Infrastructure
Merrill Lynch launches its first retail structured note in Singapore
Merrill Lynch has launched its first equity-linked structured note for the retail market in Singapore. The Citrine Giant Booster Notes, provide investors with a fixed coupon linked to the performance of a basket of eight global blue chips.
Barclays bullish on oil
Crude oil's recent slide is set to reverse with prices returning to over $70 by the end of the year, Barclays Capital says in its latest commodity research.
Dark Pools, Clear Results
As the markets continue to fragment, firms are looking to algorithms to help them seek out dark pools of liquidity.
DME reveals trading platform details
Energy futures exchange the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), due to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, has unveiled details of its trading platform.
Nine Banks Organize to Build Mifid Utility
LONDON—Nine global securities firms have gone public with plans to create a trade data and market data dissemination platform to take advantage of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) market structure reforms.
EU must lead global effort to integrate financial markets, says EC commissioner
Mifid and the EU’s clearing and settlement policies will play a vital role in achieving integrated global financial markets, according to a top regulator.
European regulators state concern over supervisory review process for mergers and acquisitions
CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS’ letter to the EC outline problems with the current draft of cross-border consolidation proposals.
Hedge funds' biggest IT hurdle...
tete à tete: information technology
Crimes and misdemeanours - and how to avoid each when investing in hedge funds
fraud and litigation
The way forward for Asian FX
special report: asia
Editor's letter
Editorial
Comment
Special report: Focus on Italy
Hedge funds - Prime time
South Africa
Constant proportion portfolio insurance - Playing on protection
Equity derivatives
Accurate options pricing for all
SuperDerivatives has entered the energy world with big aims - to bring transparency and increased liquidity to options markets. Oliver Holtaway looks at the company model, and asks how big a splash it's likely to make
Hedge fund technologies
Energy markets continue to attract hedge funds - but, as recent high profile losses have shown, operating in them is challenging. Having the right trading and risk management IT is essential. Stewart Eisenhart reports
Risk management for LDCs
US Gas Distribution Companies, long experienced in managing volumetric risk, now face market risk, high commodity prices and credit risk. Matthew Frye looks at strategies to model these risks in aggregate
Using options theory for commodity spreads
Market risk for a real option asset can be effectively managed using a spread option model. Raymond Cheng and Walt Tyrrell demonstrate the enhanced risk-adjusted performance of optional refinery capacity with a historical back test
Catching the wind
After a 20-year hiatus, the US wind power industry has grown rapidly in the past two years. Its future, however, depends on Congress drawing up clear, long-term legislation, finds Neil O'Hara
Surveying risk management
How is risk management viewed in your company? Are there risks you would like to measure but don''t? Which methodologies are most commonly used? What should the discipline tackle next? Our latest survey reveals all