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Leading the pack
Increased investment in the steadily growing commodity derivatives markets is paying off for many new entrants, but the old guard continues to maintain the biggest piece of the pie. Oliver Holtaway reports
Phase II takes shape
Despite the EC's tough stance on Phase II national allocation plans, carbon prices are drifting downwards. The potential for legal wrangling and uncertainty over the importing of project-based credits could be to blame, reports Henrik Hasselknippe
Full spectrum
In January, Duke Energy spun off its natural gas business into a stand-alone company – Spectra Energy. David Watkins talks with Martha Wyrsch, Spectra president and chief executive, about the benefits of a pure-play firm versus an energy superstore
CATHERINE FLAX
Catherine Flax, global head of commodities marketing at JP Morgan talks to David Watkins about what makes the energy sector so unique
Foot on the gas
Gazprom Marketing and Trading entered the UK in 1999 with ambitious plans. Today it has a presence in six European countries and trades power, oil, coal and liquefied natural gas. Roderick Bruce meets head of trading Keith Martin and business development…
A gathering storm?
US default rates for high-yield bonds have remained surprisingly low over the past three years. Some argue this indicates that the world has changed, but we have heard this story before, argues David Rowe
Credit market complacency
The structured credit market has come under the scrutiny of regulators fearful that a credit downturn will bring significant systemic risk to the global financial markets. Participants in the credit derivatives market are, for the most part, nonplussed…
A mid-level playing field
Many banks across Europe are increasingly peddling derivatives to smaller corporate customers, and Lloyds TSB has been as active as any other, expanding its structuring and marketing teams in the UK to reach these mid-level clients. The Lloyds expansion…