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Don’t blame Opec
oil
Katrina sparks model rethink
New angles
A forecast for change
Weather derivatives
Whither stress testing?
Risk analysis
Clearing the air
Emissions trading
EEX to launch carbon derivatives contract
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) plans to launch a futures contract for carbon emissions allowances in October, pending regulatory approval.
Scenario analysis: the way forward
Of the four elements that Basel uses as inputs for the AMA, scenario analysis has only recently been seen as perhaps the most important.
MAS consults on Basel
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore published a consultation paper that outlines proposed rules and guidelines on parts of its Basel II implementation programme in August.
Amerex's Prokop joins Energy Data Hub board
The Energy Data Hub has appointed Mike Prokop, senior vice president at energy brokerage Amerex, to its board of directors.
Risk management key for freight, says Baltic Exchange chief
Baltic Exchange chief executive Jeremy Penn has stressed the importance of risk management at a forum of freight derivatives brokers and traders this week.
LCH.Clearnet launches OTC clearing for freight derivatives
LCH.Clearnet has launched an OTC clearing service for the forward freight agreements (FFAs).
The CRO road
Some of the larger hedge funds have set up formal risk management functions, appointing independent chief risk officers (CROs) to oversee their business. But what role should a hedge fund CRO play, and are these appointments a precursor of wider changes…
Nymex pit opens in London
Some 76 individuals and 12 companies showed up to trade Brent and gas oil futures on the first day of trade at the New York Mercantile Exchange’s London trading floor today (Monday).
TFS starts brokering CDM and JI emissions credits
TFS, a New York-based inter-dealer broker, has started brokering emissions credits under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) schemes.
Indian exchange to list IPE Brent crude futures
Oil traders in India will from September 15 be able to trade rupee-denominated Brent crude futures, settled monthly by reference to the benchmark IPE Brent crude futures contract.
The multi-period explosion
Suppliers of asset and liability modelling software are using grid computing to help life companies cope with the increasing burdens put on them by regulators and rating agencies
How to make hay while the sun shines...or doesn't
weather derivatives
The CRO road
Risk management