This research was produced as part of "The Benefits of Volatility Derivatives in Equity Portfolio Management" strategic research project at EDHEC-Risk Institute, in partnership with Eurex. VIEW SUMMARY

A period of uncertainty has followed the global financial crisis, with forecasters differing in their predictions of how inflation will respond. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s Inflation Vortex is one tool that has been deployed to better understand the different inflation scenarios. VIEW SUMMARY

As an inherently volatile industry, shipping is characterised by a high risk-high return profile, making its rates and prices difficult to forecast, and as a consequence business projects less accurately budgeted. The identification and management of any such business risks is imperative. VIEW SUMMARY

The inflation market has had a challenging few months. In particular, many dealers were hurt by short positions in 0% inflation floors, causing sizeable losses for some firms. VIEW SUMMARY

It has been a roller-coaster ride of a year for inflation-linked products – thanks to the global economic problems that everybody has been encountering, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the use of quantitative easing by central banks – in their efforts to combat inflation and deflation. VIEW SUMMARY