Profile

Turning points: John Hattenberger

John Hattenberger, managing director of Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA, speaks to Pauline McCallion about the defining moments of his career within the natural gas sector

Banca Fideuram focuses on clarity

Tightening spreads are making it more difficult for banks to factor protection into their products and although the market is stabilising, having protection and products they understand is still an important factor for Banca Fideuram’s customers. Clare…

Halliday goes the extra mile

New York-based Halliday Financial set up its structured products distribution business in October 2009, after consulting with one and all to ensure that its new business would not fall foul of the regulator. Sophia Morrell reports

Clearing up

Roger Liddell, chief executive of LCH.Clearnet, talks to Alexander Campbell

Profile: K. Geert Rouwenhorst

K. Geert Rouwenhorst, professor of finance and deputy director of the International Center for Finance at Yale, talks to Pauline McCallion about the game-changing impact of his commodities research and how it spurred his hedge fund launch

Maintaining interest

Axa IM has found its own ways to reduce counterparty risk and overcome the problems caused by low interest rates. It is now confident there will be a return to structured products. Clare Dickinson reports

WisdomTree bears fruit

WisdomTree has made its name by offering alternatives to the standard ETF fare, with a suite focused on efficient weighting, access trades and active management. Now it is poised for yet more growth, and expects to start capturing assets previously…

Going it alone

Jyske Bank, based in Denmark, has traditionally distributed products that have been created by large banks. However, after the financial crisis saw consumer confidence in those banks plunge, Jyske has had to step in to operate as both issuer and…

Turning points: John D’Agostino

In this new Profile series, John D’Agostino, energy hedge fund manager and former Nymex vice-president, talks to Rachel Morison about the defining moments in his career so far

Jubilee's flight to quality

Since Jubilee Financial Products launched in 2008, UK plan managers have found themselves in increasingly turbulent waters. Jubilee’s strategy for success in such conditions has been to limit its scope to the high end of the market, using a top brand…

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