Risk management
Nothing new about bank commodity exits, history shows
The recent exodus of banks from the commodities business is not a first. Alexander Osipovich looks back at the turbulent history of banks quitting the commodity markets, only to come piling back in a short time later
OTC energy derivatives did not cause the crisis
Over-the-counter derivatives were blamed for the financial crisis, but now the conversation must turn to finding solutions, not apportioning guilt
Energy Risk Asia ETRM Software House of the Year: OpenLink
The software needs of Asian energy trading firms are growing broader and more sophisticated, and vendor OpenLink is eager to respond
Energy Risk Asia Research House of the Year: SG CIB
SG CIB’s Asia commodity research team is developing investable indexes that are popular with Asian clients, as well as supplying timely and relevant trading ideas
Energy Risk Asia Broker of the Year: GFI Group
Despite a difficult year for commodity brokers, GFI Group is demonstrating continued commitment to some of Asia’s more specialised commodity markets
Energy Risk Asia Risk Manager of the Year: GDF Suez Trading
GDF Suez Trading’s Asia-Pacific unit has expanded rapidly thanks to its understanding of the market and strong client support, but timing has also helped
Energy Risk Asia Technology House of the Year: Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Regulation is driving many medium-sized Asian energy trading firms to seek the kind of affordable commodity trading and risk management system Aspect offers
Energy Risk Asia Precious Metals House of the Year: ANZ
ANZ is using its geographical reach and structuring ability to bring together precious metals market participants across Asia
Energy Risk Asia CCP of the Year: Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange is trying to ease the regulatory burden on both Asian and non-Asian traders by ensuring they can continue to transact where and how they want
Energy Risk Asia Derivatives House of the Year: Citi
With other banks pulling back, Citi’s commitment to physical trading – as well as its comfort taking exotic and illiquid risk – is highly prized by Asian clients
Energy Risk Asia Exchange of the Year: CME Group
CME Group is seeing growing volumes thanks to a concerted effort to market its international energy products to Asian trading firms
Energy Risk Asia Structured Products House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has been coming up with fresh structured product ideas to suit the tastes of Asian investors and corporate hedgers, despite range-bound markets
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2014
The Energy Risk Asia Awards celebrate excellence across the Asian commodity and energy markets. We present the winners
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
Marex Spectron global head of energy departs
Marex Spectron picks Jeremy Elliott and Hunter Baldwin to replace Gordon Bennett, its global head of energy, who has left the broker after 12 years
The 10 biggest energy risk management disasters of the past 20 years
The history of energy trading is littered with losses, bankruptcies and other misfortunes that now serve as cautionary tales. Alexander Osipovich looks back at the biggest energy risk management disasters of the past two decades and how they reshaped the…
Technology special report
Derivatives trade reporting, CpML, and the increasing use of governance, risk and compliance software by utilities all feature in this exclusive special report by Energy Risk
CpML to foster standardisation among energy traders
First developed by Efet, CpML is a standardised language for the storage and exchange of commodity data, which could help reduce the industry’s high levels of operational risk. As a new standalone entity takes over the running of CpML, Filip Sleeuwagen,…
Energy Risk 20-year rankings
Since 1994, Energy Risk has ranked the top dealers and brokers in commodity markets in conjunction with sister publication Risk. Here, we present the industry’s top-ranked firms for the past 20 years
Cutting edge: Incorporating forex volatility into commodity spread option pricing
In this article, Joseph Yechong Chen extends Kirk’s formula to spread option pricing when forex is a stochastic factor and is multiplied to one leg in the payoff formula. The article illustrates the importance of forex risk factors and the need to…
CFTC and Ferc see a changing of the guard
GDF Suez hires SG energy derivatives head; Citi appoints in commodity sales; BNP Paribas recruits investor sales head; Marex Spectron adds meteorologist; Freepoint gains oil trader
GRC software makes inroads in US utility sector
A growing number of US utilities and power companies are acquiring governance, risk and compliance software to help them cope with the mounting burden of regulation, including stricter standards on grid reliability and cybersecurity. Alexander Osipovich…
Energy firms rely on patched-up solutions for reporting
Under new rules in Europe and the US, energy firms have to aggregate trade data from a variety of internal sources and report it to repositories. While it was hoped this process could lead to wider improvements in analytics, risk management and…
Energy firms fight for right to hedge at portfolio level
CFTC position limits rule could limit the ability of energy firms to hedge, unless they aggregate commodity derivatives positions held across disparate business units