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Totem launches valuation system to help energy traders
Totem Market Valuations, the London-based valuation clearinghouse, has launched a new service for energy traders. Totem’s energy derivatives valuation service is designed to give traders in over-the-counter energy contracts a market price gleaned from a…
Brokers launch marine fuel hedging service
US brokers OceanConnect and Starsupply plan to launch the first bunker fuel derivatives contracts by July 8.
Swiss Re closes first round of catastrophe risk securitisation
Swiss Re Capital Markets has closed the first round of an innovative $2 billion natural catastrophe risk securitisation programme. The multi-peril, multi-year programme is known as Pioneer 2002, according to a catastrophe risk investor, who wished to…
Aquila cuts energy staff, seeks partner
US energy company Aquila, which announced plans to wind down its energy derivatives trading book yesterday, took a large step towards doing so today by letting go 44% of its Merchant Services energy risk management workforce worldwide, including 71 of…
NAB offers soft commodity hedging in Australia
National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched a range of soft commodity hedging products to cater for the country's large agricultural sector.
Risk 2002 USA: Convergence opportunities growing
Growing product crossovers between the insurance sector and the derivatives markets have provided a range of attractive risk transfer opportunities, according to participants in a panel discussion on convergence at Risk’s 8th annual US congress in Boston…
IAIS credit risk transfer investigation sees worrying trends
The Basel-based International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), which represents insurance supervisory authorities of some 100 jurisdictions, said it is concerned that some insurance companies active in the $1 trillion credit derivatives…
Weaving an integrated solution
A treacherous credit environment and growing awareness of the danger of credit and market risk correlation have convinced financial institutions that they need to evaluate these exposures together. To get a unified view, will they need to adopt unified…
TFS and Bank One launch energy clearing service
TFS Energy and Banc One Capital Markets have formed a strategic partnership to provide a single clearing process for both over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded energy products.
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Europe and Asia see strong growth in weather hedging – WRMA survey
Europe and Asia saw a significant rise in the number and value of weather risk derivatives contracts traded last year, with the market overall seeing a shift from pure temperature-related contracts to other forms of protection such as rain, snow and wind.
Swiss Re signs up for updated RMS weather trading system
Swiss Re Financial Products (SRFP) has licensed an updated weather risk trading system developed by Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the California-based technology and data firm.
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