Feature
ETFs bear fruit
Pension funds
The logical next step
Japan
Trading the range
Structured products
Launch fatigue
Exchanges
Catching the LDI bug
Europe
Onwards and upwards
Options
Whither the benchmark?
Benchmarks
Rocks and hard places
Despite the environmental, political and infrastructure challenges faced by US coal, some believe high-sulphur grades could soon be back in fashion. David Watkins investigates
Clean coal : green and lean
With the economic benefits of emissions offsets, clean coal is poised to move from a government-subsidised to a commercially viable industry, as Catherine Lacoursière reports
A new coal agreement
The ISDA Coal Annex allows market participants to combine physical coal trades and coal derivatives under a single trading agreement. Lauren Teigland-Hunt says this development should improve liquidity in the global coal market
Managing climate change risk
Climate change poses two main risks to business – reputational risk and financial risk. Francis Hervé , non-executive director at Utilyx and former chief executive of EDF trading, provides some guidelines for managing both sets of risk
Head in the sand
There is still scepticism among energy market participants around Mifid. Some believe they are exempt, while many more are waiting to see what others will do. In view of the significant changes Mifid will make to the energy markets, these are not the…
Q&A Corry Bazley
Q-Wixx, a system developed by broker Creditex that automates the pricing and execution of lists of CDS, promises to improve efficiency and cut op risk for dealers and hedge funds. Q-Wixx's business development manager explains exactly how the system works
The Big Interview: Joseph Mason
The Big Interview
Now what for the credit market?
As confusion reigns in the global credit markets, we asked four top investment banks to put their cards on the table, and publish their medium-term outlooks. Report by Nikki Marmery
Rating agencies in the firing line
Rating agencies
ABS/ABX: More than just a technical hitch
ABS/ABX market
Mortgage agencies: Accidental heroes
Mortgage agencies