Commodities
Mifid II sparks frantic lobbying push by EU energy firms
European energy firms are mounting a last-minute attempt to effect changes to Mifid II even as the legislative process enters its final stages. If the effort fails, a dramatic retreat from commodity derivatives markets could be in the works, Stella…
Energy Risk Asia Awards and conference 2015
The Energy Risk Asia conference, now in its eighth year, hosted more than 200 senior delegates. This was followed by a gala dinner for the Energy Risk Asia Awards, which reward excellence across the region’s commodity markets
Barclays adds energy trader in Singapore
UK banks bulks up commodities team in Asia with hire from Koch Industries
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2015: The winners
The 2015 Energy Risk Asia awards recognise excellence across commodity and energy trading and risk management. We reveal the winners
Asia commodity research house of the year: ANZ
ANZ has scored well with its prescient price forecasts, as the bank builds up its commodities research effort
Asia information provider of the year: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has outshone its rivals and impressed clients with timely and relevant data on Chinese crude oil imports
Asia energy dealer of the year: Citi
During the past 18 months, Citi has assisted Asian firms coping with the precipitous drop in crude oil prices, while continuing to build its impressive capabilities in LNG
Commodity end-users fret over shrinking number of FCMs
Futures brokers attack costly new rules at a CFTC meeting on September 22
Index publishers’ woes endanger market transparency
Price reporting agencies have long warned of the consequences of overbearing regulation on their indexes. It now seems those prophecies are coming true
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: Jean-Marc Bonnefous, Tellurian Capital Management
Bonnefous defends investment in commodities amid market turbulence
Barclays hires two senior energy traders
UK bank reaffirms its presence in commodities with hires from Credit Suisse and Mercuria
Video: Enron 'best' and 'lowest' career moment, says Kaminski
Vincent Kaminski opines on topics including the "best" and "lowest" moment of his career, financial regulation, oil fundamentals and European energy markets in a wide-ranging interview filmed at Energy Risk Summit USA
Noble Group defends off-balance sheet inventory deals
Noble is justified in keeping optional inventory sales off-balance sheet, even though the firm repurchases these inventories “the vast majority” of the time, says chief executive Yusuf Alireza
Noble Group challenged over mark-to-market accounting
A mysterious organisation called Iceberg Research has accused Noble Group of inflating the mark-to-market values of long-dated commodity trades. The Hong Kong-based trading firm is fighting back, but can't seem to put the controversy to rest
Market participants worry for European energy liquidity
Banks, energy firms and regulators expressed concern about the impact of regulation on EU energy market liquidity at Energy Risk Summit Europe on June 24 and 25
Highlights from Energy Risk Summit Europe 2015
Exclusive coverage of the annual congress for energy traders and risk managers, held on June 24-25 in London
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry representatives and regulators clashed while discussing tightened rules on commodity dealers under Mifid II at Energy Risk Summit Europe
OTCGH’s Loya sees value in unorthodox business model
Javier Loya, the head of OTC Global Holdings, speaks about his firm’s unorthodox business model, the virtues of competition and the “go-go days” of energy trading
Energy Risk Asia Awards open for submissions
The Energy Risk Asia Awards recognise excellence across the Asian energy and commodity markets
Energy Risk awards 2015: The winners
Citi, Qantas Airways and Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit are among the organisations honoured in the 2015 Energy Risk awards
Research house of the year: Energy Aspects
A rapidly growing subscriber base and glowing client feedback have cemented Energy Aspects' reputation in the field of commodity market research
Innovation of the year: Thomson Reuters
Vendor's Brazilian electricity and agricultural weather data shine help shine a light on the commodities market
Metals house of the year: SG CIB
Recent deals with Barclays and Jefferies Bache have highlighted the French bank’s commitment to metals