Feature/Central banks

Hedges are growing greener

Opportunities for hedge funds in traditional energy markets are not as common as a few years ago. As a result, some hedge funds are turning to green energy markets in search of price anomalies and arbitrage opportunities, William Rhode discovers…

Russian towards success

Founded in 2000, Lukoil International Trading & Supply Company (Litasco) has become one of the world's leading oil and products traders. Gati Al-Jebouri, CEO of Litasco, tells Roderick Bruce about his company role

Prime suspect

Knowing the exact quality of the loans in a securitisation pool is key if investor appetite for mortgage securities is to return. Chris Ames, an asset-backed portfolio manager at Schroders, discusses what's prime, what's not, and what has to happen for…

Q&A: Laurent Paulhac & Robin Ross

After the Chicago Mercatile Exchange's recent acquisition of market data provider CMA, Laurent Paulhac of CMA and Robin Ross of CME Group talk about how the CDS market may change in the aftermath of the credit crisis

Lawsuits leave monolines' future in the balance

Two high-profile court cases involving FGIC and XL Capital Assurance could determine the fate of the troubled monoline insurance industry. If the verdicts go against the insurers, the damage would not just be to their reputation, but it would call into…

The Big Interview: Katrin Robeck

With the financial markets still reeling from the crisis in credit, and concerns about a global recession becoming more justified by the day, Matthew Attwood speaks to an economist from Moody's Economy.com about the role of central banks in maintaining…

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