Italy
Counterparty risk concerns drive Enel to bond market
Profile: Alessandro Canta
Best in Italy
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Frank joins BNP Wealth Management
BNP Wealth Management hires Frank
Credit Suisse launches ETFs on the London Stock Exchange
Credit Suisse has cross-listed its Ucits III ETFs in London as well as adding ETFs which are new to the European market
Stoxx launches country-specific and risk-controlled versions of Eurostoxx 50
Stoxx launches country-specific and risk-controlled versions of Eurostoxx 50
FTSE hires Filippa to head Italian business
FTSE has appointed a head for its Italian operations as it continues to invest in a market that now promises good opportunities in indexing and ETFs
European insurers would need regulatory action to survive Greek default
Fitch Ratings stress test concludes that eight european insurers would require "further analysis" after sovereign risk fallout
Iraq's oil minister calls for swift action on contracts
Iraq calls on foreign energy companies, such as BP, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to move swiftly to implement their recently awarded contracts
Eurozone debt fears waning, agencies say
Rising bond prices and falling CDS volumes mean eurozone sovereign debt is past the worst
Italy’s new structured products landscape
The collapse of Lehman Brothers, a bank that had produced massive amounts of index-linked products for the Italian insurance sector, left retail investors weary of structured investments and led to a big regulatory shake-up. What role can structured…
Questioning collateral
European financial markets have been turned upside down by the sovereign debt crisis, with eurozone government bonds no longer regarded as completely risk-free. As a result, dealers are more wary of the correlation inherent in collateral denominated in…
Concerns grow on correlation of derivatives collateral
Sovereign debt crisis raises fears about correlation of derivative collateral denominated in domestic currencies
Tradition closes its first Italian gas trade
Tradition has closed its first Italian gas trade on the back of rising liquidity in the Italian gas and power markets
Q&A with Claudio Machetti, chief risk officer of Italian utility ENEL Group
As Europe’s second largest power company, Enel has risk management strategies that are far more sophisticated than those of most Italian power participants. Katie Holliday talks to the company’s chief risk officer, Claudio Machetti
Interest growing in Italy's power market
The relatively small and illiquid Italian power markets have attracted increasing interest from energy companies and investment banks in recent years. Katie Holliday finds out why this is and what the potential is for Italy’s power market
Eurozone sovereign CDS blow out after Spain ratings downgrade
Wider sovereign debt insurance costs follow Spanish ratings downgrade and falling equity prices
CDS spreads tighten for eurozone debt crisis countries
Fall in cost of insuring eurozone sovereign debt follows a volatile week
Quiet morning trading on the CDS market after dramatic moves
CDS spreads' volatility earlier in the week over for now
CDS spreads tighten marginally across the eurozone
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens
Sovereign CDSs cause systemic concern
Increased protection selling on sovereigns raises fears about systemic risk
Eurozone CDS spreads widen as equities plummet
Wider eurozone CDS spreads in early morning trading mirror movements in the equities market
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten after volatile week
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens after last week’s volatility
Riksbank's Persson: don't shoot CDS "messenger"
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability