hedge funds
Going out on a limb
OM Group
Brummer & Partners: a dominant force
Hedge fund profile
Experts expect to finalise Basel II securitisation issues this week
LONDON – Technical experts expect this week to finalise their proposals for handling the one major issue still outstanding in the complex Basel II accord aimed at making the world’s banking system safer – the technically thorny question of how to treat…
Basel II securitisation issues conclusion expected this week
Experts expect this week to finalise their proposals for handling the one major issue still outstanding in the complex Basel II Accord aimed at making the world’s banking system safer – the technically thorny question of how to treat the credit risks for…
Euronext Amsterdam hit by more technical problems
Euronext Amsterdam, the Dutch arm of the pan-European cash and derivatives exchange, halted derivatives trading for three and a half hours today due to a network problem. A Euronext spokesman was not able to elaborate on the matter, although he said all…
The Hunt For Terrorist Cash
One month after the attacks on Sept. 11, Congress passed the USA Patriot Act. Now every financial firm in the country is a deputy in the search for terrorist funding.
Ford: spanner in the works?
Credit of the month
CP market simplified
News
Trouble below deck
German focus
Exploiting neutrality
Hedge fund profile
Risk systems take a back seat
Systems
Gearing up for OTC
South Korea
BNP Paribas cancels Asian CLO
New angles
Paths to deregulation
Energy
The balance of power
Prime brokerage
A need for preparation
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