Energy
Consultancy of the year: d-fine
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Quantitative and technological know-how combine to improve performance for clients of German consultancy
Hedging advisory firm of the year: Aegis Energy Risk
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Digital innovation pays off for US hedging advisory firm
CTRM software house of the year: Openlink
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Vendor facilitates first largescale CTRM public cloud deployment
Data house of the year: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Thomson Reuters delivers data and analysis tailored to clients’ specific needs through its investment in data infrastructure and strategic partnerships
Technology advisory house of the year: Accenture
Energy Risk Awards 2018: In-depth commodities knowledge and wide experience across asset classes enables global advisory to boost client numbers and implement largest oil ETRM system in 2017
Innovation of the year: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Awards 2018: French bank’s single-dealer platform brings new transparency to oil markets
Newcomer of the year: N-Ergy Power Solutions
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Flexibility has helped energy consultancy thrive in a rapidly changing regulatory environment
The changing face of European power trading
Large pools of data, an abundance of cheap and powerful computing capacity, the rise of renewables, and the development of the smart grid are having a significant impact on European power and gas trading. New and interesting developments continue to…
Iron ore: China forges ahead with internationalisation
Opening up the commodities markets reinforces Beijing’s internationalisation drive
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
Watch out for commodity vol products
Commodity traders shouldn't ignore the recent meltdown in CBOE’s Vix derivatives, writes energy consultant
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…
The renewable future
The shift to solar and wind is creating new challenges
Power traders slam Spain’s mooted plant closure rules
Tougher closure criteria would distort power prices and harm functioning of the market, say traders
European renewables turn to corporates as states retreat
Can corporate PPAs help smooth European power market transformation?
Navigating the new energy market dynamics
Utilities need to adopt new decision-making tools in order to compete in the “new normal” environment of renewable energy supply
Shale, pipelines and hubs: turmoil ahead for US gas hedging
Recent changes in US natural gas markets are shifting long-standing correlations and impacting the functionality of hedging instruments, say analysts
Speculators flock back into the EU carbon market
EU reforms trigger carbon rally set to last through 2018
Dollar cost averaging won't work for energy hedging
Long periods of losses make strategy impractical, says energy consultant
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Ice hires new director of model risk management, EEX appoints senior manager of agricultural commodities, new chairman of Baltic Exchange Advisory Council, and more
How energy players are reaching the limits of hedging
Commodities firms face lasting changes in 2018
Utilities turn to big data to improve pricing models
Smart meters and time-of-use rates could dampen power market volatility and improve hedging