Central banks/Technology
Stay of execution
CLEARING & SETTLEMENT
Looking to beat the backlog
Special Report: Electronic trading - Trade confirmation
Market graphic - European high-yield default rate
Although the markets are pricing in a jump in this year's European speculative-grade default rate to 7.5%, JPMorgan Credit Research predict a more modest rise of 2.5%
Beyond the blueprint
Operational risk
The business of saying no
Rising energy prices have caused an upturn in demand response - or energy curtailment - in the last two years. Elisa Wood looks at how this is impacting power markets
The Big Interview: Tim Congdon
The founder of Lombard Street Research and respected economist discusses the precedent for last summer's crisis with Matthew Attwood, and explains how policymakers are damaging the market
An ideal installation
Software
Der Wert eines Systems
Sicherheitenmanagement
A retail focus
Equity derivatives
CDS confirmation backlog
Trade processing
A prime time to invest
Choosing a prime broker can be a daunting task for any hedge fund manager. David Walker met Lehman Brothers' Gunner Burkhart for some tips on how to make the right decision and avoid the political pitfalls common in some investment banks
Solid foundations?
In a recent landmark step, India's power regulator has given 'in principle' go-ahead to the setting up of a power exchange in India. However, there is discomfort amongst potential participants over some of the regulator's plans. Rakesh Singh of Wipro…
Winding down
Prepayments
Gridlock in CDS confirmations
As if banks haven't got enough to worry about, new data from Markit Group shows that the amount of unconfirmed credit derivatives trades has increased sharply, to levels not seen for around two years. Simon Boughey reports
Plugging the data gaps
Technology
Q&A: Rick McVey
In the wake of news that Thomson is to sell off part of TradeWeb, we ask the chief exec of e-trading platform MarketAxess how he sees the electronic bond trading landscape evolving