Risk management
John Arnold looks back at 17 years of energy trading
In an exclusive interview, John Arnold talks to Alexander Osipovich about the extraordinary success of his former hedge fund, Centaurus Advisors, the difficulty of hiring good traders and why he walked away from energy trading after 17 years
Energy markets need more than second-hand credit models
In the energy markets, models transplanted from financial markets often fall down when it comes to credit risk. This occurs for a variety of reasons, not least because energy markets are prone to seismic institutional and technological shifts, argues…
Energy Risk unveils lifetime achievement award winners
Energy Risk has named the winners of its 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Awards – a special one-off prize recognising 20 individuals who have contributed to the development of commodity trading and risk management
Energy Risk 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Awards
To mark 20 years since its launch in 1994, Energy Risk is honouring 20 individuals who have made a tangible contribution to the development of commodity trading and risk management
Energy Risk Awards 2014: Houston and London photos
The annual Energy Risk awards celebrate success across the commodity and energy markets, with a particular focus on client service. This year’s winners were honoured at gala dinners held in Houston and London during May and June, respectively
Actively managing risk culture in energy firms: part one
Risk culture lies at the root of many of the most publicised energy risk management failures. In the first instalment of a two-part series, Carlos Blanco, Jean Hinrichs and Robert Mark explore how energy firms can define, assess, benchmark and actively…
Energy trading firms may rue the decline of quants
Quant finance transformed energy markets, but has been met with a lack of enthusiasm and investment since the financial crisis. That is a shame, say industry veterans, who point to a number of areas that could benefit from a renewed focus on quantitative…
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
Energy Risk Asia Awards open for submissions
Energy Risk is now accepting submissions for its highly-prized Energy Risk Asia Awards, which will be featured in our September 2014 issue
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
Commodity traders won’t replace banks, says Citi’s Staley
Citi head of global commodities “doesn’t lay awake at night awaiting a full-scale assault” from non-bank companies, such as oil majors and commodity trading houses
Energy Risk Awards 2014
The Energy Risk Awards recognise excellence throughout the global commodity markets. You can read all the details of the winning companies by clicking the links found in this page
Broker of the Year: Icap Energy
New rules and client malaise are posing challenges for energy brokers, but Icap Energy has delivered continuity in terms of quality of execution and the way it has handled regulatory change
Data Provider of the Year: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has long been a respected provider of data, but it is also enhancing its commodities offering with innovative tools and insight from third parties
ETRM Software House of the Year: Allegro Development
Allegro Development's focus on enterprise-wide efficiency is winning it new clients and bolstering its core ETRM offering
Exchange & Clearing House of the Year: EEX & ECC
The European Energy Exchange and European Commodity Clearing are positioning themselves for growth in their core markets, but also for fresh opportunities much further afield
ETRM Software Advisory House of the Year: Structure
Structure’s expanded strategic advisory services are adding new breadth and insight to its thriving ETRM software advisory practice
Technology House of the Year: TriOptima
Emir and Dodd-Frank are pushing energy companies towards an increasing use of portfolio compression and reconciliation services – a trend that is benefiting TriOptima
Research House of the Year: Marex Spectron
The increasing prevalence of financial trading in commodities means there is a need for innovative technical analytics, which broker Marex Spectron has done well at providing
Energy Risk Manager of the Year: GDF Suez Trading
As banks retreat from commodity market, GDF Suez Trading is expanding its risk management business and broadening its geographic reach
Derivatives House of the Year: Citi
While other banks are nervously pulling back from commodity and energy derivatives trading, Citi is boldly pushing ahead
Quants: how they shaped the modern energy market
Nowadays, quants are well established in energy trading. But the original introduction of quantitative techniques to the industry was far from straightforward, with a lot of hard work involved in adapting financial market models to the energy arena…
JP Morgan and Mercuria reveal post-transaction plans
Icap Energy chief Newman steps down; PetroChina hires products head; BAML makes commodities hires; E.on recruits Barclays power and gas head; Evolution launches US power desk
The hidden revolution in real-world monitoring
With more data available to us than ever before, harvesting, consolidating and transforming it into actionable insight has become Thomson Reuters’ mission, as discussed in this sponsored feature by Leigh Henson, global head of energy, and Stefan…