Energy
Dan Barry, Global Director of Clean Energy, Gazprom Marketing and Trading
The Clean Energy department of Gazprom M&T is responsible for the energy giant’s carbon trading and actions on the emissions reductions markets. Mr Barry discusses his team’s role in Rimba Raya, the uniquely successful deforestation project, and the elephant that remains in the room for carbon markets.
July 23, 2011Related by the tag Carbon Markets
Brokerage
Simon Greenspan, Gold and Silver Specialist, Tullett Brown
Tullett Brown launched in the midst of the financial crisis, when businesses and economies were collapsing and investors were radically changing their investment habits. Simon Greenspan discusses two of the biggest areas in the economic landscape – sovereign debt and climate change – and why they have focused Tullett Brown’s attention on precious metals and the carbon offset market.
March 19, 2012
ESG
Guilherme Valladares, CEO, Ambiental PV
Forest owners derive value from their property by consuming the forest and/or using the land in a variety of ways. To be successful, a market-based approach to conservation must present a competing financial return to these owners. Guilherme Valladares explains Ambiental’s operating model.
May 11, 2011
Energy
Wilson Pastor, Minister of Petroleum and Mines, Republic of Ecuador, and Berend van den Berg, Project Director, Petroamazonas EP
Ecuador produces oil exclusively in the Amazon basin; we find out how the country meets its energy needs while remaining sensitive to this vital natural resource.
March 16, 2011Related by the tag UK
Investment
Paul White, CEO, and Stuart Jenkin, Director of Fund Management, Frogmore Real Estate Partners
The UK real estate market is divided in two: there’s London, and there’s the rest of the country. Messrs White and Jenkin from the 50-year-old investment firm Frogmore discuss the many reasons for sub-sector growth within the capital, and explain the adding-value focus in managing the company’s funds.
September 9, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Michel de la Belliere, EMEA Solvency II Lead Partner; Rick Lester, UK Solvency II Lead Partner; Francesco Nagari, Global IFRS Lead Partner, Deloitte UK
Solvency II, the new solvency regime for European insurers and reinsurers, comes into force in January 2013. Messrs de la Belliere, Lester and Nagari explore the implications for the financial industries.
August 12, 2011
Brokerage
James Hughes, Senior Market Analyst, Alpari UK
The foreign exchange markets are more volatile than ever, with many traditionally strong countries still desperately recovering from the financial crisis, and big question marks over the future of the US dollar. Mr Hughes explores a few ways to trade volatility, while maintaining good risk management.
July 28, 2011