London Metal Exchange (LME)
Bank physical commodity trading attacked in US Senate hearing
Physical trading by banks said to inflate commodity prices, increase systemic risk and threaten shortage of beer cans
Ferc chairman to step down
Glencore Xstrata poaches Morgan Stanley LNG team; CME Group adds former bank commodity head; Tullett Prebon hires Icap weather broker; LME chief executive resigns; SEB replaces commodity chief
LME hires senior executives for clearing effort
Citi swipes Ron Ruffini from Barclays; Gunvor appoints Julien La Chon as head of development for Asia; Koch Supply & Trading makes Rosario Sgarioto LNG head
Risk & Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2012 - metals
In an environment of uncertainty for both prices and regulations, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking retains pole position in base metals, while UBS takes first place in precious metals. By Peter Madigan
Trend towards in-house clearing could increase fees and admin
The LME is the latest exchange considering whether to build its own clearing business. If the trend continues, banks could face more fees and administration
SGX and LME partner on metals futures launch
The London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have joined forces to launch cash-settled mini monthly metals futures contracts to be traded and cleared on the SGX
Talking Technicals: Nymex Gas oversold
Nymex natural gas prices are completely oversold and now is not the time to buy gas, says a market expert in Energy Risk's new show, Talking Technicals.
LME Asia to open in April
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has confirmed it will be opening its Singapore office in April this year.
Forging an index
Efforts by BHP Billiton to create an iron ore index appear to be floundering as Chinese steel producers press hard for pricing advantage. Kathleen Kearney reports
Aluminium canned
Aluminium prices hit a seven-year low in March. Is there any bullish news for the market? Roderick Bruce finds out
ABN Amro makes global OTC oil and gas drive...
Dutch bank ABN Amro last month started to offer its clients oil and gas hedgingservices, as part of its financial markets business which incorporates debt capitalmarkets, structured lending and risk management activities.
Opportunity knocks for smelters
Aluminium manufacturers have long used sophisticated hedging and risk management techniques to protect against fluctuating metal prices, yet they have only recently looked at transferring these skills to power risk management. David Wilson reports