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US cannot cope with power demand: Nerc
Electricity usage in the United States is projected to grow more than twice as fast as capacity growth over the next 10 years, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has warned in its 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment.
Mizuho launches alternative investment group
Mizuho International, the London-based international securities arm of Mizuho Financial Group, has launched a new alternative investment group (AIG).
Crude hits all time high of $88, more upside seen
Oil price risk remains to the upside after it shot through $88 a barrel Tuesday on declining US stocks and growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, analysts say.
Merrill Lynch introduces biofuels indices
Investment bank Merrill Lynch has introduced two indices designed to offer investors exposure to the fast-growing biofuels market.
Record volumes for SSY / GlobalCoal screen
Shipbroker SSY has announced a record number of deals on its online freight derivatives trading platform, run in conjunction with coal trading services provider GlobalCoal.
Goldman Sachs invests in Nordic Windpower
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has made a “significant investment” in Nordic Windpower, a manufacturer of two-bladed utility-scale wind turbines.
BP restructures to “close performance gap”
Oil company BP has announced it will restructure its business as part of a global initiative to close a performance gap with its rivals.
Merrill Lynch and Trucost launch Europe carbon index
Merrill Lynch and Trucost have launched a new, carbon index based on best in class carbon footprint companies. The Merrill Lynch Carbon Leaders Europe Index (MLCLE) ranks companies by their carbon footprint and valuation, providing investors with…
EEX and Eurex to cooperate in CO2 trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that they are to offer a common platform for emissions trading.
LSE offers exposure to commodity forwards with nine new ETCs
ETF Securities is launching nine new exchange traded commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) tomorrow, as investor appetite grows for exposure to the commodities bull-run.
Market-neutral funds lay some golden eggs in summer
Those who felt unleveraged funds were for chickens found leverage's chickens came home to roost in summer, ruffling more than a few geared managers' feathers. Solomon Teague sought out some leading market-neutral funds who found summer's markets anything…
Plain sailing as the GMI ship fund makes some pieces of (very non-correlated) eight
M2M has made quite a splash in its first year with its Global Maritime Investments shipping hedge fund, making 31% and raising $111m in barely 10 months. GMI's Stephen Rodley and Stuart Rae told David Walker how they managed both…
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Breaking the chain
Most gas sold in continental Europe is still priced against oil products, even though the rationale for this link has waned. But some end-users have had enough. Oliver Holtaway reports
John Casaudoumecq
Citi's head of global commodities John Casaudoumecq explains to Oliver Holtaway why he switched to the sector after a career in the rate markets – and why he felt relocating to London was crucial to building the business
A climate of change
Proposals for an emissions trading scheme in Australia have met with widespread support from industry. However, some stakeholders are questioning what the impact will be on their business, and some believe an ETS alone may not be enough to meet…
An unfair competition
As one of the largest importers of natural gas in the European Union, Italy is a clear example of why liberalisation is harder in net importing countries. Alberto Cavaliere, professor of public economics at the University of Pavia, looks at the state of…
Birth of a new swaps market
Compliance traders in the EU emissions trading scheme will be able to import project-based CERs to meet their requirements from 2008 onwards. Andreas Arvanitakis of Point Carbon reports
Onward with offsets
Awareness of the effect of carbon emissions on climate change has driven growth in the market for voluntary carbon offsets. So who is getting involved, and why? Roderick Bruce finds out
Running dry
The UK has seen an old-style bank run like those of the nineteenth century. German lenders have struggled to prop up failing conduits. Contagion from the US has reached Europe but not in the way anyone expected. Subprime lenders, in particular, have been…