Political risk

• Energy

Foreign oil companies face infrastructure constraints in Iraq

• 15 Dec 2009

• People

Conservative threat to FSA stymies hiring spree

• 27 Aug 2009

• Regulation

Testy politicians muscle in on Basel II negotiations

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) based in Brussels and members of the US House of Representatives in Washington DC are beginning to throw their weight around in the Basel II process.

• 05 Dec 2003

• Economics

Geopolitical futures: The politics of betting

Using markets to forecast political events may not be as strange an idea as it seemed in July, when a terrorism futures scheme collapsed. But there is still scepticism as to whether such an approach would be ethical or effective.

• 14 Oct 2003

• Risk management

The politics of betting

Using markets to forecast political events may not be as strange an idea as it seemed in July, when a terrorism futures scheme collapsed. But there is still scepticism as to whether such an approach would be ethical or effective. By Maria Kielmas

• 07 Oct 2003

• Regulation

Crude oil takes a double hit

Mark Powell of GlobalView Software looks at how crude prices are being affected by the impending war with Iraq and the general strike in Venezuela

• 01 Feb 2003