Foreign exchange
RBS pushes further into Europe
UK banking group Royal Bank of Scotland has continued its aggressive push into Europe with the release of new products for the Swedish and German markets.
CO2 venture launches in US
Blue Source, a US-based company which invests in carbon reduction projects and supplies offsets, has teamed up with private equity firm First Reserve to create the first US venture to reduce CO2 emissions across the energy, manufacturing and…
First moves on diamond derivatives
UK-based diamond market data provider Polished Prices, with New York-based news service Bloomberg and three international banks, has published a discussion paper on developing a market for diamond derivatives.
Federal Reserve issue notice of proposed rulemaking on Basel Ia
US takes its next step towards Basel implementation
Citigroup launches Islamic finance products in Singapore
Citigroup in Singapore has launched commodity murabaha investments denominated in the US dollar, euro, pound sterling and Singapore dollar, the first such products launched in the city state since the Monetary Authority of Singapore approved the sale of…
In Brief: FSI releases 2007 programme
A comprehensive programme of Basel-related activity has been released.
FSA starts monitoring banks’ management of collateral
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has started investigating how large investment banks manage their collateral, fearing they may not be ready for a sudden market downturn.
Wachovia lists Asian currency basket notes on Amex
Wachovia Corporation has issued principal protected notes linked to basket of Asian currencies, listed on the American Stock Exchange (Amex).
JP Morgan commits to SPA sponsored marketing scheme
Yesterday we reported that the Structured Products Association (SPA) was working to launch an initiative to promote transparency in the way structured products are marketed in the US (click here for the story). And now JP Morgan has committed to the…
Passport to Portugal
Country Profile
Editor's Letter
Editorial
UniCredit Group (HVB)’s structuring prowess impresses across Europe
Corporate statement: HVB
Liquidity's new routes
Listed Options
Over the wall
Compliance
India deadline delay ‘for the best’ says KPMG
A new KPMG survey shows the revised Indian deadline of March 2009 should boost Basel II take-up
Lessons learnt
This year was one of unprecedented volatility for energy markets, yet it also marked a step-change in market maturity. Energy Risk asked some key players what they see as the defining events of 2006 and how they will affect behaviour in 2007. By Stella…
The cruellest month
The impacts stemming from volatility in natural gas futures contract spreads – in particular the effects of seasonality on the March-April spread – have been seen in the recent dramatic losses by major hedge funds. Daven Voorhies explores some of the…
Gearóid Lane
The Weather Risk Management Association's Gearóid Lane talks to Oliver Holtaway about the bright prospects for managing weather risk
Trading opportunities in the Nymex frac spread
This article examines the long-term relationship between natural gas and propane futures. Using a technique known as 'frac' spread trading, Mbodja Mougoué and Steven Slack illustrate the opportunities that can occur from using the price fluctuations in…
Changes at intra-day
Nord Pool and the European Energy Exchange are going head-to-head in an effort to deliver intra-day trading to Germany's power market. Oliver Holtaway investigates
Uncertainty hampers forward planning
The long-term investment plans of US utilities are being hampered by regional regulatory ambiguity and a string of failed mergers. David Watkins investigates
More than just talking about the weather
Energy Risk launched the Environmental Risk brand on October 17, with an e-symposium on the weather risk market, which attracted over 500 online delegates. A range of other online conferences on emissions and renewables will follow