Foreign exchange
ScotPower’s £400m dollar hedging boon
International energy firm ScottishPower said last week it made £400 million ($728 million) from hedging its US dollar revenues.
Regulators not keen to define "significant" international subsidiary
It is highly unlikely that Basel II regulators will have a precise definition of a "significant international subsidiary" in order to make it easier for internationally active banking organisations to determine which of their subsidiaries can calculate…
Trading places
Canada’s energy landscape is being reshaped. The NGX has changed handsand looks set to expand. Meanwhile, an Ontario government report warns more workneeds to be done to secure future power supplies. By Paul Lyon
Rethinking Kyoto
A long-awaited debate on the Kyoto Treaty has begun in Europe. Just how muchwill it cost industry and the EU economy? Long-term Energy Risk contributor MariaKielmas gives her views on the latest developments
A fertile future
The CME is hoping its introduction of fertiliser futures will protect the industryfrom fluctuations in the price of natural gas – a vital ingredient in mostnitrogen fertilisers. But is it a case of too little too late? By Paul Lyon
US refinancings suggest recovery
Do several big debt refinancings at US utilities mean energy companies are finally starting to emerge from their post-Enron and post-California crisis problems? Joe Marsh reports
Skating on thin Ice
Profits at the Intercontinental Exchange fell by more than half last year thanksto a contraction in over-the-counter revenues. Yet the exchange reports recordvolumes for its IPE business. Paul Lyon analyses the results
Deutsche asks SEC to clarify guidelines
Deutsche Bank claims the SEC’s guidelines for estimating oil reserves are outdated. And Shell, unsurprisingly,also believes that the SEC should clarify its reserve rules. By Joe Marsh
Dynamically self-propelled capital gains
The Ballistic Long/Short Emerging Equities Fund has achieved impressive returns in recent years. Its manager, David Murrin, shares some of the secrets of his success
Pricing potholes
Valuation
Mixed signals
Global credit
The correlation conundrum
Credit Defaults
Index merger imminent
Indices
The year of the bear
Bond outlook
The long end
30-year bonds
Shaking the money tree
Salary survey
BofA break-up
Bank of America
New funds launch
News
Bondholders lose their grip
High-yield structures
The wizard of Oz
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