Risk management
Sponsored Q&A: LIM
The nature of data delivery has changed in recent years and prompted data management companies to offer more flexible delivery options in order to stay competitive. LIM, a Morningstar company, is developing its technological capabilities to provide a…
Q&A: Tony Hall at Duet Commodities Fund
After turning one of the highest proprietary trading profits in the history of Credit Suisse Commodities in 2009, Tony Hall launched hedge fund Duet Commodities Fund last year. He will be delivering the keynote talk at Energy Risk’s Commodities and…
Can electricity demand response replace hedging?
How will greater use of demand response affect risk managers in the power sector? Pauline McCallion asks the experts
Q&A: Derren Geiger, chief operating officer of Caritas Royalty Funds
Derren Geiger, chief operating officer of the energy-focused Caritas Royalty Funds, speaks to Pauline McCallion about managing risks in a rising oil and gas price environment
Valuing non-standard load profile products
Load profile products in the European OTC power markets are attracting increasing attention. However, valuations for these non-standard products can be difficult, as Cregor Janssen and Jan Lueddeke discuss
SMX chief resigns, will stay on advisory board
Thomas McMahon, chief executive of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) resigned over the weekend
Commodity prices seen as greatest threat to recovery: poll
Rising commodity prices pose the biggest risk to recovery after the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a risk.net poll
CME Group's Raia joins Goldman Sachs
Joseph Raia today started working at Goldman Sachs, after announcing his resignation as CME Group's managing director for energy and metals marketing at the beginning of the month
E.ON Energy Trading
As a market leader, E.ON Energy Trading optimises and manages commodity risk for Europe’s broadest and most diverse power and gas asset base, and is committed to supporting the development of more open, competitive energy markets
Coal prices rise on back of Japanese disaster and Queensland flooding
Coal prices rise as Latin America and South Africa prepare to export to Asia following the Fukushima disaster and disruptions in supplies from Australia as a result of the Queensland flooding
Slow recovery likely for freight derivatives amid low market rates
An overabundance of dry-bulk vessels ordered before the financial crisis now coming on line is weighing on the freight market and freight rates. Alex Davis looks at how freight derivatives demand will cope during what many expect will be a sustained…
Energy Risk - Rankings reception
Photo highlights from Energy Risk’s Software and Commodity Rankings cocktail reception, held in London on February 24, 2011
Collateral management: Firms face up to regulatory challenge
Collateral management has become an increasingly complex and vital component of credit risk management for the energy sector. With the EU considering reforming commodity derivative regulation, Alex Davis looks at the latest developments and examines…
Q&A: Kaha Kiknavelidze, managing partner at hedge fund Rioni Capital
With the oil & gas industry going through major changes from pricing to regulation, Lianna Brinded talks to Kaha Kiknavelidze of Rioni Capital about oil & gas opportunities
Algorithmic trading in energy
Algorithmic trading has made slow progress in energy markets. Ned Molloy looks at the reasons for the limited uptake and at the market’s prospects
Q&A: Gary Germeroth, chief risk officer at Calpine
Gary Germeroth, chief risk officer at US independent power producer Calpine, speaks to Pauline McCallion about the company, Dodd-Frank regulation and managing the risks related to renewable energy generation
Energy Risk Glossary 2011
The Energy Risk Glossary: the most comprehensive reference source for anyone involved in the global energy markets
Sponsored Q&A: JP Morgan
Investment banks are having to adapt as the commodities environment changes in the Asia-Pacific region. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Commodities Group for Asia-Pacific, Ray Eyles, explains how JP Morgan is expanding its…
Turning Points: Nicholas O’Kane, global head of Macquarie Group’s Energy Markets Division
Macquarie Energy continues to expand its activities in the global energy markets. Pauline McCallion speaks to Nicholas O’Kane about developing the business and his career
Q&A: Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
As energy and commodities markets attempt to adapt to a raft of regulation changes from 2010 and lack of liquidity from 2009, Lianna Brinded speaks to the CME Group’s CEO about how risk appetite and derivative trading trends are shifting