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Shipping fund tames stormy waters to provide rewards for investors
The success of M2M Management is challenging long-held preconceptions about investing in the volatile shipping market. US Editor Kris Devasabai talks to the company's joint managing directors about its extensive experience and its investment strategy
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
A copy of carbon
Sterling Waterford is providing a four-year carbon credit note in South Africa for which capital is protected at maturity, although illiquid assets may make the product hard to value at the end of the term
Hoax hedges
Currency derivatives
A brave new world
Structured Products Asia 2008
Oiling the wheels
Profile
Weathering the storm
Risk Australia 2008
Short list of top five carbon management IT providers
Energy Insights, a energy consultancy company owned by global advisory firm IDC, has released an industry short list comparing IT companies who provide carbon management software to oil and gas companies, independent power producers, and utilities.
Credit dries up in shipping industry
Letters of credit, a form of guarantee that are fundamental to world trade, have become increasingly hard to secure, as lack of confidence in financial institutions spills over into the shipping industry.
Claymore commences on Arca with 21 ETFs
NYSE Arca has started trading 21 Claymore exchange-traded funds (ETFs) after they were transferred from NYSE Alternext US, the former American Stock Exchange. The 21 ETFs cover a range of underlying asset classes, from emerging market countries to water…
Risk USA: IMF unveils dire global economic outlook for 2009
The global economy will experience growth of just 3% next year, as the effects of the financial crisis spill over into the wider economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
ETF Securities emits first Carbon ETC in Europe
ETF Securities (ETFS) has listed the first carbon exchange-traded commodity (ETC) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) offering exposure to the carbon emissions allowance futures market for the first time in Europe. ETFS Carbon tracks the ICE ECX EUA…
Goldman Sachs to market GHG emission reductions through strategic alliance with Blue Source
Goldman Sachs has bought an equity stake in Blue Source in a strategic alliance to market green house gas emission reductions in US.
Launch of NASDAQ OMX Commodities as acquisition of Nord Pool closes
Global exchange company, NASDAQ OMX has completed the 100 percent share acquisition of Nord Pool International, to create NASDAQ OMX Commodities, the world’s biggest provider of cleared power derivatives volumes.
UK first in Europe to conduct Phase II carbon credit auction
The UK will be the first country in Europe to hold a carbon credit auction under phase II of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the government announced today.
New futures contracts launched on ClearPort
CME Group is to launch 18 natural gas and 17 petroleum product swap futures contracts on its ClearPort system.
Eurex to launch commodity index futures and options
Derivatives exchange Eurex will launch futures and options based on Dow Jones-AIG commodity sub-sector indexes in the first quarter of 2009.
Kyoto global emissions trading system to go live
The United Nations climate change secretariat (UNFCCC) has announced that the International Transactional Log (ITL) of the Kyoto Protocol emissions reduction framework will connect with carbon registries from 26 EU countries from October 16.
JP Morgan takes DME stake
JP Morgan has taken an undisclosed equity stake in the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME).
CME allowed to clear OTC ethanol contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order on October 9th permitting Chicago Mercantile (CME) to clear over-the-counter (OTC) ethanol contracts.