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Indian banks call for additional Basel II guidance

Indian banks have called on their regulator, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to provide adequate guidance for the implementation of the new Basel Framework for Minimum Capital Requirements, also known as Basel II, according to a survey by the Federation…

IAS 39 pushes Europe back to basics

Eight months after the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), dealers say there has been a discernable impact on the derivatives market, as European firms look to simplify hedging strategies.

BIS issues corporate governance paper

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued sound corporate governance guidelines for banking organisations. The guidelines, open for public comment until October 31, are to supersede similar principles issued in 1999 by the Committee.

Great expectations?

Risk and expectation are two sides of the same coin. But could you quantify your own risk appetite? explores some ways to put a price tag on those hazards you can’t avoid Neil Palmer

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Delivering the goods

There’s huge scope for growth in the freight derivatives market, but to attract more players, existing participants need to adopt more innovative and sophisticated trading practices, participants say. Stella Farrington reports

Chris Bowden

With energy prices skyrocketing, risk management is now a necessity, not an option, says energy risk pioneer Chris Bowden . By Stella Farrington

The energy equation

Quantitative analysis in the energy industry is undergoing a crucial transition as it moves out of the role of secondary support to sit at the heart of business decision-making. Stella Farrington looks at its advance

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Growing up fast

Weather trading is seeing strong volume growth in the US, largely due to the influx of hedge funds into the market. Why such a big increase in interest, and what sort of strategies are the funds adopting? By Joe Marsh

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Weatherproofing the VAR

The weather derivatives market shares some similarities with other markets, but applying existing models can sometimes have disastrous results. Brett Humphreys and Eric Raleigh discuss how weather derivatives differ from financial derivatives and how we…

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Making an impact

It can affect as much as 20% of the US economy, and nearly every industry worldwide is affected by it. But blaming poor results on the weather is no longer an excuse: weather derivatives are on the rise. Eric Fishhaut reports from Chicago on the growth…

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Blowing hot and cold

Across Europe, government enthusiasm and support for wind energy will dictate the ability for wind project sponsors to refinance project loans via the bond market. Jan Willem Plantagie of Standard & Poor’s explains

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