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A time to trade?
The launch of CERs futures on Indian exchanges is breathing new life into CDM projects in India. Speculators have entered the market and are creating liquidity in CERs and, as a result, more carbon-financing options, finds Catherine Lacoursiere
Trading strategies - Walking a fine line
A worrying trend is emerging in the UK corporate world, with many companies adopting extremely risky strategies in a bid to reduce their exposure to energy price volatility, says Utilyx chief executive Chris Bowden
Changing hats
Changing Hats
International financial regulation centre planned
Regulatory News
Crisis of faith
Regulatory News
Taking the slow road
Special Report: Basel II
Chains of command
Reporting lines
Dubai and sell
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On the move
People
An auspicious debut
Risk Korea conference
The blame game
Accounting
Points of principle
Liquidity risk
New wealth management head in Japan for UBS Securities
Walter Seitz has been appointed head of wealth management at UBS Securities Japan to replace Junya Tani, who left to head Credit Suisse’s newly launched private banking operations in Tokyo.
Wachovia CRO next to step down
Donald Truslow, chief risk officer at Wachovia, is to retire as soon as his successor is named, in the latest in a series of high-level departures at the investment bank.
EC works to cut reliance on rating agencies
The European Commission hopes to reduce the dependence of financial institutions, regulators and governments on rating agencies, which it sees as a key factor in the current financial crisis.
Luc Francois joins Morgan Stanley as global head of equity derivatives and head of European equities
Luc Francois, formerly head of global equities and derivatives solutions at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SG CIB), and infamously the boss of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, will start at Morgan Stanley in London on September 8 as head…