Risk management
Enterprise risk management powers up at utilities
There has been a resurgence of interest in enterprise risk management (ERM) recently. What can ERM offer beleaguered utilities?
A profit and loss attribution framework for physical and financial energy portfolios
A profit and loss attribution framework can improve the information available to energy traders and give valuable insight into the health of their portfolios
Plastics hedging rising amid US chemical industry boom
Interest in plastics derivatives is rising as a result of changing market dynamics, but major obstacles still limit its growth potential, finds Stella Farrington
Disasters can give valuable lessons – Engie Global Markets CRO
Ken Robinson reflects on the ‘good, bad and ugly’ in energy risk management
Commodities may be a sweet spot for blockchain
Some aspects of commodity markets make them a natural fit for distributed ledger technology
No quants need apply: new trends in risk hiring
Soft skills are growing more important in the recruitment of risk managers, Dragana Pilipovic argues
Coal derivatives trading surges amid hedge fund influx
Increased activity by funds fuels take-off in listed and OTC volumes, traders say
Cargill sees growth in plastics hedging
Swaps unit of commodity trading giant describes increasing need for derivatives on resins prices
Simulating meaningful uncertainty for complex energy portfolios
The meaningful uncertainty simulation framework can extract all relevant information contained in market and portfolio data to give energy firms the ability to make informed business decisions
What a star 1,480 light years away can teach risk managers
Amateur astronomers’ discovery shows value of humans over algorithms, Vincent Kaminski writes
Nasdaq energy futures face questions over ‘artificial’ volume
One year on, NFX faces uphill battle to draw commercial hedgers
Ex-Barclays fixed income head builds commodity hedge fund
Lamorre-Cargill seeks to entice investors back to commodities with Argon
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2016 open for entries
Awards recognise excellence across the Asian energy and commodity markets
Confronting change in European ETRM
Tim Rogers, head of sales and business development at Contigo, talks to Energy Risk about the challenges facing the energy industry
Commodity volatility increases need for risk management
Energy Risk discusses market volatility and risk management with representatives from US commodities index publisher Platts
Photo gallery: Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016
Photographs from the Energy Risk Awards and Software Rankings 2016, in Houston and London
Credit risk in energy: Best practices for challenging times
Low prices across the commodity spectrum have made credit risk a higher priority for energy firms worldwide. This webinar, brought to you by Energy Risk and Moody's Analytics, brings together thought leaders from across the industry to discuss the best…
Centrica loses chief risk officer
Olivier Herbelot set to join LNG firm Cheniere, sources say
Nasdaq energy exchange to get new CEO
Sales head Rick Beaman to take over upstart US futures exchange
Beware the hype around analytics
As energy traders make greater use of big data, lessons of the past should not be forgotten
Energy trading firms race to improve analytics capabilities
Surging availability of data lets firms with best market insight gain an edge
Goldman hires new co-head of commodities trading
Bank taps Mercuria's US power and gas head for senior role
Corporate risk manager of the year: Duke Energy
US electricity firm overhauled its ERM programme after Dan River spill