Infrastructure
ABCDSreaching their (sub)prime
instruments
The fund of hedge fund paper chase
hedge fund administration
Due diligence for independent administrators
hedge fund administration
"And now, the news..." - pity you missed the profit
algorithms and news
Preparing for impact: Reg NMS and MiFID
liquidity
Much ado about little
Nordic risk - Pensions
Of spikes and sell-offs
Equity derivatives - Volatility
A turning point
Nordic Risk - Profile
Corporate consolidation
Corporate risk
Power struggle
After years of negotiations, market players believe that a tipping point in the liberalisation of European power markets could be near. But who will be in the driving seat, asks Oliver Holtaway
The missing link
With several countries now developing emissions trading schemes, UN-supervised project-based emissions credits could become the linking instrument that creates a global price signal for greenhouse gas abatement. But greater standardisation in the market…
The hidden costs of climate change
The business risks posed to energy companies by climate change go well beyond compliance with emissions reduction schemes. Most companies that have taken climate risks into account have only considered half the picture, says John Firth
Charging at commodities
Canada may rank as the world's third largest hydrocarbon producer, yet its energy derivatives market has been, up to now, somewhat constrained. David Watkins reports
Finding the way forward
US wholesale power markets are currently the subject of much concern. As Ferc begins a review to improve competition, Edison Electric Institute's Richard McMahon suggests some key ways to move forward
Has mean reversion had its day?
Some experts are questioning whether mean-reversion models – once the standard way of explaining energy price movements after simple one-factor Brownian motion modelling fell from favour – are still suited to the petroleum and gas markets. Dario Ghazi…
Purchase timing
Managing purchase timing risk is a constant issue for wholesale power buyers. Pavel Diko reviews products that reduce this risk, proposes a lookback option that can eliminate it completely and outlines a hedging strategy for the option writer
Engineering change
A new risk management culture is evolving in the Asian clean development mechanism market, which should lower CDM project risk while expanding financing options, finds Catherine Lacoursière
Better prospects
Russia offers better prospects for industry to develop and far more investment opportunities than is widely recognised, writes Pavel Ulianov of Russian metal giant Rusal
Back to Basics
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... Markit Group analysts Gavan Nolan, based in London, and Kiet Tran, based in New York, explain how the ABX index works
The race to launch credit futures
Eurex, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange are locked in a struggle for market share of the new credit futures market. But are investors really sold on the new instruments? Matthew Attwood finds out
CDOs of ABS
Market graphic
The Big Interview: Paul McCulley
Pimco's portfolio manager talks to Dalia Fahmy about chasing yield in an expensive asset class, and what he's expecting will trigger the next market downturn
John Holman
The head of fixed income at the New York Stock Exchange talks to Dalia Fahmy about the exchange's new bond platform, set for launch on April 23