Infrastructure/Commodities
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Catastrophe risk
Renewables call for transmission build
Many US states have ambitious renewable energy targets, but billions need to be spent on transmission infrastructure if this new power is to come on line. Susan Arterian Chang looks at the challenges involved in creating the interstate transmission…
DTCC launches weekly CDS update
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the largest derivatives clearing house in the US, released its first weekly snapshot of the credit derivatives market yesterday.
Energy traders clash with regulators
In the wake of the credit crunch, energy trading executives have clashed with regulators over the potential imposition of what they see as onerous trade data reporting obligations.
November target for CDS central counterparty
Dealers have pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to begin using a central counterparty for clearing credit derivatives by the end of November.
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…
High five for distressed investors
There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena
Rebooting the dollar market
Issuing a $4 billion deal in the climate of fear and uncertainty that characterised October's primary market required courage. Yet someone was needed to break the deadlock and IBM stepped forward. Simon Boughey looks at the deal's effect on the dollar…
Joyce Chang
The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets
Hoax hedges
Currency derivatives
Oiling the wheels
Profile
Natural gas caught by an energy price wave
US natural gas prices have been dragged up by crude oil prices despitehaving different fundamentals. Eric Fishhaut at GlobalView Softwarecharts the trend
Transparency act remains unclear
Proposed legistlation on US energy market regulation is causing concern amongst traders finds Pauline McCallion
Business as usual for Merrill as BofA eyes prize
Merrill Lynch may have made mistakes in the credit market, but its commodity franchise is a real prize for its prospective owners, finds Energy Risk
Safe to come out?
As energy traders take stock after the unprecedented market turmoil of September, the Energy Risk team asks a range of key players what effects they expect the investment banking crisis to have on commodities trading and risk management
Funds warn against stifling trade
Recent moves to increase regulation in oil markets are stifling trade and won't bring down prices, warn fund managers
Turkey's political pipelines
Turkey's strategic position at the crossroads of East and West has put it at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war, with energy supply a key driver. Robert Amsterdam examines the energy policies being brought to bear in the region