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"Let them eat cake," say investorsHSBC GH fund of funds turns 10
GH Fund's managers and investors have not suffered from the law of diminishing returns as HSBC Republic's GH Fund has grown to $1.3bn
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Splitting the market
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Asia's maritime centre
Traders hope that the arrival of freight and oil derivatives clearing for the first time in an Asian time zone will boost the growing FFA market in Asia
Industry gets energised
Attracting some 300 delegates, this year's Energy Risk USA conference was by far the biggest and most successful it's been since the fall of Enron, writes Stella Farrington
Spectron appoints new chairman
Derek Tullett has been appointed chairman of Spectron Group, the leading energy broker and trading services company.
Knowledge is power
The first year of European carbon trading came to a bumpy end in May. But now the market finally has hard data about emissions, the ride should get smoother. Oliver Holtaway reports
Benefits of compliance
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 profoundly increases regulatory risk for energy market participants in the US, but implementing an effective compliance programme can have long-lasting benefits, writes former FERC executive William Hederman, Michael Griffen…
Clearing the way for competition
Until recently, NOS was the only player offering clearing for freight derivatives. But with the arrival of new players, competition is set to intensify. Oliver Holtaway reports
Steve Leppard
BP's Steve Leppard combines quant skills with sound business sense to create effective risk management solutions. He speaks to Oliver Holtaway about his career
BNP Paribas appoints Amine Belhadj
BNP Paribas has appointed Amine Belhadj as global head of commodity derivatives. He reports to Dominique Remy, global head of energy, commodities, export and project finance (ECEP) and Yann Gerardin, global head of equities and derivatives, and will…
UBS rejigs fixed-income syndicate
UBS has named Jonathan Brown and Mark Wheatcroft as co-heads of fixed-income syndicate in London following the promotion of Henrik Raber.
Argentina returns to credit market
Strong economic recovery enables Argentina to issue its first bond since 2001 default