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European utility CEOs aim for carbon-neutral power by 2050
Sixty European electricity company CEOs have handed over a declaration to EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs in which they pledge to supply carbon-neutral power by 2050.
UBS names new Asia heads as Park and Pang depart
UBS has announced a series of appointments to the most senior roles in its equity derivatives business in Asia. The changes, which were announced this morning in Hong Kong coincide with the departure of Min Park, managing director, head of Equity Risk…
Kaplan and de Saint-Aignan join State Street board
Robert Kaplan, a former vice-chairman at Goldman Sachs, and Patrick de Saint-Aignan, ex-head of risk management at Morgan Stanley, have joined the board of State Street.
Deutsche Bank appoints four new board members
Deutsche Bank's management board doubled in size today with the appointment of four new executives, due to join the board on April 1.
Board reshuffle at UBS
Swiss bank UBS, which last week announced a Sfr20.9 billion ($18.03 billion) loss for 2008, plans to significantly restructure its 12-strong board of directors next month.
Four new nominees for Citi board
Citi's board of directors will undergo a reshuffle next month with five existing members stepping down to make way for four new independent candidates.
SG's deputy head to retire
Philippe Citerne, deputy chief executive of Société Générale, will retire at the end of next month.
G20 calls for stronger IMF
A strengthened and expanded International Monetary Fund (IMF) is at the heart of the plan to soften the recession and repair the global financial system announced by G20 members over the weekend.
Paul Newman
To celebrate its 15th anniversary this year, Energy Risk brings you interviews with the veterans who have helped shape today's energy markets. Paul Newman, oil derivatives pioneer and managing director of Icap Energy, discusses the past 15 years in…
Interview - Forward market thinking
Richard Sandor, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chicago Climate Exchange, pioneered the first ever emissions trading scheme in the late 1980s for acid rain, drawing on his experience in launching interest rate futures 20 years earlier. He…