People
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…
The tough go shopping
Investors
Bidding deadline passes but Northern Rock's fate still unclear
Continued funding lines from the Bank of England could be critical as key shareholders shift in favour of a restructuring rather than an outright sale of the troubled UK lender
Surface tension
Swaps
Rise and fall
House price movements are set to become the dominant factor determining what US mortgage banks lend in future. Understanding house price appreciation and modelling it accurately has never been so critical. William Rhode reports
First in the firing line
Regulation
The Big Interview: Ian Bell
S&P's European structured finance head defends the agency over accusations that they could have done more to anticipate this summer's crisis. He talks to Matthew Attwood