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Hedge funds profit from Gazprom
eastern europe long/short
Regulation through transparency
diarmuid o'hegarty
Every cloud's silver lining
WEATHER DERIVATIVES
The long and short of M&A
Cazenove's Tim Russell has been on the wrong end of bidding activity and has missed the resources boom in his UK hedge fund, each theme beguiling many of his peers. Even so, the manager has met his target of achieving 10% returns in his UK Equity…
Fuelling change
Airlines
Challenging the giants
Energy and commodity rankings 2006
The soft parade
Exchanges
Price rise = price risk
Mergers and acquisitions
Getting investors into the comfort zone
CDO equity
In defence of Gazprom
The Russian gas giant's recent price dispute with Ukraine has not given it the best start to the year, but the cat calls of political bullying are not deterring Gazprom's European customers, writes Oliver Holtaway
Introduction - New frontiers in credit
Rising energy prices have thrown the issue of credit into stark relief, and credit lines are being used up increasingly quickly. How should credit managers react?
Correlation - The energy price factor
Navneet Arora provides empirical evidence that significant correlations exist between the movements of commodity prices and the credit quality of firms in the energy sector
Anthony Hobley
London Climate Change Services represents businesses that are investing in environmental change. Oliver Holtaway talks to chair anthony hobley
Questioning dollar cost averaging
When implementing a hedging strategy, the popular dollar cost averaging approach may sometimes be less prudent than the lump-sum method for managing energy risk, writes Tim Simard
After the storm
Last year's devastating US hurricane season hammered home the link between energy and weather. But some believe it may also hold a key to predicting this year's weather, says Todd Crawford of Weather Services International
Europe goes nuclear
Proposals to build new nuclear power plants in the Baltic states and Poland are gathering pace, finds Maria Kielmas
Commodities Count 2006
The recent swell in energy market participants means the battle for dominance has never been fiercer, but the increased competition means ever-more sophisticated product offerings, finds Stella Farrington
A comeback for coal
With gas prices soaring, it seems inevitable that coal - the Cinderella of energy resources - is bound to return to the forefront. But how long will it last? asks Eric Fishnaut
Credit - Energising credit
Traditional credit instruments can be used to mitigate credit risk in the energy sector, despite the unique risk management challenges, says Chris Coovrey
GFI group - The 'dequity' house
Debt and equity arbitrage is a hot topic at the moment and inter-dealer broker GFI believes it has established a head start in this area by merging its debt and equity brokerage and data businesses. Saskia Scholtes talked to three senior executives from…
Fed gets a pasting over capital rules
REGULATORY UPDATE
The VA challenge
Variable annuities
The importance of being prudent
Regulator Q&A: Florence Lustman