Risk management
Overcoming power hedging constraints
With inherent hedging issues, gas prices set to rise and increased competition driving volatility, Lianna Brinded takes a look at how existing hedging strategies for power generation assets need to be reassessed
Malaysian Airlines cuts hedging programme
Malaysian Airlines (MAS) reduced its jet fuel hedging capacity amid uncertain price movements
CME’s CCP to clear Middle East products and reduce 'black swans'
Clearport courts emerging market derivative exchange products in a bid to reduce systemic risk in commodity markets
Flexibility needed for risk management, say experts
Central and eastern European managers debate regional and global risk management strategies at Energy Risk's Central and East European conference in Warsaw
CEE power exchanges debate consolidation
Central and eastern European power officials debate prospects for a regional trading platform at Energy Risk's Central and East European conference in Warsaw.
Rising gas prices to force power hedging strategy re-evaluation
Risk managers say gas price rises will force a rethink on current hedging strategies for power generation assets.
Sponsored Q&A: Standard Bank
With African roots and a presence in 17 African countries and 33 countries worldwide, Standard Bank has been working with commodities clients since 1994. In 2006, the bank hired Janelle Matharoo as managing director, global head of energy sales & trading…
Sponsored Q&A: BNP Paribas
Speaking at Energy Risk Asia, BNP Paribas’ head of Commodity Derivatives for Asia Pacific, Frederic Hervouet, discussed hedging strategies, products and commodity exposure at mining and resource companies
Energy Risk Europe 2010
Energy Risk's 2010 annual Europe conference brought leading chief risk officers, quantitative analysts and regulators to London to discuss key risk management issues
Turning Points: Thomas McMahon, CEO Singapore Mercantile Exchange
The Singapore Mercantile Exchange’s chief executive Thomas McMahon tells Alex Davis about the lure of the trading floor and the events that have shaped his approach to risk
London conference report
Energy risk managers met in London in October for Energy Risk’s Europe 2010 conference to discuss the latest developments and prospects for the energy and commodities markets as the economic recovery takes root amid sweeping regulatory changes. Katie…
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2010 - photos
Highlights from the Energy Risk Asia Awards 2010 awards ceremony, held in Singapore on September 29, where we celebrated this year’s winners
Singapore conference report
Energy risk managers, end-users and producers from across Asia gathered for Energy Risk’s annual conference in Singapore in September to discuss how energy and commodities markets will evolve and face the challenges that lay ahead. Lianna Brinded reports
Nuclear industry weighs short-term pain for long-term gains
With increased use of nuclear energy currently the EU’s most likely route to ensuing both security of supply and low carbon emissions, Alex Davis examines the impact such a policy could have for energy risk managers
Q&A – Standard Chartered Bank’s Afaq Khan
Commodities derivatives are used in the West for speculative trading as well as a hedging method to cover commercial risk. Lianna Brinded looks at sharia-compliant products and their role in energy and commodity risk management
Oil report: US toughens up after BP oil spill
Pauline McCallion speaks to industry experts about the outlook for US offshore E&P and how risk management strategies are changing in the wake of the BP spill last April
Trading positions - November 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in the global commodity markets
Data aggregation is largest daily risk issue for energy and commodities
Data aggregation is the most difficult energy trading risk management issue an energy firm deals with on a daily basis, says Centrica Energy’s risk reporting manager when speaking to Lianna Brinded at the Energy Risk Europe conference in London
Fuel hedging can put you at more risk: Austrian Airlines's Henle
Jet fuel hedging is the most common misconception for mitigating risk, says Austrian Airline’s head risk manager
Optimising and hedging power generation assets
The head of risk at Spanish utility company Endesa speaks to Lianna Brinded about the co-ordination of optimisation and hedging of power generation assets.
EDF’s head of credit risk: misconceptions of assessing credit
EDF Trading North America’s head of credit risk talks to Lianna Brinded exclusively about the misconceptions of assessing credit risk in the energy and commodities market
Analyst: unified framework is better for energy risk management
Building a unified framework for consistent modelling of energy spots, forwards and swaps is better for energy risk management, says Verbund Austrian Power Trading’s principal quantitative analyst