Risk management
Video: Trayport MD on OTC markets moving to Asia
Elliott Piggott, managing director at technology provider Trayport, speaks to Lianna Brinded about why he sees the over-the-counter derivatives market moving to Asia
Video: BNP Paribas's head of commodity derivatives Asia-Pacific
Frederic Hervouet, head of commodity derivatives for the Asia-Pacific at BNP Paribas, talks to Lianna Brinded about hedging strategies for energy and commodities
Video: Southern Company's risk manager on regulation
Chris Schlegel, risk manager at the US’s largest utility, Southern Company, speaks to Lianna Brinded about risk management concerns following impending regulatory changes
Energy giants: IOC, NOC tie-ups mean better risk management
International oil companies (IOC) and national oil companies (NOC) need to contractually work more together to enhance energy risk management, say energy chiefs
Video: Interview with the president of Gazprom (Singapore)
Arthur Tait, president and managing director of Gazprom in Singapore, talks to Lianna Brinded about the growth and development of energy and commodities demand in Asia
Video: Interview of Natixis's Asia-Pacific energy chief
Charles Maulino, head of global energy & commodities coverage, Asia-Pacific at Natixis, speaks exclusively with Lianna Brinded about the evolution of energy and commodities financing and hedging strategies
Video: Special Asia report on energy risk management
Lianna Brinded sends us a special report from Hong Kong and Singapore, after speaking to several leaders from the energy and commodities market about risk management
Evolving risks require new answers
The methods Asian energy and commodities companies use to finance and hedge projects have merged, says Natixis’s Asia-Pacific energy and commodities chief
Regulators must distinguish physical and financial energy transactions, says risk manager
Financial risk manager from the US’s largest utility, Southern Company, says regulators should make sure they make a distinction between physical and financial transactions before setting US regulatory changes in stone
Turning Points: Jing Ulrich, JP Morgan's managing director and chairman of China equities and commodities
JP Morgan’s Jing Ulrich talks to Lianna Brinded about China’s status as a major energy and commodities player and being known as the “unofficial voice of China”
CME chief says central clearing house removes 'black swan' threat
Chicago Merchantile Exchange's (CME) Asia energy and metals chief says the group’s central counterparty clearing (CCP) house removes the possibility of a ‘black swan’ incident
Qantas’s head of risk: hedging programme is too conservative
Qantas Airways’ head of risk believes the company could take more risks within its hedging programme
Power exchange to launch gas contract
New Nodal Exchange contract to increase options for power traders; anticipates future gas and renewables demand
EU rules changes may cause power market liquidity risk
Power market risk managers face a new set of liquidity and market risks if the European Union (EU) enforces proposed regulation changes, says RWE chief
Uncertainty over future of UK nuclear regulation
Policy framework clarity for the UK’s energy sector, particularly nuclear energy, has become a source of worry for producers concerned about long-term investment risks. By Alex Davis
PJM addresses FERC credit concerns with new entity
PJM Settlement’s upcoming launch represents one US RTO’s attempt to address regulatory credit risk concerns, but others want a more diverse approach. Pauline McCallion reports
BP oil spill creates long-term oil risk management issues
BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill forces risk managers to look at long-term margin costs and soaring oil prices post-2012
Data governance under the regulatory microscope
As regulatory scrutiny becomes more intrusive and demanding, energy trading firms need to make sure their control, governance and compliance functions are up to scratch and that their data is properly managed, up-to-date and available. Rakesh Singh and…
Q&A - Tertiary Minerals executive chairman Patrick Cheetham
Fluorspar is a vital commodity used by major industrial end-users, from defence to the steel industry. As fluorspar reaches a critical shortage level, Lianna Brinded speaks to Patrick Cheetham, the executive chairman of Tertiary Minerals about risk…
Trading positions – October 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in the global commodity markets
Regulation, liquidity and risk management strategies
US derivatives regulation is likely to have far-reaching consequences for energy companies, but how will it affect the liquidity risk management strategies developed in the wake of collateral management events of the past decade? Pauline McCallion reports
Total eyes growing Asia and China energy market
French energy giant Total takes a large stake in an Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with an eye to growing energy demand from Asia and China
BNP Paribas reshuffles global equities and commodities derivatives business
French bank BNP Paribas has reshuffled its global equity and commodity derivatives (GECD) business units and says there are no job losses
EDHEC-Risk slams France on commodity derivatives regulation
Influential risk management and analytics business school, the EDHEC-Risk Institute, has criticised France for its hardline approach to commodity derivatives market regulation on lack of evidence