Commodities/Foreign exchange
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
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…
Ups and downs
Inflation
The L&P pensions rankings survey
Life & Pensions Rankings 2008
Improving annuity pricing with address data
Technical papers
Chief risk officer of the year Joachim Oechslin
Life & Pensions Awards 2008
RGGI futures competition hots up
As the fledgling US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative finds its feet, is there sufficient liquidity for two exchange-traded futures contracts? Katie Holliday finds out. Additional reporting by Roderick Bruce
A sticky situation
Comment
Points of principle
Liquidity risk
Buoyant bursa
Profile
'Toxic' by association
Credit-linked notes
Topping the agenda
Liquidity risk
Wealth explosion
Special Report - South Asia
Green futures
India
Claymore and Delta offer shipping exposure
Claymore and Delta have listed a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Arca platform of the New York stock exchange which exposes investors to shipping equity. The fund is linked to the Delta Global Shipping Index, which reflects the performance of…
Slowing economy hits inflation markets
Poor economic prospects and falling commodity prices have changed the face of inflation markets around the world, easing the shortages that constricted them earlier this year.
Evolution launches catastrophe derivatives division
Environmental brokerage firm Evolution Markets has introduced a brokerage and transaction service to focus on the catastrophe derivatives market.
DME sells equity stake to trading firms
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) has concluded the sale of a 20% equity stake in the exchange to six global financial institutions and energy trading firms.