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NYSE Euronext and Caisse des Dépôts launch carbon exchange
NYSE Euronext and French state bank Caisse des Dépôts have announced the launch of Bluenext, an international exchange that will operate markets in carbon emission allowances and credits.
Markit takes over Boat reporting platform
Market information provider Markit, based in London, has taken over the Boat trade reporting platform.
SG launches Kuala Lumpur Composite Index warrants in Singapore
Société Générale will launch the first five warrants on the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange on January 17.
Q&A - Ali Pichvai
The managing director of trading technology provider Quod Financial talks about multi-asset trading and how this technique can benefit both buy and sell sides
Markit Group buys up confirmations service
The UK-based market data firm will go head to head with existing credit derivatives confirmations platforms after its integration of SwapsWire's business
Bailout time for SIVs
Investors are watching eagerly as banks unveil plans to restructure their ailing SIVs. Hardeep Dhillon looks at the various schemes and how they affect the proposed M-LEC 'super-SIV'
Dubai oil exchange approved for block trading
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) received approval yesterday for block trading of its Oman crude oil futures, which will allow traders to submit off-exchange transactions.
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.
Deutsche Bank excludes credit from new fund-linked note
Deutsche Bank has launched a fund-linked note designed to offer institutional investors stability with added alpha returns. The Globe note aims to outperform Libor or Euribor rates by 3% while simultaneously offering capital protection.
Shanghai launches gold futures
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SFE) will launch trading in gold futures on Wednesday, January 9. The contract size has been set at 1,000 grams, rather than 300g as earlier announced, chiefly to discourage speculation by individual investors.
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…
Commodities trading volumes boom in 2007
Trading volumes of commodities on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Globex platform, consisting of New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) energy contracts and Comex metals, reached record levels in 2007, as did annual volumes at Atlanta-based…
The year ahead
From widespread house price falls and increases in foreclosures, to funding innovations and alterations in regulation, 2008 will be a year of unprecedented change and adjustment for mortgage banks. Mortgage Risk, together with a select panel of leading…
Industry sets template for loan modifications
A framework sponsored by the US administration to soften the impact of subprime resets provides comfort for servicers and clarity for investors
Offering solutions
Mortgage software company Sopra Group aims to support the industry's pan-European expansion, as Tammo van Leeuwen, head of product management at subsidiary BAI, tells Dippy Singh
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