Enterprise risk
Energy Risk Manager of the Year, Asia: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley wins this year's Energy Risk Manager of the Year, Asia award due to the continued expansion of its diverse physical operations, and the tight integration of its risk management function with other areas such as corporate finance.
Turning Points: Icap Energy’s co-president Todd Creek
Early M&A and recruitment experience has served Icap Energy’s Todd Creek well. He speaks to Pauline McCallion about international expansion and hunting for talent in today’s energy sector
The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
The unprecedented commodity price volatility of the past four years has led to a surge of interest from governments in risk management strategies. Investment banks are in talks with sovereigns worldwide on setting up financial hedges, and say uptake is…
Trading positions - October 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Solar failure raises questions about funding for renewables
Pauline McCallion gauges industry opinion on the implications of the recent demise of solar company Solyndra for private and public investment in renewable energy
Non-bank commodity traders should adopt Fed letter commitments, says BP executive
BP's Alan Haywood says non-banks need to consider Fed letter commitments for the good of the industry
Energy Risk Asia: Dodd-Frank could hit Asian energy firms hard
Panellists at the Energy Risk Asia conference voice concerns over the extraterritorial implications of the Dodd-Frank Act
Speculation not a major cause of commodity market volatility: FOA
Futures and Options Association report refutes negative impact of speculators on commodities markets
Cutting edge: solutions for three-asset spread options
Three-asset spread options are becoming increasingly important in energy and commodity markets. Elisa Alòs, Alexander Eydeland and Peter Laurence present two fast asymptotic, analytic pricing formulas. The first is based on a new stochastic calculus…
Turning Points: Craig Breslau, SG CIB's managing director, commodities trading
SG CIB’s Houston-based managing director, commodities trading, Craig Breslau, speaks about his journey through the energy and commodities sector
Q&A: Gerardo Rodriguez, Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Gerardo Rodriguez, deputy finance minister at Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, speaks about the government’s oil price hedging strategy
Trading positions - September 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Major disagreement over commodity trade repositories
Ice and CME’s plans to launch commodity derivatives repositories to run alongside the DTCC/EFETnet’s offering are polarising opinion within the industry, as Ned Molloy reports
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
Leaked US CFTC data on commodity market positions in the run-up to 2008’s record oil price spike has fanned the flames of the long-running speculation debate. Pauline McCallion reports
Cat product to transfer oil spill risk to capital markets
Catastrophe product looks to capitalise on perceived investor appetite for oil spill risk
Oil analysts count cost of recession on crude prices
Commodity analysts re-examine their oil price forecasts in light of current economic deterioration, as the long-term economic outlook remains unclear
Managing oil and gas delivery risk
For producers and suppliers of oil and gas, the standard industry practice of waiting up to two months for payment represents significant credit risk. Brian Shydlo offers some solutions for measuring and mitigating this delivery risk
The evolving credit function
The role of the credit function at energy companies is likely to change enormously in the coming months. Are companies ready and how will the changes impact the risk management function? Anna Reitman and Pauline McCallion report
Sponsored statement: Navita
Many foreseen and unanticipated events are conspiring to push utilities, operators and producers critically closer towards smart energy preparedness. Navita Systems’ Anette Nordskog and Jo Morten Sletner discuss the move
Profile: Cadwalader's Gregory Mocek
Former US CFTC director of enforcement, Gregory Mocek, speaks to Pauline McCallion about the new regulatory environment and his lifelong interest in commodities
Special report: ETRM technology
Our special report for August is on the topic of energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software and technology.
ETRM technology: analysing analytics
Demand for more complex analytics within energy trading and risk management software is driving advances in their development. Jill Feblowitz of IDC Energy Insights looks at the evolution of this trend, discusses future needs and recommends how to…