Commodities
Newman: why commodities will stay OTC
As he retires, Icap Energy founder on his acid test for picking emerging markets, and the promise of LNG derivatives
Newman retires, ING's new commodities head, and more
Icap veteran Newman retires, ING appoints a new commodities chief, EEX elects a new council, and more
Compliance must keep pace in AI arms race
In markets increasingly dominated by automated and algorithmic trading, banks must ensure their compliance departments have the computational firepower to match the trading desks
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
Energy Risk Awards 2018: The winners
BNP Paribas picks up three awards, while Macquarie takes the derivatives gong, amid a period of rapid change for the industry
Deal of the year: Engie
Energy Risk Awards 2018: By targeting smaller players in mature basins, Engie creates a structure ripe for replication
Sponsored video: Bethanie Castelnuovo, SCB
Bethanie Castelnuovo, chief financial officer at SCB, gives her reaction to SCB’s wins at the Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2018 and her thoughts on the organisation's business outlook.
Don’t wait for freight: suppliers look to boost demand
Growing interest in shipping derivatives means FFA market needs to change
Risk transformation of a zero-subsidy wind portfolio
Joaquin Narro analyses the hedging of a hypothetical zero-subsidy wind portfolio with base load products in the futures markets, in a situation that is becoming increasingly relevant to the portfolio managers of wind farms, due to the decline of the cost…
Commodity Rankings 2018
A big night out for the winners of the Commodity Rankings awards
Vattenfall’s new trading head, new COO for Aegis, and more
Vattenfall confirms Frank van Doorn as head of trading, Nerc names its new president, and more
Advancing on all fronts
Sompo Global Weather continues to expand its offering with timely, tailored weather risk solutions designed to service a growing global audience and diversification into new sectors supplying responsive solutions
LME CTO leaves, Cogolludo to head Citi commodities, and more
Citigroup's commodities head departs for Hong Kong, Goldman commodities franchise head moves to Citadel, and more
Intraday power storage and demand optionality
George Levy discusses the value of intraday power storage and demand optionality in UK power contracts
Achieving business agility through CTRM systems
Today’s narrow margins mean utilities and energy traders need to cut costs and improve efficiencies, and a firm’s choice of commodity trading and risk management system will be crucial in the battle to become as agile as possible
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: The winners
Societe Generale takes finance house and research gongs; Citi picks up derivatives award
Precious metals house of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Bank’s Chinese gold offering drives growth
Exchange of the year, Asia: SGX
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Scale and diversity add to exchange’s offering
Commodity broker of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Long-term focus helps bank capitalise amid turbulent regional climate
ETRM/CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Openlink
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Market maturity drives demand for risk management software
Innovation of the year, Asia: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Data provider brings price transparency to Asian oil markets
Q&A: Giancarlo stresses importance of international relations
EU regulatory inexperience causes problems for CFTC chairman
Quintenz: former CFTC leadership failed commodities end-users
Commissioner says regulator “poorly defined populations and risk” under Obama administration
People: Genco opens Singapore office, hires head of major bulks
Recent changes at dry cargo, gas trading and gold market participants, among others