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Barcap launches global carbon index
Barclays Capital has launched a global carbon index, which tracks the performance of carbon credits in major emissions trading schemes.
Spain implements Mifid
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FSA to lenders: prepare for the worst
The UK Financial Services Authority's director of retail markets, Clive Briault, warned mortgage lenders yesterday they should prepare for market conditions to worsen still further in the year ahead.
Markit to buy Swapswire
London-based data services provider Markit has agreed to acquire the London electronic trade confirmation firm Swapswire.
LCH.Clearnet and Nodal Exchange to launch new trading and clearing service
LCH.Clearnet, the independent clearing house for power clearing, and Nodal Exchange, the first marketplace to use a locational nodal market for forward power trading, have signed an agreement to provide a trading and clearing service for cash settled…
Lehman: potential for EM contagion overlooked
Credit market turmoil caused by bad US subprime mortgages could be transmitted to emerging market economies through domestic bank lending – a “vehicle for contagion that has been overlooked,” according to recent research by Lehman Brothers.
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Didier Giblet
Didier Giblet started out as a police investigator before moving into finance. The global head of energy and commodities trading at Fortis tells Roderick Bruce how an investigative mind has helped him in his career in energy trading
Setting the stage for 2008
As 2007 draws to a close, the Energy Risk team asked market participants what they regard as the most influential events of 2007 and how these are likely to shape market behaviour in 2008. By Stella Farrington with additional reporting by David Watkins
Solid foundations?
In a recent landmark step, India's power regulator has given 'in principle' go-ahead to the setting up of a power exchange in India. However, there is discomfort amongst potential participants over some of the regulator's plans. Rakesh Singh of Wipro…
Will they weather the storm?
The weather derivatives market saw record volumes in 2006, but these declined sharply into 2007. Evan Koster, David Cohn and Nicholas Rock of Dewey & LeBoeuf look at where the weather market, now 10 years old, may go next
The future arrives for renewables
The emerging market in renewable energy futures is expected to lower the cost of financing renewables and smooth out the volatility often encountered when running intermittent renewable resources, such as wind and solar. Catherine Lacoursière investigates
Prime witness
With two decades' experience, Mark Adelson has had a frontline seat in the mortgage arena and he isn't afraid to voice his ideas on what the industry should do in the future