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JP Morgan and Chemoil form alliance
Investment bank JP Morgan and fuel supplier Chemoil Energy have formed a strategic alliance to cross-market physical and financial energy products to their respective clients.
US cannot cope with power demand: NERC
Electricity usage in the US is projected to grow more than twice as fast as capacity growth over the next 10 years, NERC has warned in its 2007 long-term reliability assessment. David Watkins reports
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$30bn capital hole hits Citi stock price as credit chiefs fired
Shares in Citi have plunged after analysts announced a stock downgrade that suggests assets may need to be sold and dividends cut to make up for a $30 billion hole in the bank’s short-term capitalisation.
Financials dominate CDS trading again
Credit default swap (CDS) trading activity in the US focused on the financial sector in October, according to a release by New York-based broker GFI Group.
Henderson rejigs fixed-income team
Stephen Thariyan has joined Henderson Global Investors as head of credit. The move follows the recent appointments of credit analyst Leigh Talbot and asset-backed securities (ABS) portfolio manager Colin Fleury to Henderson’s fixed-income team.
IPD: property derivatives still growing
The property derivatives business is still growing, with £10.6 billion in deals so far in the UK - although the market continues to be reluctant to make trades based on property sectors.
Merrill Lynch suffers subprime woes
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FSA fines lifetime mortgage adviser
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UBS expects subprime losses of $680 million in third quarter
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Lloyds TSB Faces money laundering charges
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