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Fed releases NPR for US Basel II implementation
The Federal Reserve has released the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the delayed implementation of Basel II in the US. In this first draft, the Federal Reserve approved a proposal that bank regulators hope will ensure banks maintain prudent…
BPI winds down derivatives positions
Lodi’s Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI) has significantly wound down its derivatives positions and lowered its risk profile since September 2005, when it was in the middle of a failed take-over bid for Banca Antonveneta under previous chief executive…
Mardig Haladjian
With more Islamic institutions looking for ratings, the general manager of the financial institutions group at Moody's in Cyprus explains how the agency rates these names versus conventional credits
Goldman Sachs offers commodity-linked certificates
Goldman Sachs has launched two six-year certificates that are linked to an equally weighted basket of the GSCI Agriculture Excess Return Index and the GSCI Livestock Excess Return Index. Both products are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Spectron brokers first 2012 CO 2 allowance trade
The first 2012 European CO 2 allowances (EUAs) have been traded through energy broker Spectron.
Isda AGM Singapore: Two new Isda board directors elected
The International Swaps and Directive Association (Isda) elected 10 directors, including two newly elected to the role, at its annual general meeting in Singapore today.
GlobalCoal launches ARA FOB Barge Index, swap product
GlobalCoal has introduced the ARA FOB Barge Index based on their ARA barge contract.
Facing the Four Risks
CIOs must prepare for threats that could spell disaster for their firms, so how can they survive in dangerous waters?
UBS, Diapason launch first biofuels index
Swiss bank UBS and Swiss commodity firm Diapason Commodities Management Investors launch the first commodity-based index for biological fuels.
London firm reveals its capital ideas
London & Capital has never shied away from launching products the market wants. Magnus Olsson, head of funds at the London firm explained to David Walker the thinking behind the company's European fund of hedge funds, which won Hedge Funds Review's…
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March 2006 - Riding the rollercoaster
US natural gas prices have proven to be susceptible to weather-related price swings. Andy Weissman looks at what a risk manager should consider when designing a price risk management program
The rise of mechanistic hedging
Utility hedging gains wider acceptance, but companies still need to work harder to eliminate pure price-view hedging, writes Leigh Parkinson of RiskAdvisory
Leading the energy software revolution
The ETRM software industry is enjoying a long-awaited boom, meaning exciting developments are in store for energy trading and risk management, writes Stella Farrington