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GSEs
Credit crisis past its worst, claims Bank of England
Despite the optimism from the central bank's latest report, analysts believe it will still take some time before such confidence filters down into the mortgage-backed securities business
Back-up power fails as lights go out at Ice
The IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) is investigating the cause of a “fluke” power outage at one of its data hubs that interrupted commodities trading for three-and-a-half hours yesterday.
Fed expert to speak at OpRisk Asia
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Oil and gas industry costs reach new highs
Costs of constructing new oil and gas upstream and downstream facilities have reached record highs, according to indices compiled by IHS/Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).
Barclays unveils suite of income and growth plans
Barclays Wealth has launched a new suite of plans, offering a range of protected growth or income products with varying levels of protection. The Protected FTSE Plan offers 1.5 times any rise in the FTSE 100 index up to a maximum return of either 22.5%…
$2.2 billion loss as Fannie Mae mortgage purchases continue
Fannie Mae has posted a $2.2 billion loss for the first three months of 2008 as the government-sponsored entity continues to take a battering for its role in propping up the ailing US mortgage market.
Crude surpasses $123 as Democrats blame speculators
Crude oil closed at a new record high of $123.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
Banks under pressure to change incentives
Banks are coming under increasing pressure from regulators, politicians and bank shareholders to review their pay and bonus structures to ensure traders are not incentivised to take excessive risks.
Regulators push for operations changes
The derivatives industry faces regulatory demands to improve operations issues. In recent weeks, both the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) and the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) have pushed dealers to enhance the infrastructure for…
Increase in transparency requirements expected
Round Table
Myriad challenges face industry
Round Table
A new generation of risk
The UK government recently committed to a new generation of nuclear power stations - the first in the UK for 13 years - funded by the private sector. Roderick Bruce examines the financial and regulatory risks facing potential stakeholders
Automating energy markets
Automation in physical energy markets - far behind that of financial markets - is now within striking distance, writes James Caffrey, VP Strategic Consulting, TradeCapture
Brenda Boultwood
Brenda Boultwood, Constellation Energy's chief risk officer, talks to Roderick Bruce about doing anything you set your mind to
Building for the future
As US electric utility companies strive to meet soaring power demand, they are also coming under increasing pressure to lower carbon emissions. Richard McMahon of the Edison Electric Institute looks at how firms plan to meet these two potentially…
Unclear for US nuclear
Uncertainty surrounding the US government's role in project finance for new nuclear generation is threatening to hold back the renaissance. David Watkins reports
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GSEs
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Commercial Property
Back to basics: non-determinant deposits
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