Infrastructure
Follow-up fundamentals
Restructuring
Cautious Porsche
Corporate profile
Driving innovation convergence?
Experimental economics
Optimising hedging
Corporate profile
Divided fortunes
Corporate end-user survey 2006
The cost of complexity
Hybrid products
Exchanging futures
There's no doubt that Andy Gooch takes the helm at Nymex Europe Limited in interesting times. While NEL's trading floor is in danger of closure, arch rival IntercontinentalExchange's new WTI contract has gained significant volume
Joined-up risk assessment
The nature of risk is changing. Energy companies, well-skilled in managing market risk and operational risks, may now need to adopt a new stance towards risk management, write Rohit Bhapkar, Roland Rechtsteiner and John Stroughair
A question of priority
The US Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for a review of existing power dispatch methods. But replacing today's regional methods with a one-size-fits-all plan throws up many concerns, writes Richard McMahon
Taking stock of SOX
Sarbanes Oxley has wide-ranging implications for US power companies on how they use, and record their use of, market data, writes Sandy Fielden
CDM structures mature
Buyers and sellers in the clean development mechanism market now have a broader range of pricing structures at their disposal. Oliver Holtaway investigates
Integrating energy data
Knowledge is power, and having the latest information on the marketplace is of paramount importance. Eric Fishhaut looks at why centralising information can have a big impact on tactical management and developing strategies
Synthetic ABS is hot property
Asset-backed securities
BarCap slams UK pension rules
The bank criticises inflexibility of the liability-discounting regime
Jitters hit Japan's bond market after monetary policy shift
Bond yields rise on news that Bank of Japan is paving the way for hike in interest rates
Citi and Lehman swap index data to improve pricing
The deal covers most of the investment-grade universe but not high yield
Canada opens its borders
A change in regulation allowing investors to hold more debt issued by non-Canadian entities has proved a fillip to the country's bond markets. Nadia Damouni looks at how the credit markets in Canada are evolving
Winner: J Sainsbury
This month's innovative deals in the debt capital markets are a CMBS offering from J Sainsbury, Comcast's $2.25 billion deal and RBC's Logan CDO II
Hedge funds - Survival of the fittest
Hedge funds are facing an uncertain future, with a record number going bust in 2005. So what do hedge funds need to do to survive in today's dog-eat-dog environment? Saskia Scholtes reports
CDS boost for pension funds
Pension fund managers have traditionally shied away from using credit derivatives. But in the current climate of ultra-narrow spreads, trying to outperform the market without using credit default swaps could prove to be a major handicap, as Sarfraz Thind…
The great rating debate
A conference in Paris exposed some criticism of the way the rating agencies function. Issuers and investors feel the industry suffers from a lack of competition which has harmed service levels. Sarfraz Thind reports
Derivatives dealers step up efforts to slash trade backlog
Industry parties unveil the next initiative in the fight to improve credit derivatives settlement