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TXU agrees to record $45 billion buyout
The board of TXU Corp, the Dallas-based energy company, has agreed to a $45 billion takeover by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs, the investment bank.
Event horizon
Rick Cech takes a second look at what makes up operational risk event types, and asks if there is a more advanced way to define them
DME announces launch date
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the Middle East’s first energy futures exchange, has announced that it will officially launch on 1 May.
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