Commodities/Commodities
Newman retires, ING's new commodities head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
State-level carbon trading markets are thriving without federal support
No escape from climate change tail risks
Harsh decisions need to be made on the future of energy financing now, before we run out of time
Climate risk joins ethics in driving lending decisions
Barclays, BNP Paribas and others are analysing risk of climate change-related losses
Compliance must keep pace in AI arms race
Bank compliance departments’ computational firepower must be a match for trading desks, says expert
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
Energy transition: adapting to the unknown
Uncertainty surrounds the oil industry at every step in the transition to a more diversified energy market, energy experts write
Air freight: a new frontier for hedging?
Soaring demand and risk of volatility opens way for air FFAs
Keeping the lights on
Power companies need to focus on resilient networks
UK balancing market opening up to industrials
Will efforts to open UK balancing market garner interest beyond suppliers and aggregators?
Energy Risk Awards 2018: The winners
BNP Paribas picks up three awards, while Macquarie takes the gong for derivatives house of the year
Derivatives house of the year: Macquarie
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Cargill acquisition fuels growth for commodities-focused bank
Deal of the year: Engie
Energy Risk Awards 2018: By targeting smaller players in mature basins, Engie creates a structure ripe for replication
Natural gas house of the year: BP
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Reliability is key to BP’s ability to deliver across global gas markets, even in difficult conditions
Electricity house of the year: Engie
Energy Risk Awards 2018: For global energy firm focus is on anticipating client expectations, not just market trends
Coal house of the year: Javelin Global Commodities
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Bulk commodity trader helps US coal producers find new routes to growing markets in 2018
Emissions house of the year: Element Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Established environmental business flourishes despite political uncertainty
Weather house of the year: Sompo Global Weather
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Weather derivatives provider launches innovative platform to serve clients
Base metals house of the year: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Awards 2018: French bank continues China focus while helping European industrials hedge against aluminium price spikes
Precious metals house of the year: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Awards 2018: French bank adds silver to its expanding China presence
Commodity broker of the year: Griffin Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Interdealer broker gained biggest market share of Europe’s most liquid gas hub in 2017
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