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Income and growth from Barclays

UK banking group Barclays has launched a new growth and income product. The five-year FTSE Income and Growth Bond has been designed to provide investors with a steady stream of both income and equity linked growth potential.

A dangerous precedent

European power market participants are up in arms over a draft law in Germany which, if passed, could devastate liquidity both in Germany and beyond by allowing the German Cartel Office to force some suppliers to price their power on a cost basis. Oliver…

Jeffrey Sprecher

IntercontinentalExchange's JEFFREY SPRECHER talks to Roderick Bruce about the inspirations and motivations that have driven him to the top of the energy trading business

Powering debate

Concerns about energy supply security and climate change are causing a nuclear power renaissance in Europe. However, despite changing attitudes, the regulatory, political and financial barriers to nuclear new-build remain significant, finds Roderick Bruce

Staging a comeback

A change in public perception, energy supply concerns and green issues are all driving a nuclear power revival in the US. Technological advances, financial incentives and licence standardisation look set to smooth the process of new build, finds Neil O…

When M&As fail

US M&A activity plummeted in 2006, leading to fears that much-needed – but capital-intensive – infrastructure plans could be put on hold. Merging with infrastructure funds instead of private equity may be an easier way for utilities to jump some…

Can coal deliver?

US coal supply needs to increase by around 8% in the next five years to meet projected demand. For that to happen, huge investment is needed and prices are likely to rise, finds a Global Energy Decisions study

The IFRS conundrum

Firms with a public listing in the EU need to adhere to complex accounting standards on financial instruments. Michiel Mannaerts and Pieter Veuger look at the latest implications for energy companies

Designing a market

With Canada likely to embark on an emissions-trading scheme this year, Oliver Holtaway looks at the various forms it could take

Spreading opportunities

Volatile European gasoil and US heating oil prices mean traders must follow inventory and temperature forecasts carefully to stay on the right side of moves in outright and spread values, writes Logical Information Machine's energy analyst Daven Voorhies

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Purva Sule

The head of the financial services practice at Pipal Research in Chicago explains why more investment banks are offshoring credit research

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