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Merchants’ Exchange expands into energy futures
The Merchants’ Exchange, the tiny St Louis-based independent trying to make a niche for itself in electronic commodity derivatives trading, is to list six new energy futures contracts.
BNL plans weather desk for Italy
Rome-based Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) is planning to set up a weather derivatives desk, which could add to the recent thrust of new players in the weather risk market. BNL hopes to establish the desk, specifically for the Italian market, by the…
BHP Billiton buys into weatherXchange
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has bought a 7.5% stake in weatherXchange, an online weather derivatives data service, set up by the UK’s Meteorological Office and London-based Umbrella Brokers in June last year. BHP Billiton has an option to…
Weather risk solutions
Germany
Opening up Germany’s gas market
Germany
Two hubs or one?
Germany
At the heart of Europe
Germany
Controlling power
Germany
Out on its own
Germany
At home and abroad
Germany
Clearing the way?
Germany
Growing quietly
Germany
When the wind doesn’t blow
In light of the increased interest in investing in renewable energy following the publication of the EU renewables directive in September, David Pethick, Rebecca Calder and Chris Clancy suggest a method of reducing wind risk
New evidence of IRB volatility
Default modelling
Managing the exposure challenge
Credit risk reporting
A new generation of credit derivatives
Sponsor`s statement
The hazards of credit pricing
Sponsor`s statement
Credit risk reporting: Managing the exposure challenge
Mass financial shocks – including Enron and Argentina – are forcing banks to disclose more information, faster, about their credit exposures to satisfy skittish investors. How are banks' technology infrastructures coping with this challenge?
New disclosure rule boosts pension risks
New UK accounting rule FRS 17 will force companies to disclose pensions liabilities on corporate balance sheets. The risk management issues are wide-ranging, and experts have few easy answers. Furthermore, the new rule could soon be adopted in a number…
Under fire
Credit derivatives