Infrastructure
Fantastic plastic's path to liquidity
plastic contracts
Inflows from the mainstream
cayman islands roundtable: boutiques and the mainstream
Opening up the architecture
US retail
A commitment to innovation
Sponsor statements: DZ BANK
Financing the oligarchs
Corporate finance
A case for convergence?
Bank capital
Playing it safe
Regulations
A giant step for equity
China
The advantage of ASPs
Web-based energy-trading solutions offer certain advantages over server-based systems, says Thurstan Bannister. In a later issue, we will publish an article setting out the benefits of server-based software
The blame game
In the first of two articles on the effect of speculative traders on energy prices, Tom Matthews of Kinder Morgan argues that speculators do not cause price volatility and outlines research he has done on the subject
Nuclear fusion R&D
In 50 years, nuclear fusion may be a major source of energy, but until then extensive research and development is needed. To justify the current and future R&D expenditure, a cost-benefit analysis designed specially for this sector is required. David…
Survey - Positive feedback
Energy Risk's second annual emissions survey charts the development of emissions trading in Europe since the start of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme a year ago
NASD fines State Street for reporting failures
The record $1.4m fine is for neglecting to report trades to Trace
Gary Jenkins & Jim Reid
Deutsche Bank's credit strategists explain the findings from their recent study investigating the past 100 years of corporate bond returns
Australia - High yield boosts growth
A landmark deal from Tabcorp in 2004 marked the emergence of the high-yield bond market in Australia, while the rebalancing of the UBS Composite Bond Index to include lower-rated credits is also fuelling growth, writes Alan McNee in this month's regional…
2,000 sign up to Isda Novation Protocol
But some buy-side institutions claim they were given little choice in signing up
The implication of inflation
Inflation
Nancy Havens-Hasty
The founder and portfolio manager at Havens Advisors talks to Saskia Scholtes about what gives her hedge fund the edge in M&A and bankruptcy investment
Asian hedge funds move into credit
Hedge funds in Asia
Fed up with hedge funds
Milton Ezrati wonders how the Fed can combat hedge funds' unregulated use of derivatives
Bear Stearns signs up for Orchestria 4.0
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