Exchanges
Short iTraxx funds begin trading
Three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the total return of short European credit derivatives index positions begin trading this week.
Lehman Brothers signs up to Boat
Daily news headlines
LSE launches last-minute defence before Mifid launch
Daily news headlines
Amaranth denied by court
A New York judge has denied Amaranth Advisors’ request to prevent the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) from pursuing legal action against it while it was being sued by another federal agency.
A devil in disguise?
Comment
Taking stock of Pillar II
Technical papers
Growing pains
Wheat
Reserves and reservations
Life insurance
At a turning point
Catastrophe Bonds
Life-changing deals
Variable annuities
Afores to the fore
Pensions
Eyes on the storm
Supranationals
Weathering the subprime meltdown
While conventional markets have been battered by the subprime crisis, weather market players have enjoyed high returns. Investing in weather derivatives provides insulation from volatile, chaos-prone and unpredictable human decision-making processes,…
Bleak news from Boston
Conference Coverage
Banks devise 'super conduit' in bid to save Sivs market
Can rescue fund M-Lec bring much-needed liquidity, or is it a temporary measure destined to fail?
Profile: Avarina Miller
The senior vice-president at Demica, the provider of working capital services, talks to Matthew Attwood about how volatility is increasing appetite for more traditional structures
Micro-finance, macro gains
Micro-Finance
For whom cat risk tolls
Reinsurance derivatives
A Product of Reform
Italian Pensions
Seeking an annuity option
US Pensions