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Basel Committee

Taking the slow road to Basel II

Brazil’s central bank published Basel II implementation guidelines at the end of last year,giving the country’s banks a firm timetable for the introduction of the new framework.What progress have banks made so far? John Ferry investigates

01 Sep 2005

Credit risk

Getting a head-start

North American Energy Credit and Clearing may have gained an advantage by being the first to clear over-the-counter physical electricity contracts. But it still has to prove that it is reliable and efficient. Joe Marsh reports

01 Sep 2005

Market risk

Hoodwinked!

Have you got a good grip on your view of volatility and correlation? Neil Palmer shows that, thanks to ever -present measurement errors, even the steadiest markets can throw up big surprises

01 Sep 2005

Structured products

The scandal in Sudan

A fragile peace may at last have come to Sudan after 21years of civil war, but a bitter and unresolved dispute over oil exploration acreage in the south of the country couldendanger that peace. Report by Maria Kielmas

01 Sep 2005

Markets

A disciplined approach

E&P companies tend not to strategically hedge in a rising market. But there are good reasons for them to do so, and some are sticking to their hedging strategies, despite suffering losses on their derivatives contracts. By Joe Marsh