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'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
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Special Report: Coal
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Mifid MTFs produce cost savings for brokers and dealers
More and more multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) are starting to compete with European equities exchanges, producing 4-5 basis points in savings for some of their users.
Dividend option market tipped for growth
Dividend swaps have been under pressure since the onset of the credit crisis, as fears of dividend cuts have caused the historically steep curve to flatten considerably. But, despite gloomy economic forecasts, the investor base appears to be expanding,…
Markit to launch synthetic municipal bond index
Markit plans to launch its Markit MCDX index on May 6, an index of 50 municipal bond credit default swaps (CDS).
Isda AGM: Credit backlogs rise on higher volumes
Despite the efforts of dealers and intermediaries, backlogs in credit derivatives trade processing rose again in 2007, according to an Isda survey released yesterday.
Banks pack ailing debt into PDCF collateral
Investment banks could be getting rid of unsaleable high-risk loans by using them as collateral to borrow funds from the Federal Reserve through the primary dealer credit facility (PDCF).
Isda AGM: Calello urges industry to improve
Paul Calello, chief executive officer of investment banking at Credit Suisse, says all parties involved in the financial system – including regulators – need to take urgent action to combat potential systemic risk emanating from the ongoing credit crisis.
GSEs could endanger US credit rating
Exposure to government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could threaten the US government's AAA credit rating, New York-based rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned.
German structured products to receive rating scrutiny
Germany’s structured products look set for a shake-up, as the country’s buoyant certificate industry receives its own rating system, designed to improve transparency in the market.
Wellink defends Basel II
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Blue Sky unveils third Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) investment boutique has launched a third tranche of its six-year Protected Income Plan (PIP), which offers a fixed 10% income per year and 100% capital protection. The PIP III plan is linked to a portfolio of five UK…
Paladyne and Numerix partner
Pricing and risk analytics provider Numerix and alternative investment technology vendor Paladyne Systems have agreed to integrate Numerix trading, pricing and analytical toolset within Paladyne’s hedge fund platform. The move is designed to allow…
Crude hits new high on inventory lows
Crude oil rose by more than $2 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) after US government data showed a drop in inventories, surprising some analysts.