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Leaders reach carbon agreement
Delegates at the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue forum in Washington have agreed in principle to the setting up of a global cap-and-trade market for carbon emissions, similar to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
FSA stresses benefits of principles-based regulation
Principles-based regulation will mean significant changes for firms, says Waters
Nymex and Montreal form alliance
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is to form a “strategic alliance” with the Montreal Exchange (MX), Canada’s largest financial derivatives exchange.
CME launches hurricane index
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is expanding its weather derivatives product range with the launch of CME-Carvill Hurricane Index futures and options on futures contracts.
Basel Committee issues CP on AMA home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms
Basel Committee out with proposals on home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms under the Advanced Measurement Approaches.
2007 rankings result tables
A full breakdown of the top dealers and brokers, category by category, including: oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, environment, research, structured products, agricultural products and metals
Pension cash invested in commodity indexes rallies oil price
Pension funds are increasingly investing in commodity indexes to diversify their portfolios, according to a recent Lehman Brothers report.
Safeguarding buyout-investment IRR levels through operational change
financial engineering
Tops down as convertibles change gear?
Convertible arbitrage's comeback in 2006 was one of the year's hedge fund highlights. Those left standing after the cull of 2005 might now have some room to breathe, but what is in the air, and which way is it blowing?
Six of the best...
traders' corner
Going for gold
Energy and Commodity Rankings 2007: Metals
Top of the league
Energy and Commodity Rankings 2007: Energy
Wait and CDO
Profile
A new twist
CPDOs
Underlying concerns
Exchange-traded Funds
Playing hardball
Exchanges
Foot on the gas
Gazprom Marketing and Trading entered the UK in 1999 with ambitious plans. Today it has a presence in six European countries and trades power, oil, coal and liquefied natural gas. Roderick Bruce meets head of trading Keith Martin and business development…
Full spectrum
In January, Duke Energy spun off its natural gas business into a stand-alone company – Spectra Energy. David Watkins talks with Martha Wyrsch, Spectra president and chief executive, about the benefits of a pure-play firm versus an energy superstore
Phase II takes shape
Despite the EC's tough stance on Phase II national allocation plans, carbon prices are drifting downwards. The potential for legal wrangling and uncertainty over the importing of project-based credits could be to blame, reports Henrik Hasselknippe
Leading the pack
Increased investment in the steadily growing commodity derivatives markets is paying off for many new entrants, but the old guard continues to maintain the biggest piece of the pie. Oliver Holtaway reports
Beyond compliance
Operational risk for the energy sector covers everything from production to transportation. Companies are now seeking sophisticated solutions to integrate op risk into wider risk-management programmes, as Oliver Holtaway reports
Gas portfolio and transport optimisation
Deciding which instruments to use to balance gas flows is not easy. Gido Brouns and Alexander Boogert discuss how to achieve gas portfolio optimisation by integrating this with the various gas transportation options available
Calling for clarity
As a US federal carbon trading scheme begins to look increasingly likely, the current lack of a definitive regulatory framework is frustrating the forward planning of utilities and power suppliers, finds David Watkins