Technology
Software Survey 2007
Software survey 2007
Climate change: FSA warns of risk, predicts opportunities
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has stated in its Financial Risk Outlook 2007 report that climate change poses “considerable risks and challenges to the financial sector”.
The evolution will be analysed
Structured Products
Microsoft and partners to offer “Mix and Match” Mifid solutions
Microsoft and its partners have launched a new package of solutions to help firms comply with the main challenges of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
OpenLink acquires IRM
OpenLink, a provider of cross-asset trading and risk management software solutions, has purchased IRM, an Austrian-based energy solution provider focused on energy asset optimisation and strategic planning.
Caliburn Capital rears the next generation of fund of funds thoroughbreds
Caliburn Capital's has a top-down focus on its institutional FoHF products, pursuing themes and those managers it deems most likely to exploit them successfully, as David Walker reports
Cream of the crop
awards
The fleet-footed heavyweight
pensions
Four positions you may find interesting...
traders' corner
LMEminis: an instrument explained
instruments
Successful networking
Germany's virtually non-existent gas market has been given a shot in the arm by the country's network regulator, which has banned anti-competitive grid access contracts. Could this be the start of a success story, asks Oliver Holtaway
The regulation debate
Following a series of price spikes, consumer groups in the US are rallying against the deregulation of electricity marketswith some success. David Watkins investigates
Moves to maturity
While many obstacles to the liquid short-term trading of gas in Europe remain, the market infrastructure is showing some signs of maturing. Oliver Holtaway looks at hub development in the European gas markets