Risk management
Asia metals dealer of the year: ANZ
ANZ has shown its commitment to Asia’s metals markets despite recent turbulence
Javelin Global Commodities builds coal trading desk
Other commodities moves at CF Partners, CME, DTCC and Vectra
Index investing paper shows gap between theory and reality
The theories of commodity index investment gurus Gary Gorton and K Geert Rouwenhorst have little in common with the experience of real-world investors
Commodity end-users fret over shrinking number of FCMs
Futures brokers attack costly new rules at a CFTC meeting on September 22
Liquidity biggest worry for RWE Supply & Trading CRO
The varied career of Uwe Schulz, CRO of RWE Supply & Trading, has led him to appreciate the dangers of liquidity risk – something that is particularly relevant in today’s energy market environment
The challenge of optimising physical energy assets
How energy trading organisations can improve the way they optimise their assets
Commodity index advocates stick to their guns
Ten years after publishing an influential paper that fuelled the commodity investment boom, Yale professors Gary Gorton and K Geert Rouwenhorst have revisited their study and found their arguments still "largely hold up". But critics are quick to disagree
Internal transfer price optimisation for integrated energy firms
By selecting appropriate levels for the internal transfer prices of commodities and risk, an energy company can influence the alignment of its overall risk-return profile with its strategic objectives. Here, Henrik Specht, Sergey Zykov, Tilman Huhne and…
Acer reappoints Pototschnig for three-year term
Barclays hires senior energy traders; CFTC's Wetjen steps down; Freepoint nabs JPM energy trader; ICBC SB boosts commodities team; ABN Amro reshuffles commodities
Is the financialisation of commodities being reversed?
In the past 30 years, a process of financialisation has drastically reshaped the energy and commodity sector. Now, it appears the level of diminishing marginal returns has been reached and that process is shifting into reverse, says energy market veteran…
US propane retailer hedges to offer customers stable prices
Keeping Michigan residents warm for a reasonable price is the central mission of Grand Rapids-based propane and fuels retailer Crystal Flash. But it couldn't be done without hedging and prudent risk management
Video: E.on Global Commodities CRO David Port
Port comments on how risk management will be affected by Uniper spin-off
Video: Jean-Marc Bonnefous, Tellurian Capital Management
Bonnefous defends investment in commodities amid market turbulence
Nasdaq energy futures face liquidity challenge
New energy futures exchange seeks to win market share from CME Group and Ice with cheaper lookalike contracts, but traders say it faces an uphill battle to attract liquidity
Video: Uwe Schulz, CRO of RWE Supply & Trading
Schulz speaks about threats and opportunities facing European utilities
Video: Centrica chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot
Herbelot discusses how the UK power and gas giant manages its risk
Video: Enron 'best' and 'lowest' career moment, says Kaminski
Vincent Kaminski opines on topics including the "best" and "lowest" moment of his career, financial regulation, oil fundamentals and European energy markets in a wide-ranging interview filmed at Energy Risk Summit USA
Cutting Edge: Co-simulation of risk factors in power markets
In this article, Jialin Zhao and Sang Baum Kang propose a simple but realistic model to co-simulate the time series of three risk factors: temperature, electricity load and prices. In addition, the authors provide load-serving entities with a…
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
Economists, like hedge fund traders, need open minds
Failing to spot an emerging crisis may be forgivable, but not learning its lessons and failing to recognise its root causes are far more serious errors. A rapidly changing world needs economists, risk managers and traders with open minds, argues energy…
Energy trading technology moves gradually into the cloud
Energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software is gradually starting to make use of cloud computing – a move that could improve the efficiency and capabilities of ETRM systems while also reducing costs, say consultants and market participants
Noble Group defends off-balance sheet inventory deals
Noble is justified in keeping optional inventory sales off-balance sheet, even though the firm repurchases these inventories “the vast majority” of the time, says chief executive Yusuf Alireza
Noble Group challenged over mark-to-market accounting
A mysterious organisation called Iceberg Research has accused Noble Group of inflating the mark-to-market values of long-dated commodity trades. The Hong Kong-based trading firm is fighting back, but can't seem to put the controversy to rest
Highlights from Energy Risk Summit Europe 2015
Exclusive coverage of the annual congress for energy traders and risk managers, held on June 24-25 in London