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BarCap launches commodity-linked credit product
Fixed-income investors can now make use of a credit instrument that provides access to commodities as an asset class, says Barclays Capital. The investment bank has launched Apollo, a collateralised commodity obligation (CCO), which uses derivatives…
Mirant settles price-reporting charges
Atlanta-based energy company Mirant has settled charges with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of false reporting of natural gas prices.
Mirant settles price-reporting charges
A subsidiary of Atlanta-based energy company Mirant has settled charges with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of false reporting of natural gas prices. The commission found that Mirant Americas Energy Marketing (MAEM) traders made false…
We need a Basel Accord that emphasises economic not regulatory capital, says Gilbert
Even before the new Basel Accord, Basel II, is implemented, some risk managers already see a need for a Basel III process to rectify flaws in Basel II.
DrKW replaces hybrid capital head
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has hired Ronan Donohue as head of hybrid capital to replace Mark Woolley, who quit to join Deutsche Bank in September.
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China Aviation Oil suffers $550 million derivatives loss
Singapore-based China Aviation Oil, the supplier of nearly all of China’s jet fuel imports, has racked up $550 million in losses through speculative oil derivatives trades. This has forced the company to seek court protection from creditors while it…
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