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A perfect storm

Hedge fund investors have pulled billions of dollars out of convertible arbitrage strategies over the past year, but some managers now reckon the market has bottomed out. Is the strategy turning the corner? By Duncan Wood

Taking the slow road to Basel II

Brazil’s central bank published Basel II implementation guidelines at the end of last year,giving the country’s banks a firm timetable for the introduction of the new framework.What progress have banks made so far? John Ferry investigates

Economic capital blues

Rating agencies and life insurers have not always got on, with squabbles over how to account for diversification across business lines a prime reason. But could the rise of economic capital management put an end to the arguing?

The cost of power

The market in European Union emissions allowances is taking off, largely thanks to Nord Pool

A revival of the coal business

The boom in world coal prices has not been sustained in 2005.Two industry experts, Alexandre Kervinio and Christopher Connelly, of Société Générale, look at the reasons why

Getting a head-start

North American Energy Credit and Clearing may have gained an advantage by being the first to clear over-the-counter physical electricity contracts. But it still has to prove that it is reliable and efficient. Joe Marsh reports

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Hoodwinked!

Have you got a good grip on your view of volatility and correlation? Neil Palmer shows that, thanks to ever -present measurement errors, even the steadiest markets can throw up big surprises

Pieces of a puzzle

To get enterprise-wide risk management to work, a firm needs to piece together the right models, processes and software – and the right attitude. US utility Allegheny Energy has done just that, finds Oliver Holtaway

The scandal in Sudan

A fragile peace may at last have come to Sudan after 21years of civil war, but a bitter and unresolved dispute over oil exploration acreage in the south of the country couldendanger that peace. Report by Maria Kielmas

A disciplined approach

E&P companies tend not to strategically hedge in a rising market. But there are good reasons for them to do so, and some are sticking to their hedging strategies, despite suffering losses on their derivatives contracts. By Joe Marsh

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