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Exchanges see green in emissions trading
Battle lines are being drawn in the emissions space as Nymex aims to grab a slice of the booming global market, writes David Watkins
Getting off lightly
Securitisation
Marking to mayhem
Structured Credit
Heating up
Structured Products
EcoSecurities and Credit Suisse complete structured CER sale
EcoSecurities and Credit Suisse have completed a structured sale of over 5 million Certified Emission Reductions (CERs).
OMX and Nord Pool to create Nord Pool International
Swedish exchange technology company OMX has acquired Norwegian derivatives exchange Nord Pool’s international derivatives products, along with its clearing and consulting operations.The two companies aim to create an international energy and carbon…
Merrill Lynch launches carbon certificate
Investment bank Merrill Lynch today launched an index-based investment certificate that offers protected exposure to the stocks of carbon efficient European companies.
Meteor launches new protected commodities plan
UK-based distributor Meteor has launched a new protected commodities plan with two participation rates according to the level of capital risk. The Galaxy Protected Investment Plan 4 is linked to a basket of eight equally weighted hard and soft…
Renewables set to lose out as Energy Bill stalls in Senate
US Republicans have forced Democrat supporters of the Energy bill to drop a controversial tax provision that would have cut tax breaks to major oil companies in an effort to boost spending on renewables.
Nymex Launches Green Exchange
Nymex Holdings, the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), is to form a new exchange trading environmental futures, options and swaps contracts.
Barclays launches global carbon index
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays Bank, has launched the Barclays Capital Global Carbon Index (BGCI) which tracks the performance of the carbon credits associated with major global greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes.