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Opportunity knocks for smelters
Aluminium manufacturers have long used sophisticated hedging and risk management techniques to protect against fluctuating metal prices, yet they have only recently looked at transferring these skills to power risk management. David Wilson reports
Climbing the competition Pole
The Polish government hopes to boost competition in the electricity market through a controversial securitisation plan that it will use to buy out long-term contracts between generators and the transmission grid operator. Maria Kielmas reports
BAE Systems: poor defence
Credit of the month
Sector roundup
Sectors
Any port in a storm
Safe havens
The beauty parade
Investment consultants
Fidelity takes its pick
People news
Advancing op risk management using Japanese banking experience
TECHNICAL FOCUS
Isda’s Metcalfe organises AMA exercise
REGULATORY UPDATE
No cure through the cycle
Risk analysis
Hedging equity risk in pension plans
Sponsor’s statement
Gold hedging loses its lustre
Cover story
Modelling the unthinkable
Insurance special – Terrorism insurance
RiskNews review
RiskNews review
Goldman launches gold warrants for retail
New angles
Tailoring internal models
Insurance special – Risk models
"Substantial flaws still remain" in Basel II, says CSFB's Ervin
"While there is much to admire in the new [Basel II] rules, there are also many elements that raise serious concern," said Wilson Ervin, a managing director and head of the firm's strategic risk management department of Credit Suisse First Boston, who…
Substantial flaws remain in Basel II, says CSFB's Ervin
Wilson Ervin, head of the strategic risk management department at Credit Suisse First Boston, yesterday said that there are causes for concern in the Basel II proposals. "While there is much to admire in the new [Basel II] rules, there are also many…
Formation of WBOT blows off course
Atlanta-based Weather Board of Trade (WBOT) has missed its planned February 2003 launch date, and its viability has been called into a question by a number of market participants. The online weather derivatives exchange originally planned to launch in…
Insurers to sue Worldwide Weather Trading for fraud
A number of insurance companies have been granted the go-ahead by the Nassau County Court in New York to launch a lawsuit against Worldwide Weather Trading (WWT), alleging the company fraudulently sold weather derivatives policies. The plaintiffs will…