Chief risk officer (CRO)
Top 10 energy risks and challenges
Regulation and changing market dynamics among threats to energy in year ahead
Is the financialisation of commodities being reversed?
In the past 30 years, a process of financialisation has drastically reshaped the energy and commodity sector. Now, it appears the level of diminishing marginal returns has been reached and that process is shifting into reverse, says energy market veteran…
Video: E.on Global Commodities CRO David Port
Port comments on how risk management will be affected by Uniper spin-off
Video: Uwe Schulz, CRO of RWE Supply & Trading
Schulz speaks about threats and opportunities facing European utilities
Video: Centrica chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot
Herbelot discusses how the UK power and gas giant manages its risk
Ask questions and avoid sure bets, energy traders told
David Port, CRO of E.on Global Commodities, called for traders to adopt a more disciplined approach at Energy Risk Summit Europe
E.on Global Commodities CRO unfazed by renewables plan
David Port, CRO of E.on Global Commodities, has grappled with financial risk at several different types of trading firm. Now he faces another change, as E.on seeks to break itself into two
Actively managing risk culture in energy firms: part two
Cultural failings have played a critical role in many well-publicised energy risk management failures, but risk culture is challenging to monitor and assess. In the second part of this series, Carlos Blanco, Jean Hinrichs and Robert Mark propose a…
EU regulation and renewables seen as big energy risks
Senior risk managers chart biggest concerns for energy companies during panel at Energy Risk Summit Europe, but not everybody agrees the lists are useful
Morgan Stanley reshuffles oil liquids business amid Rosneft acquisition
Morgan Stanley names commodities CRO Nancy King as head of oil liquids business, while promoting former deputy Brett Humphreys to post of commodities CRO
Risk management should be more than just a decoration
Despite massive investment in human capital and technical resources, risk managers failed to warn about the dangers of toxic assets and excessive leverage in the run-up to the global financial crisis. Their lack of authority is partly to blame, writes…
Hess CRO Jonathan Stein prepares for shake-up
As Hess turns into a leaner, upstream-focused oil company, chief risk officer Jonathan Stein tells Alexander Osipovich how enterprise risk management will assist in the firm’s transformation
Turning points: Nico Van Wayenbergh, GDF Suez Trading
GDF Suez Trading is already used to coping with financial rules that are soon to be extended to many more European energy traders. Its chief risk officer, Nico Van Wayenbergh, speaks to Gillian Carr
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
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…
Experts examine US power clearing and netting needs
As the US Congress moves to boost derivatives clearing requirements, an industry panel has called for regulators to investigate a move towards clearing and netting across US power markets and to clarify the legal uncertainty in the area