Operational risk
GFI Group, Inc.
GFI Group, Inc. is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products, providing services to institutional clients for a range of fixed income, equity, commodity and financial products
CFTC position limits: GFI's Cosgrove
Michael Cosgrove of GFI Energy talks position limits, real-time reporting and collateral posting
Energy end-user hedging: BASF's Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez, senior commodities risk manager at the chemicals giant BASF, spoke at Energy Risk USA 2011 in Houston about his approach to hedging in a volatile environment
Valuing wind power: IPR-GDF Suez's Rajan
Karthik Rajan, senior director, strategy portfolio and risk management group at IPR-GDF Suez North America, discusses how elements of commodity risk management can be integrated into the valuation of long-term wind power portfolios
LNG, shale impact on US nat gas: Rodney Malcolm, Citigroup
Citigroup commodities head Rodney Malcolm discusses the natural gas market, focusing on how liquefied natural gas (LNG) and shale gas production are likely to impact regional markets and the global gas market
Energy experts eye Dodd-Frank tech benefits
Data reporting systems may be far from Dodd-Frank friendly in the energy sector, but experts say users are likely to benefit once they are up and running
ICE Europe's commitment of traders reports welcomed by participants
ICE Futures Europe is publishing commitment of traders (COT) reports for its global commodity benchmark ICE Brent crude and ICE gas-oil futures
Dodd-Frank ready? Structure's Huxtable
More than 75% of energy companies are in “wait-and-see” mode or still assessing how Dodd-Frank regulation will affect their business, according to The Structure Group's Leonard Huxtable
US carbon outlook: John Melby, GreenX
John Melby of Green Exchange (GreenX) discusses the current carbon market in the US, the potential for international links in the future and the emergence of other environmental markets such as water
US gas, nuclear outlook: EEI's Infante
The Edison Electric Institute’s Lola Infante discusses risks currently facing the US utility sector, including the potential impact of environmental concerns on natural gas prices and the outlook for nuclear power in the US
EFETnet, DTCC to set up commodity derivatives repository
A partnership between EFETnet and DTCC aims to create a global commodity derivatives trade repository, which will provide regulators one point of contact for trade data
Aramco Trading advances towards launch
More demand for trading systems from Middle East expected as Aramco Trading selects ETRM system
CFTC to provide Dodd-Frank deadline exemptions today
Dodd-Frank deadline exemptions should limit market disruption, but more clarity on rules and timings needed, says CFTC commissioner Scott O’Malia
Sponsored webcast: Assessing supply and demand dynamics for energy commodities in Russia
This OpenLink webcast brings together a panel of industry experts to discuss the development of local energy markets in Russia.
Position limits will feed risk into real economy, say energy companies
Energy market participants have expressed doubt that European position limits proposals will achieve reductions in market volatility, and warned of unintended consequences for end-users' risk management
