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CDS: Spreads widen despite better-than-expected US jobs data
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (August 7)
Geithner calls time but regulatory wrangling continues
Treasury Secretary loses patience as US regulators continue to bicker over supervisory reform
CDS: Spreads narrow again; tracking equities
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (August 6)
CDS: Spreads tighten a touch; Citi leads
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (August 5)
CDS: Spreads widen after disappointing UBS earnings
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (Tuesday August 4)
Great Eastern offers to buy back CDO-linked note
Great Eastern, a unit of OCBC Bank, has offered to buy back its GreatLink Choice (GLC) product, which is similar to Lehman Brothers-backed Minibonds, from 18,000 policyholders in Singapore.
UAE Central Bank restricts structured retail product sales
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has surprised industry participants by clamping down on the sale of structured products to retail clients, disclosing new rules in a statement issued to banks on August 2.
A seagull's-eye view
US offshore energy could receive a boost from a newly announced US Federal regulatory scheme. Gregory Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Stephen Smith of McDermott Will & Emery outline the programme
Power plant Greeks
The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…
Optimisation through a component framework
Implementing the most suitable ETRM software for has become increasingly daunting. Paul McLean-Thorne and Tim Hughes investigate
CDS: Spreads narrow; Citi leads tightening
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (Monday August 3)
MS hires ex-Quantum distribution head for structured products team
Morgan Stanley has appointed Neville Godley as vice president of its retail structured products distribution team in London. In his new role he will report to executive director, Marc Chamberlain.
Where to next?
Energy trading is experiencing rapid change and it can be difficult for ETRM software to keep pace. Rachel Morison finds out which issues software vendors are tackling and what they expect next-generation software to achieve
Power plant Greeks
The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…
A seagull's-eye view
US offshore energy could receive a boost from a newly announced US Federal regulatory scheme. Gregory Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Stephen Smith of McDermott Will & Emery outline the programme
Sparking innovation
In the second of two articles tracing the beginnings of energy derivatives trading, Roderick Bruce looks at the development of the natural gas and electricity markets in the US and Europe
JI: Life after 2012?
Joint Implementation (JI) emission reduction projects have so far been overshadowed by the Clean Development Mechanism. Katie Holliday investigates whether there is a future for JI projects post-2012
Movers & shakers
As part of our 15th Anniversary, Energy Risk rounds up 15 of the most influential and innovative companies currently active in the traded energy markets and profiles their achievements
Rewriting the rules
The proposed re-regulation of financial markets in the US could have far-reaching consequences for OTC commodity derivatives trading. Peter Malyshev, of counsel at law firm Winston & Strawn, analyses the proposals and identifies possible winners and…
Optimisation through a component framework
The challenge of implementing the most suitable ETRM software solutions for energy companies trading and hedging multiple physical commodities in numerous locations has become increasingly daunting. Paul McLean-Thorne and Tim Hughes explore the options
All for one
The Waxman-Markey Bill brought the US a step closer to establishing a federal mandate for renewable energy generation. Pauline McCallion looks at the implications for renewable energy credits trading
Painful mistakes
The use of spreadsheets remains widespread in the energy trading sector, but the risks are high. Pauline McCallion looks at how these traps can be avoided
Barclays targets fund investors with latest Growth Plan
Barclays has reissued its Target Growth Plan, aimed at investors who want a fund-like return with less risk to capital. The five-year investment features a fixed return of 45% provided that the FTSE 100 index does not fall by more than 50%.
Shorting and hedging with ETFs
ETFs can be sold short to hedge a portfolio of stocks, bonds, commodities or funds. Securities lending revenue on ETFs can be attractive for investors who own ETF shares. The lending revenue that can be earned on ETFs could more than cover the annual TER…