Commodities
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: standout financing deals reflect growing appetite for renewables and new approach to risk
CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Ion: AspectCTRM
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: appealing to both large and small firms leads to impressive revenue growth for commodities software firm
The aftershocks of Einar Aas
The €114m default of Nasdaq power trader Einar Aas will have consequences across markets - but energy could be particularly badly affected
Hedging figures show doubt over US crude export plans
The recent oil price rally is widely expected to subside later in 2019 as improved infrastructure allows US exports to relieve the pressure in tightened global markets, but hedging data reveals that producers are sceptical
Lessons from two commodity defaults
Regulators and exchanges need to learn from the Greenhat/PJM default in the US as well as the Norwegian Nasdaq blowout
Trade finance under new stress as commodity markets realign
Higher tariffs, sanctions and Brexit are leading to a reassessment of trade finance arrangements
Lessons for the next round of energy market regulation
More buy-in and more recognition of the commodity market's special features will make future regulation faster and smoother, argues energy expert
‘Trump digs coal’ – but is that enough?
Are recent efforts by President Trump to support US coal levelling the playing field for power generation fuel sources, or just flogging a dead horse?
TP Icap fires Phizackerley, and more
Phizackerley replaced at TP Icap, former Shell oil head Muller joins Vitol, and more
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