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Could the merger of Germany's European Energy Exchange and France's Powernext be the first step towards a pan-European power exchange? Roderick Bruce investigates
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
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CME Group's Chicago-based chief executive, Craig Donohue, talks to Mark Pengelly
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…
Donohue: further exchange consolidation ahead
The global exchange industry will see yet more consolidation during 2008, believes Craig Donohue, chief executive of the CME Group in Chicago.
EEX and Powernext agree to merge
The board of Germany’s European Energy Exchange (EEX) has agreed plans for the exchange to pool its power spot and futures markets with France’s Powernext exchange, laying the foundations for a pan-European energy exchange.
Citi bails out struggling SIVs
Citigroup has bailed out seven of its own structured investment vehicles (SIVs), taking their $49 billion in non-cash assets onto its own balance sheet, as they continue to reduce in size.
Nymex Launches Green Exchange
Nymex Holdings, the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), is to form a new exchange trading environmental futures, options and swaps contracts.
TSX to take over Montreal exchange
TSX Group, which owns the Toronto Stock Exchange, is to buy the Montreal Exchange, after overcoming resistance from its management.
NYSE Euronext to acquire Powernext Carbon
NYSE Euronext has reached an agreement with French energy exchange Powernext to acquire Powernext Carbon, the company's emission permit division, as part of its plan to set up an international carbon market.
BarCap launches global carbon index
Barclays Capital has unveiled an index intended to be a benchmark for the rapidly growing carbon-trading markets.
BClear extends into Russian and eastern European stocks
London-based derivatives exchange Liffe added various Russian and eastern European equities to its BClear platform on December 5. The platform provides exchange-like clearing to wholesale over-the-counter equity derivatives trades.