Indexes

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

Deutsche Bank launches dbARB

Deutsche Bank has followed in the footsteps of Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs with the launch of its own hedge fund replicating index, the db Absolute Return Beta index (dbARB).

US gas market challenges

A new report from the investigative office of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finds that competitive natural gas markets in the US are robust, but warns of challenges ahead. Kevin Foster reports

The price of good information

The accounting scandals across the US – particularly at Enron – have led to demands for more independent market data in the energy sector. Who’s providing it, and is it meeting the industry’s needs? Kevin Foster reports

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