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Caught in the quicksand
Future Canadian carbon legislationwill add another layer of political riskand cost onto oil sands projects. DavidWatkins looks at the implications
Weather derivatives trading increases 35% year on year
Trading volumes of weather derivatives have increased 35% year on year, according to a survey by the Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA).
Deutsche Bank revises carbon price forecast – good news for CCS
Deutsche Bank has forecast a 2008 EU Emission Allowance (EUA) price of €40 per tonne, up from €35. The bank says a price of €40 will be high enough to incentivise future power plant and carbon capture and storage (CCS) build.
A tough year
Institutional Investor Rankings 2008
Oil and water do mix
Profile
Hedges are growing greener
Opportunities for hedge funds in traditional energy markets are not as common as a few years ago. As a result, some hedge funds are turning to green energy markets in search of price anomalies and arbitrage opportunities, William Rhode discovers…
Russian towards success
Founded in 2000, Lukoil International Trading & Supply Company (Litasco) has become one of the world's leading oil and products traders. Gati Al-Jebouri, CEO of Litasco, tells Roderick Bruce about his company role
Ben Goggin
Ben Goggin, head of tanker FFAs at SSY Futures, tells Roderick Bruce why a life in wet FFA markets trumps the life aquatic
Utilities seek new credit structures
As US utilities bail out of the auction market, they are turning to enhanced credit structures to refinance bond issues. Catherine Lacoursiere reports
Show me the money
Default Modelling
Solid as a rock
Distressed Debt
Internal affairs
Operating models
Talking point - Are we facing a global economic slowdown?
In a special extended Talking Point, we ask whether the global economy is about to slip into recession, and, if so, what its effects may be. Our respondents reveal surprising differences of opinion..
The Big Interview: Katrin Robeck
With the financial markets still reeling from the crisis in credit, and concerns about a global recession becoming more justified by the day, Matthew Attwood speaks to an economist from Moody's Economy.com about the role of central banks in maintaining…
What's it all worth?
When financial markets grind to a halt and liquidity dries up, assessing the value of securities is a notoriously difficult process. Andrew Krull, MD of BlackRock Solutions, talks about how the firm goes about determining fair valuation and appraising…
M&G - Fundamental truths
M&G's steady, conservative investment style during the years leading up to 2007 may have resulted in solid, if unspectacular, returns, but this methodical approach has served the firm well during the credit crisis. Rather like the proverbial tortoise, M…
Ethical investment: Which way is the wind blowing?
For years, ethical investment funds were seen as the preserve of hippies or religious nuts. Now though, increasingly impressive returns have caught the attention of mainstream investors. But have ethical funds gained enough momentum to really change the…
State of the nation
REGULATORY NEWS
An international platform
Regulator Q&A
Banking on transparency
Index Interview
Bridging troubled waters
Markets
Getting the measure of indexes
Indexes
A baby-boomer bounce
Conference report: Americas