BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas shakes up commodities business
Soulami shifts to green-energy role after 10 years as commodity derivatives chief; other moves at BMO, JP Morgan and Phibro
Base metals house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’s expansion into China’s base metal markets demonstrates commitment to the global commodities business
Axpo continues to build out US trading business
Other moves at BNP Paribas, Castleton, Elliott Management and Koch
Embattled commodity trader Noble Group loses CFO
Mercuria hires two Goldman managing directors; GDF Suez Trading hires ex-Citi oil traders; Cargill CRO set to retire; ex-Scotiabank trader resurfaces at Canadian oil firm
Asia oil dealer of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas has helped Asian producers and consumers to cope with the dramatic moves in oil markets in the past 18 months
Goldman Sachs names global commodity sales head
Castleton appoints Mercuria CIO; Natixis recruits commodity co-head; Logler joins TrailStone; VTB Capital hires commodity head; Maersk Oil names top marketer
Natural gas house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas saw an opportunity in natural gas amid the US shale boom and the withdrawal of other banks
BNP Paribas's Flax calm about impact of regulation
Regulation is making life more difficult for bank commodity desks, but Catherine Flax, BNP Paribas's head of commodity derivatives for the Americas, is keeping a cool head
Morgan Stanley names new commodities co-heads
Evolution unveils European coal desk; Mercuria hires Goldman's cross; New Danske CEO gets to work; Ex-Deutsche Asia power head joins GDF Suez; Gunvor COO steps down
SG CIB wins Risk and Energy Risk Commodity Rankings
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has topped the poll for the third year in a row in this year’s Risk and Energy Risk Commodity Rankings, which are marked by several dramatic exits and one impressive comeback
BAML to clear US dollars for BNP commodity finance unit
BAML is to undertake US dollar clearing for BNP Paribas's commodity trade finance business, as it faces a one-year US dollar clearing ban imposed as part of a $9 billion settlement on sanctions violations
Nothing new about bank commodity exits, history shows
The recent exodus of banks from the commodities business is not a first. Alexander Osipovich looks back at the turbulent history of banks quitting the commodity markets, only to come piling back in a short time later
Trafigura hires ex-JP Morgan Asia commodities head
Danske Commodities downsizes; Citi hires ags sales head; new energy heads at Marex Spectron; Evolution adds Texas power desk; high-level exits at BNP Paribas
CFTC and Ferc see a changing of the guard
GDF Suez hires SG energy derivatives head; Citi appoints in commodity sales; BNP Paribas recruits investor sales head; Marex Spectron adds meteorologist; Freepoint gains oil trader
Ex-Deutsche commodity index salesman joins BNP Paribas
Matthew O’Connor, a New York-based managing director at Deutsche Bank with responsibility for commodity index sales, has taken a new job as head of investor sales for the Americas at BNP Paribas
Morgan Stanley sees flurry of moves amid physical sales
Jones leaves Mercuria; EDF Trading names power and gas heads; GlobalCoal's Burns moves to BTG Pactual; PVM gas brokers join OTCex; Goldman makes commodity hires
BNP Paribas hires former JP Morgan commodity salesman
David Samuels joins BNP Paribas to become New York-based head of Americas commodity sales, two months after leaving JP Morgan
Base Metals House of the Year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’s base metals franchise has been shielded from the ill effects of regulatory change and bearish markets, thanks in part to strong client relationships
Oil & Products House of the Year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is holding the course in oil and refined products, as other banks abandon the commodities market
CFTC chair nominated as Chilton exits
Goldman's Shenouda and O'Hagan retire; BNP Paribas takes Flax; ABN Amro appoints global head of energy; Hederman joins DoE; JP Morgan lures origination head
Asia Broker of the Year: BNP Paribas Commodity Futures
Strong links with trade finance group mean brokerage clients have access to impressive variety of services
E.on trading arm makes changes at the top
Fontaine leaves BNP Paribas; GDF Suez hires Standard Bank coal head; Trafigura opens Moscow office; LME names new CEO; Morgan Stanley hires oil trader
Noble Group swipes E.on and JP Morgan heads
Morgan Stanley commodity marketing head leaves; APX names new chief executive; Citi expands European power and gas sales; Clean Energy hires senior energy trader; Barclays names head of US power and gas trading
BNP hires former Deutsche commodities head
Noble Group names new CRO; US commodities reshuffle at Société Générale; CFTC names director of international affairs; Citi sees changes in metals and LNG; Deutsche Bank makes senior hires