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Stepping up surveillance
CFTC chairman Reuben Jeffery talks to Alexander Campbell
ABN Amro launches climate change index
Dutch bank ABN Amro has released a Climate Change and Environment index, intended to give investors exposure to companies that will benefit from working to avoid global warming.
GFI buys London shipbroker
Inter-dealer broker GFI has bought Century Chartering, a London shipbroker.
Nuclear launch at Tullett Prebon
Inter-dealer and energy broker Tullett Prebon has launched a nuclear fuel derivatives desk, adding to its presence in the power, gas, oil, coal and emissions markets.
ABN Amro launches Climate Change & Environment Index
Dutch bank ABN AMRO today launched a new equity index that tracks the performance of listed companies involved in addressing climate change and environmental issues.
Nymex partners Ardour for alternative energy index futures and options
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has signed an agreement with Ardour Global Indexes, a developer of benchmark indexes for the global alternative energy industry, to introduce alternative energy index futures and options contracts.
Danske Bank completes first phase of economic capital project
Danske Bank completed the first phase of an economic capital project with Algorithmics
War of words escalates in Cbot battle
A week after IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced its audacious $10 billion attempt to prise the Chicago Board of Trade from their grip, Chicago Mercantile Exchange executives gathered in Chicago to pour scorn on the proposal.
Juice Energy secures investment
Recently formed US power retailer Juice Energy has announced that it has secured significant capital commitments from a high-calibre group of investors.
ICE proposes $10 billion merger with CBOT
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has made a proposal to the Chicago Board of Trade to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction that would create the world’s most comprehensive derivatives exchange, ICE announced today.
Senate rejects proposed crackdown on hedge fund registration
The US senate has rejected a proposed amendment that would have required most hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
First post-2012 EUA trade brokered
Emissions broker Evolution Markets has brokered the first trade of European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) emissions allowances (EUAs) for delivery post-2012
Powernext to launch spot contract for CERs
French energy exchange Powernext and financial institution Caisse des Dépôts are working together to launch the first exchange-traded spot contract for certified emissions reduction (CER) credits
GFI expands freight coverage to South Africa
New York-based interdealer broker GFI has opened an office in Cape Town and relocated its global head of dry freight Dorian Benson there.
Point Carbon survey shows EU ETS ‘significantly’ reducing emissions
Global carbon markets in 2006 saw transactions of 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) worth €22.5 billion, according to environmental market analyst and information provider Point Carbon, who has just completed a survey of the carbon…
CO2e.com and Cantor Environmental Brokerage join forces
Carbon broker CO2e.com and Cantor Environmental Brokerage announced today that they are joining forces to create CantorCO2e