Central banks/People
Powerful ambition
Backed by the financial might of Russia's Renova Group, Avelar Energy is investing in conventional and renewable energy assets across western Europe. Avelar's CEO, Igor Akhmerov, tells Roderick Bruce about his company's strategy
The return of the real money manager
With hedge funds feeling the pinch from the liquidity squeeze, real money managers have emerged as a reliable source of liquidity, earning themselves mandates from investors with cash to put to work. Credit gains an exclusive insight into how one of the…
Asian retail focus
The process of tempting Asian retail investors back to credit has been an uphill struggle for distributors, who have tried to stimulate interest with a series of structured first-to-default notes that give sovereign exposure. But heavy mark-to-market…
The Big Interview: Goran Lind
Sweden's success in handling a severe credit crisis it experienced in the 1990s has been cited as a model for economic policy-makers faced with the current credit crunch. Goran Lind, advisor to the executive board of the Swedish central bank, the…
Structured credit's re-formation
The structured credit market has been blamed for much of the turmoil in credit and, by association, the wider global economy. But many market participants remain convinced that structured credit has a major role to play in the financial landscape of the…
Talking Point
We ask leading market participants whether recent moves to establish a European-style covered bond market in the US can sustain early momentum and result in a successful, fully functioning market
Innovation of the year - Aegon's 5 for Life
Life & Pensions Awards 2008
Points of principle
Liquidity risk
Broadening horizons
Structured products
Asia sets the pace
Asia Risk Technology Survey 2008
Topping the agenda
Liquidity risk
Tools of the traders
Technology
Spain reigns
BBVA's chief risk officer, José Sevilla Alverez , talks to Rob Davies
UK regulators propose remedies for future mortgage bank recoveries
As a result of the fallout from the crisis at Northern Rock, the UK Treasury, Bank of England and Financial Services Authority have produced consultation papers with recommendations on how to deal with similar episodes in future.
Trading strategies - Walking a fine line
A worrying trend is emerging in the UK corporate world, with many companies adopting extremely risky strategies in a bid to reduce their exposure to energy price volatility, says Utilyx chief executive Chris Bowden
Taking the slow road
Special Report: Basel II
An auspicious debut
Risk Korea conference
The blame game
Accounting
Points of principle
Liquidity risk