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EDF Trading to acquire Eagle Energy from Lehman Brothers
London-based EDF Trading has agreed to purchase Eagle Energy Partners, a Houston-based energy marketing and services company acquired by Lehman Brothers in May 2007.
APX Group buys Endex
Amsterdam-based exchange operator APX Group has purchased fellow Dutch energy exchange company Endex for an undisclosed fee, and plans to merge the two businesses.
HKMA and SFC meet with Minibond investors / MAS in contact with FIs
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) met yesterday with Lehman Minibond investors and representatives of the distributors who sold the first-to-default notes. The meeting followed street protests by HK…
CFTC to examine crude oil volatility
Record price movements in the price of crude oil earlier this week have drawn further scrutiny from regulators.
Imarex to launch electronic Time Charter Equivalent contracts
Norwegian freight derivatives exchange Imarex will introduce the first electronic Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) contracts in October, the company has announced.
India’s NCDEX launches futures contract in thermal coal
India’s National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) today launched a thermal coal futures contract.
Sterling Waterford launches Carbon Credit note in South Africa
Sterling Waterford Securities has listed its second Carbon Credit Note on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The note offers investors exposure to the price of Certified Emission Reductions which are part of the Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism.
CantorCO2e to hold first binding CER auction
Carbon broker CantorCO2e will hold the first binding Certified Emissions Reduction (CER) auction on 2 October.
US authorities step in to rescue GSEs
The US Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Sunday details of a rescue plan to place the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into government conservatorship.
Icap to broker base metals on the LME
Interdealer broker Icap has launched a London Metals Exchange (LME) base metals broking business.
Measuring liquidity risk
Liquidity risk
Burgeoning buyouts
Bulk purchase annuities
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
Power struggle
Forward liquidity has been lacking in the UK power market since 2002, and attempts to improve the situation have met with little success. Roderick Bruce considers what the future may hold for UK power trading
Martin Fraenkel
Martin Fraenkel, the global head of commodities at Calyon, talks to Katie Holliday about the commodity he values most highly – people
A path for renewables
Renewable energy needs to become a bigger part of the US energy mix, but there are still a number of hurdles to clear, explains Richard McMahon of the Edison Electric Institute