Foreign exchange
Joe Gold
Joe Gold, MD and co-head of commodities at Barclays Capital, talks to Katie Holliday about weathering the financial market turmoil
LNG fundamentals - Natural selection
The LNG market for Europe and Asia has been traditionally tight, but new supply looks set to change market dynamics. Katie Holliday reports
The sum of all parts
The recent financial crisis has put enterprise-wide risk management firmly in the spotlight. Pauline McCallion looks at how this increased interest could advance ERM, and asks whether total ERM can ever be fully achieved
Cultural exchange
EEX and Powernext's agreement to share their electricity spot and derivatives markets represents groundbreaking Franco-German energy market co-operation. The CEOs of both exchanges talk to Roderick Bruce about the challenges involved and what the merged…
LNG pricing - Moving forward
While the bulk of global LNG volumes remain locked up in opaque long-term deals, attempts are being made to introduce price transparency and a forward curve to the market. Roderick Bruce investigates
US carbon market addresses known unknowns
The election of Barack Obama as President has made a federal cap-and-trade emissions scheme in the US almost certain. Pauline McCallion reports on how stakeholders are coping with the remaining uncertainties
Demise of UK suppliers hits end-users hard
The near-simultaneous bankruptcies of the UK's only two independent energy suppliers has exposed problems in market frameworks and added to challenging operating conditions for end-users, finds Roderick Bruce
Plastics futures to launch on DGCX
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) will launch plastics futures contracts on February 5.
FSA to order banks to stock up on Treasuries
New liquidity rules proposed by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) will compel banks and lenders to keep a 'liquid assets buffer' of short-term government bonds, which will mean a significant increase in most banks' holdings.
FSA consults on new liquidity rules
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SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
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Protected equity loans fall out of favour in Australia
Protected equity loans in Australia have fallen out of favour with investors as a result of the Australian Tax Office reducing the maximum interest deduction on May 13 this year. The benchmark interest rate in the capital-protected borrowing rules was…
Volatility, correlation and dividend losses sting banks
Volatility and deals based on dividends joined correlation as a major way for banks to lose money in the third quarter of 2008. Like losses on correlation in the first quarter, it remains true that the bigger the structured products operation, the bigger…
Precious metals ETFs listed in New York
Proshares has listed four new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange. The ETFs offer 200% long or short leveraged participation in gold and silver.
NY approval brings Ice CDS clearing platform a step closer
The Intercontinental Exchange (Ice) has won permission to create a New York-chartered trust company, the next step towards the creation of its central counterparty (CCP) facility for credit default swaps (CDS).
SEC votes to tighten rules on rating agencies
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted yesterday for new rules governing rating agencies, aimed at reducing conflicts of interest in the ratings process.
Credit Suisse wields axe after Sfr3 billion loss
Credit Suisse is planning to cut 5,300 jobs following a Sfr3 billion ($2.5 billion) net loss at the firm during October and November this year. Two-thirds are expected to be in investment banking - the primary source of the bank's losses.
India lifts ban on four commodity futures contracts
The Indian regulator has given permission for futures trading in soya oil, chickpea, potato and rubber to resume following a seven month ban.
Earth Capital Partners to launch $5bn sustainability fund
Former chief executive of Man Group, Stanley Fink, is chairing an environmentally focused fund management company entitled Earth Capital Partners that aims to raise $5 billion over the next five years.
AIG terminates $46.1 billion of credit-default swaps (CDS)
AIG announced on Tuesday that an off balance sheet vehicle created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has purchased $46.1 billion of its toxic collaterised debt obligations (CDOs).