Risk management
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2026: adapting to structural change
The 2026 Commodity Rankings reveal the dealers and brokers chosen to steer firms through rapid and structural change
Energy Risk Debates: the role of the risk manager
Panellists discuss the different roles of the risk manager, how much standardisation there is across firms and whether the role is ever clear
Interview: Abaxx’s Joe Raia on LNG, Corsia and wind contracts
Abaxx’s Joe Raia talks to Energy Risk at E-World 2026 about the performance of its LNG and Corsia contracts and its latest wind contracts
Axpo interview: the rise of flexibility contracts in European power
Axpo’s Domenico Franceschino talks to Energy Risk about flexibility contracts, battery optimisation and the role of risk management in valuing these bespoke products
CRO interview: Brett Humphreys
Brett Humphreys is head of risk management at environmental markets specialist Karbone. He talks to Energy Risk about the challenges of modelling outcomes in unpredictable times and how he’s approaching the risks at the top of his risk register
Energy Risk Debates: the influence of risk culture
The panellists examine different risk cultures and discuss the risk manager’s role and influence in creating a risk culture
CRO interview: Shawnie McBride
NRG’s chief risk officer Shawnie McBride discusses the challenges of increasingly interconnected risks, fostering a risk culture and her most useful working habits
Energy Risk Europe Leaders’ Network: geopolitical risk
Energy Risk’s European Leaders’ Network had its first meeting in November to discuss the risks posed to energy firms by recent geopolitical developments
Energy Risk US Leaders’ Network: tackling volatility
Energy Risk’s inaugural US Leaders’ Network convened in Houston in October to discuss risk management challenges caused by geopolitical upheaval, policy uncertainty and volatility
Technology advisory firm of the year: KWA Analytics
With a focus on strategy and scalability, KWA Analytics improves clients’ operations in Japanese power, biofuels and certificates
Energy Risk at 30: Learning from the past
Energy Risk looks back at the seminal events and developments that have shaped today’s energy markets
Past disasters can prove the value of energy risk management
Analysing failures and losses at energy firms can underscore the value of consistent, high-quality risk management
Mounting risk prompts refocus on integrated energy risk management
Energy firms are facing heightened risk due to shifting geopolitics, climate change and the energy transition. As market, credit and enterprise risks ramp up, the need for improved integrated risk management is growing, say risk managers
Can behavioural science curb rogue traders… and compliance costs?
Instead of using surveillance to catch endless bad apples, experts urge banks to clean the barrel
Former regulator urges new approach to AI explainability
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu suggests shift from academic analysis to decision-based techniques
Tariff turmoil tests limits of market risk playbooks
Risk Live: Volatile markets reveal need for quicker data and more dynamic risk limits
Risk managers say second line needs to identify its value-added
Risk Live: Risk functions must see themselves as problem-solvers, but first line should share responsibility
Why AI-enhanced risk management is vital for open finance
In bank-fintech partnerships, AI can be both a source of operational risk and a solution to it
Climate stress tests are cold comfort for banks
Flaws in regulators’ methodology for gauging financial impact of climate change undermine transition efforts, argues modelling expert
Can financial firms grasp the AI opportunity?
How financial firms are integrating AI as part of their digital transformation journeys