Trafigura
CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Ion: AspectCTRM
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: appealing to both large and small firms leads to impressive revenue growth for commodities software firm
SGX hopes to shake up LNG market with new index
Asian LNG traders voice cautious optimism about ‘Singapore Sling’ spot-market index and derivatives contracts
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
Socar snaps up Phibro's London-based trading team
DME's Fix moves to Singapore; EDF Trading names North America head; Glencore oil veteran departs; Goldman loses commodity heads; BGC starts US base metals desk
CFTC reveals members of rebooted energy committee
Koch eyes global expansion; Mercuria names Good CFO; BTG Pactual suffers departures; Trafigura hires CFO in Houston; Quantum CEO moves on; Birol picked for top IEA job
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
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
Trafigura paper reignites debate on systemic risk
Commodity trading houses "are not too big to fail" argues white paper published by Trafigura, attracting mixed views from market observers
Energy Risk Europe: Commodity trading demands big data, says Trafigura CRO
Commodity trading firms urged to use advancements in big data to gain strategic advantage
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
Commodity trading houses face questions over systemic risk
The rapid growth of commodity trading houses has led critics to question whether these firms have become a source of systemic risk. But trading houses strongly reject such arguments, and suggest they are little more than paper tigers. Alexander Osipovich…
Trading positions – June 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Macquarie moves into Canadian crude
Macquarie Group expands into Canadian crude market; hires ex-Trafigura Canada president to lead new business
Q&A - Galena Asset Management - Ready to launch
Backed by commodity trading giant Trafigura, Galena Asset Management is launching an oil-focused energy derivatives fund to add to its existing metals and special situations funds. Roderick Bruce meets fund manager Claude Lixi to find out more
David Mooney
With 34 trading offices active in 40 countries, Swiss commodity trading house Trafigura is no small concern. But while the firm – perhaps best known for its oil, petroleum products and metals trading activities – employs some 600 energy traders worldwide…
