Risk management
New head of commodities at Musi
Robert Forgrave has joined Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International as head of commodities
Energy Risk USA 2012
The impact of Dodd-Frank, the future of natural gas markets and the risk of extreme weather were all topics of vigorous discussion at the 2012 Energy Risk USA conference. Alexander Osipovich reports
GDF Suez Trading opens Singapore office
GDF Suez Trading, a division of French utility GDF Suez, has opened a trading office in Singapore
Turning points: Labhart Risk Advisors’ Glenn Labhart
Labhart Risk Advisors’ Glenn Labhart talks to Gillian Carr about how trading and risk management functions have evolved over his career, and points to what needs to happen next
Will CFTC's new powers lead to more market manipulation cases?
US regulators have gained new powers to battle energy market manipulation, and the White House is pushing them to act more aggressively. Should traders be worried? Alexander Osipovich reports
Applied risk management series
With accounting standard IFRS 9 due to replace IAS 39 by 2015, Carlos Blanco, Michael Pierce and José Ramón Aragonés explore the implications for energy hedging programmes with emphasis on hedge effectiveness tests and the use of optimal hedge ratios
Trading positions – June 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Boultwood steps down as CRO of Constellation Energy
Move follows merger with Exelon Corporation. Risk management at the combined company will now be run by Exelon CRO, Joseph Glace
Outlook for corporate hedging as banks pull back from energy markets
Will corporate hedgers suffer if more banks pull back from energy and commodities trading? Pauline McCallion examines the issue of dealer retrenchment from the market
Energy Risk Europe and US awards 2012
The past 18 months have certainly not been easy ones for energy market players.
Commodities Research House of the Year: BNP Paribas
This year’s Energy Risk’s Commodities Research House of the Year goes to the commodity market strategy team at BNP Paribas for its accurate, well-timed market analysis and the expansion of both the team and its coverage in the past 12 months
Best Newcomer of the Year: Woodlands Solutions
With the rollout of version 5.0 of its innovative and cost-effective Phoenix system in 2011, Woodlands Solutions really stepped up its game in the energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software space, competing with long-standing players and scooping…
Innovation of the Year: Rapid Ratings
Rapid Ratings wins our Innovation of the Year award for advancing the field of credit risk management
Consultancy Firm of the Year: Baringa Partners
Baringa Partners is the winner of Energy Risk’s Consultancy Firm of the Year award for its strong performance and growth in 2011
Data Management House of the Year: ZE PowerGroup
For increasing headcount by 40%, total annual sales by 35%, adding 13 clients and further developing its customer services offering over the past year, ZE PowerGroup (ZE) wins Energy Risk’s Data Management House of the Year for the fourth consecutive year
Technology House of the Year – Highly Commended: CubeLogic
Software developer CubeLogic has attracted a devoted following since its November 2009 launch and has been highly commended in our Technology House of the Year category
Technology House of the Year: TriOptima
TriOptima wins our Technology House of the Year award for its innovative triReduce and triResolve technologies, which have been gaining traction in the energy space over the past year
ETRM Software Advisory House of the Year: Structure
Structure wins our inaugural ETRM Software Advisory House of the Year award for an impressive array of vendor selection and implementation projects, including the world’s largest natural gas trading system implementation of its kind, and for its 35–40%…
ETRM Software House of the Year: OpenLink
OpenLink wins this year’s Energy Risk ETRM Software House of the Year award, not only for the depth and breadth of its flagship Endur suite, but for several new add-on modules released in the past year that address pertinent issues around regulatory…
Broker of the Year: GFI Group
This year’s Broker of the Year award goes to GFI Group for the steady growth of its energy and commodities business, fuelled by a strong focus on technology
Structured Products House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
The past year was a tough one for many commodities investors, with extreme volatility and poor returns in a number of markets
Precious Metals House of the Year: JP Morgan
In building out its global custody, vaulting and physical commodities businesses last year, JP Morgan navigated choppy economic waters to achieve success, scooping Energy Risk’s Precious Metals House of the Year award along the way
Base Metals House of the Year: Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) wins Energy Risk’s Base Metals House of the Year award for the second consecutive year as it consolidated its market-leading franchise in sales and trading, and launched ground-breaking risk…