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Citi hires head of emissions markets
Citi has appointed Garth Edward as its new head of emissions markets, based in London. He will cover the bank’s global efforts in carbon trading and Kyoto emissions credits.
New insurance and pensions head at Credit Suisse
David Prieul has joined Credit Suisse in London as head of the European insurance and pensions solutions group.
Zubrow named as JP Morgan risk chief
JP Morgan Chase has appointed Barry Zubrow as chief risk officer, replacing Don Wilson, who retired earlier this year.
Calyon rebuilds Asian equity derivatives team
French bank Calyon has made several sales appointments to its Asian equity and fund derivatives team since June, following the departure of a number of senior executives in the first half of the year.
Cream of the crop
awards
Leader of the pack
FRM's founder Blaine Tomlinson won the inaugural Hedge Funds Review award for best long-term achievement in the fund of hedge funds industry in November. He and FRM Limited CEO Paul Dunning reflected on how the industry has changed and institutionalised…
Invest in US - but only if we say so
us long/short
Caution pays
If you find the frustration of losing money too much to bear, Gems Advisors may be able to help. David Walker spoke to its CEO Miguel Abadi to find out how
Ringing in the new year - what will it bring?
fund outlook
Model marketing
cma
A question of funding
Liquidity risk
Didier Giblet
Didier Giblet started out as a police investigator before moving into finance. The global head of energy and commodities trading at Fortis tells Roderick Bruce how an investigative mind has helped him in his career in energy trading
Setting the stage for 2008
As 2007 draws to a close, the Energy Risk team asked market participants what they regard as the most influential events of 2007 and how these are likely to shape market behaviour in 2008. By Stella Farrington with additional reporting by David Watkins
The future arrives for renewables
The emerging market in renewable energy futures is expected to lower the cost of financing renewables and smooth out the volatility often encountered when running intermittent renewable resources, such as wind and solar. Catherine Lacoursière investigates
Prime witness
With two decades' experience, Mark Adelson has had a frontline seat in the mortgage arena and he isn't afraid to voice his ideas on what the industry should do in the future
Winding down
Prepayments
WaMu and First American accused over appraisals
The New York State Attorney General is accusing the duo of conspiring to raise property valuations. Is this the beginning of the litigation wave that many expect?
What happens next?
As a steady stream of analysts and industry experts continue to issue dismal forecasts for US house price appreciation, adjustable rate mortgage resets and the broader economy as a whole, Ajay Rajadhyaksha, head of US fixed income strategy at Barclays…