Opinion
Editor’s letter
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No strings attached
louise purtle
Banks and hedge funds – a case of trading places
George Soros may be more interested these days in his charities, geopoliticsand philosophy, than he is in finance. But, like an old sailor, the talent ofsmelling which way the wind is blowing has yet to completely aban- don him.
Editor’s letter
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On the Fritz
martin fridson
The retail quandary
Comment
Instant anguish
Comment
Credit Crunch!
clive horwood
Credit due
commentary
On the Fritz
martin fridson
Editor’s letter
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How to run a market
Former-derivatives-trader-turned-author Frank Partnoy wants to see tougher accounting standards and risk disclosures to deter corporate crooks. But are the regulators listening? Maria Kielmas reports
Editor’s letter
Comment
Online clearing: the shape of energy markets to come
The energy trading market is moving towards a structure in which participants achieve market presence through a dedicated market network, rather than having to use local or regional exchanges, says strategic consultant Chris Cook
US pipelines follow the market
Todd Shipman of credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s finds that pipeline companies in the US will face more market risk than regulatory risk in the coming year
Credit explosion
Comment
A localised flood
Weather derivatives
Still looking for yield
Comment
A new look at credit risk capital
In the second of two articles on Standard & Poor’s refinement of analytical methodology, John Kennedy discusses an updated approach to evaluating credit risk capital
FAS 133: increasing transparency
Standard & Poor’s Jack Kennedy and Neri Bukspan believe new Financial Accounting Standards Board rules for US energy traders will make it easier to measure a firm’s risk management ability, liquidity position and equity capital
Looking back on 15 years
Comment
An overwhelming problem
Introduction