Australia
To Copenhagen via Australia
The start of Australia's much talked-about carbon trading scheme has been put back a year to 2011. Andrew Petersen and Eros Artuso at PricewaterhouseCoopers discuss the details of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
ASIC lifts ban on shorting financials
Investors welcome easing of restrictions but say damage already done
Return of the linker
Inflation
Firm guidance
Cover story
A clear example
Op risk in Australia
Forging an index
Efforts by miner BHP Billiton to create an iron ore index that would represent the underlying benchmark for a series of derivatives instruments appear to be floundering as Chinese steel producers press hard for pricing advantage. Kathleen Kearney reports
Fears over future inflation mount
Inflation protection is at cheapest levels in years; investments may also be attractive
Dealers offer ways round Australian shorting ban
Australian ban on short selling is does not spell disaster for investors
Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico and Russia join Basel Committee
Daily news headlines
Special Report Carbon Trading - Australia's CPRS getting to the start line
Australia is set to introduce a national emissions trading scheme in 2010. However, there is still much uncertainty surrounding the scheme. Katie Holliday looks at how companies are preparing for it
A debt of duty
Profile
Sovereign underpinning
Mortgage funding
Pillar III disclosures emerge down under
Corporate Governance
Looking up down under
Omniwealth
Australasian governments offer aid to banks
The Australian and New Zealand governments have unveiled new initiatives to boost confidence in funding markets.
Jump-start needed
Securitisation
Risk Australia Rankings 2008: A roller-coaster year
Market participants in Australia have faced a year of ups and downs in all asset classes. But a number of dealers - some facing problems of their own - have stood up to the task, with Deutsche Bank defending its position at the top of the pile
The road to superannuation
Markets
A long road ahead
Basel II