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Mizuho kick-starts insurance derivatives business
London-based Mizuho International has unveiled an insurance derivatives business, to be headed by newly appointed Stefan Roggenkamp.
Can research reinvent itself?
The provision of credit research to clients is undergoing sweeping reform, as regulatory concerns grow over potential conflicts of interest and banks reassess the value of giving out freebies. Philip Moore examines what this all adds up to for investors
Cream of the crop
hedge funds review european performance Awards 2005
Japan turns to West to manage local equities
asian investors
The 24-hour hedge fund
special report: asia
A tale of two cities - should you register in Hong Kong or Singapore?
asia: jurisdictions
Latitude lights up Europe
The Latitude fund is one of the best new funds in Europe and won last month's Hedge Funds Review performance award in the global macro category. It was also shortlisted in the newcomer category, suggesting just how well it has performed since its launch…
Making an Asian footprint
asia: local coverage
A tale of two cultures… India or China?
china vs india
Taking the high road to absolute advocacy
While a lot of pension funds still dither over whether or not to invest in hedge funds, General Motors Asset Management's head of research, Edgar Sullivan, puts the case and reasons for GMAM's step into absolute return in 2001
De-leveraging credit risk
Leverage
A calculated gamble
After a promising start, Canadian carbon trading has slowed. The country has much work to do if it wants to get a domestic greenhouse-gas trading market running ahead of the 2008 Kyoto deadline. By Catherine Lacoursiere
The best of all worlds
Thanks to their varying scale, structure and diversity, European organisations often have very different solutions to risk management. But which system is the most effective? In an exclusive to Energy Risk, the European Energy Risk Forum offers a route…
Emissions education
As the European carbon market continues to grow, so too do some unique challenges: not least the gap between retail and wholesale players and the problem of counterparty credit risk. Oliver Holtaway reports
A good time to build
US utilities may need to spend more than $100 billion in the next 25 years on new power plants and transmission capacity. Richard McMahon looks at how utilities are assessing long-term risks and attracting potential investors
Declaration of Independence
credit research
Editor's letter
Comment
Battle lines drawn in ISS court case
ISS Global
Merrill swoops for JPM derivatives team
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Inflation-linked bonds Ready for take-off, or a load of hot air?
index-linked market