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Warming to exotics
Structured products
Widening the spectrum
Credit risk
A step up the ladder
Basel II
Leading the pack
Basel II
Mixed signals for derivatives
Solvency reform
Harvesting potential
Profile: Hedge funds
ABI guidance long overdue
The Association of British Insurers has suggested recommendations for the marketing of structured products. But is it too little, too late? By Amanda Lee
Carbon complexities
The EU ETS adds price complexity to European energy markets and the trend towards pan-European markets means far more complex models will be needed to model carbon risk, writes Bjorn Brochmann
How long will the shopping spree last?
China appears set on a programme of foreign energy asset acquisition. Maria Kielmas looks into the implications for the energy industry
The right of refusal
Traders have learned that giving away free financial options can be costly. However, free options can take many forms. Brett Humphreys and Tamara Weinert discuss the value of a risk management option that can easily be given away
Playing power games
Thanks to increasing consolidation, it seems the country-specific energy exchange will soon be a thing of the past in Europe. But is this level of competition premature?
Credit in the limelight
Today's business climate is pushing credit risk higher up the risk management agenda, as our Energy Credit Risk conference in New York showed. Stella Farrington reviews the event
Off to a flying start
Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of carbon emissions, but a move by the European Commission to include airlines in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme has alarmed some in the industry